The Adept

Adept, The

Full title:

• The Adept: Occultism and Symbolism (Dec 1898- Dec 1899)
• The Adept: Devoted to Astrology, Evolution, Monism (Jul 1901 – Oct 1910)
• The Adept: A Monthly Journal, Devoted to Teaching and Demonstrating the Truth of Astrology – the American Journal of Astrology (April 1911 – April 1918 except:
• The Adept: A Monthly Journal. Devoted to Teaching and Demonstrating the Truth of Astrology – the American Journal of Astrology (1915)
• The Adept, with which is incorporated the American Journal of Astrology: A Monthly Journal Devoted to Teaching and Demonstrating the Truth of Astrology (Dec 1918 – Dec. 1919)
• The Adept: the American Journal of Astrology: a Monthly Journal Devoted to Teaching and Demonstrating the Truth of Astrology (Jan. 1920 – June 1921)

Editor: White, Fred(e)rick (all issues)

Publication credits:

• None Stated, Minneapolis (Dec. 1898 – Dec 1899)
• Frederick White, 417 5th St. South, Minneapolis, MN (from July – Dec 1901)
• Published at Markville, Minn. (Sept. 1902)
• Frederick White, Markville Minnesota (1905)
• Frederick White, Crystal Bay, Minn. (Sept. 1907 – June 1921)

Holdings:

