Theosophical Book Concern

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The Theosophical Book Concern was a publishing house that operated at 426 Athenaeum Building, 26 E. Van Buren Street, Chicago, operated by the Chicago Lodge in the 1890s. Many of its publishing projects were coordinated with the Theosophical Publishing Society based in London.

In 1912, a company of the same name was formed in 1912 by combining the original Theosophical Book Concern with the Theosophic Book Corporation and L. W. Rogers' Theosophic Book Company, to create a major book distributor and publisher for the American Theosophical Society. A. P. Warrington was President of the corporation, with Irving S. Cooper as Vice President and General Manager. In 1916, Eleanor Broenniman, then manager of the company, traveled to Adyar to establish:

such a relation with Adyar as will enable the American Section to procure,or produce and distrubute with the highest degree of efficiency and general effectiveness the entire literature that goes as Theosophy.[1]

Consequently, the Section's book business became an agency of the Theosophical Publishing House in Adyar, India, and the Book Concern's assets were transferred to the agency. In 1921, however, the book business was returned to the American Section. The next year it was renamed as Theosophical Press.[2]

Publications

Published before merger

These are some of the titles published:

  • The Lotus Song Book: a Collection of Songs for the Use of Lotus Circles. Chicago: Theosophical Book Concern, 1907.
  • Blavatsky, H. P. The Secret Doctrine, Vol. III. Chicago: Theosophical Book Concern, 1897.
  • Fullerton, Alexander. The Proofs of Theosophy: a Lecture. Chicago: Theosophical Book Concern, 1900. 11 p.
  • Leadbeater, C. W. The Other Side of Death, Scientifically Examined and Carefully Described. Chicago: Theosophical Book Concern, 1903. Available at Hathitrust.
  • Leadbeater, C. W. Some Glimpses of Occultism, Ancient and Modern. Chicago: Theosophical Book Concern, 1903. Available at Hathitrust.

Published after merger

  • Leadbeater, C. W. An Outline of Theosophy. 1916. 3rd edition. Los Angeles, Theosophical Book Concern, 1916. Available at Hathitrust.

Notes

  1. ↑ Joy Mills, 100 Years of Theosophy in America: 1875-1975. (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1987), 56-57.
  2. ↑ Joy Mills, 100 Years of Theosophy in America: 1875-1975. (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1987), 44, 57, 205.
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