• Vol. 1 No. 9 December 1898
• Vol. 2 No. 1, January 1899
• Vol. 2 No. 2, February 1899
• Vol. 2 No. 3, March 1899
• Vol. 2 No. 4, April 1899
• Vol. 2 No. 5, May 1899
• Vol. 2 No. 6, June 1899
• Vol. 2 No. 7, July 1899
• Vol. 2 No. 8, August 1899
• Vol. 2 No. 9, September 1899
• Vol. 2 No. 10, October 1899
• Vol. 2 No. 11, November 1899
• Vol. 2 No. 12 December 1899
• Vol. 4 No. [7] July 1901
• Vol. 4 No. [8], August 1901
• Vol. 4 No. [9], September 1901
• Vol. 4 No. [10], October 1901
• Vol. 4 No. [11], November 1901
• Vol. 4 No. [12] December 1901
• Volume 5 Number 9, September 1902. Original paper covers (edge-chipped; stained; separation to lower and upper thirds of covers at spine, with 2-inch central section holding). Staplebound pamphlet (staples somewhat rusty). (Slight pitting to part of outer margin of first internal leaf, mildly affecting outermost text. 5 cm tear to lower inner margin of following leaf.) [Front cover backed with advertisements] + 28 + [8 pages of advertisements] + [rear cover featuring 2 pages of advertisements]
• Vol. 6 No. 1 (stated)^[1], January 190[5]
• Vol. 6 No. 2, February 1905
• Vol. 6 No. 3, March 1905
• Vol. 6 No. 4, April 1905
• Vol. 6 No. 5, May 1905
• Vol. 6 No. 6, June 1905
• Vol. 6 No. 7, July 1905
• Vol. 6 No. 8, August 1905
• Vol. 6 No. 9, September 1905
• Vol. 6 No. 10, October 1905
• Vol. 6 No. 11, November 1905
• Vol. 6 No. 12, December 1905
• February 1907. (Covers detached.)
• Volume 8 Number 5, May 1907
• Volume 8 Number 8, August 1907
• Volume 8 Number 9, September 1907
• Volume 8 Number 11, November 1907
• Volume 9 Number 1, January 1908. (Covers detached; rear cover chipped at inner and outer margins.)
• February 1908. (Covers detached.)
• Vol. 8 No. 5, May 1908. (Tear to upper inner margin of rear cover.)
• Volume 9 Number 6, June 1908
• Volume 8 Number 8, August 1908
• November 1908
• Volume IX No. 12, December 1908
• Vol. 10 No. 1, January 1909
• Vol. 10 No. 2, February 1909
• Vol. 11 No. 3, March 1909
• Volume 11 Number 4, April 1909
• Volume 11 Number 5, May 1909
• Vol. 11 No. 6, June 1909
• Vol. 11 No. 7, July 1909
• Vol. 11 Number 8, August 1909
• Volume 11 Number 9, September 1909
• Volume 11 Number 10, October 1909
• Volume 11 Number 11, November 1909
• Volume 11 Number 12, December 1909
• Volume 12 Number, July 1910. (Covers detached)
• Volume 12 Number 10, October 1910
• Volume 12 Number 3, March 1911
• Volume 12, Number 4, April 1911. (Small chip lost from upper inner corner of front cover.)
• Volume 12 Number 12, December 1911
• Vol. 13 No. 2, February 1912. (6 cm separation to top of spine; 2 cm to foot of same; two short tears to bottom edge of rear cover. Some tearing to outer edge of leaf comprising pp. 7-8.)
• Volume 13, Number 3, March 1912. (3 cm separation to top of spine)
• Volume 12 Number 5, May 1912
• Volume 13, Number 11, November 1912. (Covers detached but present.)
• Volume 13, Number 12, December 1912. (3 cm separation to foot of spine; 1 cm to top of same.)
• Volume 14 Number 1, January 1913
• Volume 14 Number 2, February 1913. (Separation to lower 2 cm of rear hinge; moderate chipping to extremities of spine.)
• Vol. 14 Number 3, March 1913. Two copies. Copy B: (Spine reinforced with tape wrapped around inner margins of covers.)
• April 1913. Two copies. Copy A: (5mm chips lost from extremities of spine.) Copy B: (4 cm separation to foot of spine.)
• Volume 14 Number 5, May 1913. Two copies. Copy A: (Eight internal leaves still joined at top edges: need separating). Copy B: (Separation to top 2 cm and bottom 6 cm of spine.)
• Volume 13 Number 6, June 1913. (Separation to bottom 4 cm of spine. Old length of tape wrapped around inner margins of covers.)
• Volume XIII Number 7, July 1913. Three copies. Copy C: (Light chipping to foot of spine.)
• Volume 13 Number 8^[2], August and September 1913. Two copies. Copy A: (2 cm separation to top of spine; 1 cm to foot of same). Copy B: (Cloth tape wrapped around inner margins to reinforce spine; 5mm separation to foot of spine).
• Volume 14 Number 10, October 1913. (Light chipping to foot of spine.)
• Volume 14 Number 11, November 1913
• Volume 13 Number 12, December 1913. Two copies. Copy B: (1 cm separation to foot of spine.)
• Volume 14 Number 1, January 1914. Two copies
• Volume 14 Number 2, February 1914. (Light wear to extremities of spine.)
• Volume 14 Number 3, March 1914. Two copies.
• Volume 14 Number 4, April 1914. (Wear to extremities of spine. Former owner’s red-pencilled note to upper margin of front cover.)
• Volume 14 Number 5, May 1914
• Volume 14 Number 6, June 1914
• 14 Number 7, July 1914. (Staple rusty; separation to bottom 8mm of spine.)
• Volume 14 Number 8, August 1914. (Staple rusty; moderate wear to foot of spine.)
• Volume 14 Number 9, September 1914. Two copies. Copy B: (Front cover printed askew, with some title text missing off-page.)
• 14 Number 10, October 1914. (Water-staining to inner and lower margins throughout.)
• Volume 14 Number 11, November 1914. (Water-staining to inner and lower margins throughout.)
• Volume 4^[3] Number 12, December 1914. (Insect hole through outer margins of front cover and all internal pages to p. [12]; light water-staining to inner margins throughout.)
• 15 No. 1, January 1915. (Water staining to inner margins on and inside covers; liquid-staining to lower outer corners of all leaves.)
• February 1915. (Separation to bottom cm of spine. Trace of liquid-staining to lower outer corners of all leaves.)
• Volume 15 Number 3, March 1915. Two copies. Copy B: (Trace of liquid staining to lower outer corners of all leaves.)
• April 1915. (Separation to top 1.5 cm of spine. Staples rusty. Trace of staining to lower outer corners of all leaves.)
• Volume 15 Number 5, May 1915. (Staple rusty. Staining to lower margins of all leaves.)
• Volume 15 Number 6, June 1915. (Staple rusty. Staining to inner and lower margins of all leaves.)
• Vol. 15 Number 7, July 1915. (Staple rusty.)
• Volume 15 Number 8, August 1915. (Light chipping to foot of spine.)
• Vol. XV No. 9, September 1915. (Purple pencil mark crossing text to front cover. Liquid-staining to lower margins throughout.)
• Vol. XV No. 10, October 1915. (Liquid staining to lower and parts of inner and outer margins of first few and last few leaves.)
• Volume 15 Number 11, November 1915. (8mm separation to top of spine. 4 cm separation to foot of same. Staple rusty. Liquid staining to lower and parts of inner and outer margins of most internal leaves, crossing some text.)
• Volume XV Number 12, December 1915. Two copies.
• Volume 16 Number 3, March 1916. Paper covers. Staplebound pamphlet. [3 pages of advertisements] + [19] pp + [1 page of advertisements]
• Volume 16 Number 5, May 1916. Paper covers. Staplebound pamphlet. [3 pages of advertisements] + [17] pp + [3 pages of advertisements.
• Volume 16 Number 7, July 1916. Paper covers (torn at spine; covers detached but reattached with white tape). Staplebound pamphlet. [3 pages of advertisements] + [18] pp + [2 pages of advertisements]
• Volume 16 Number 9, September 1916. Paper covers (torn at spine). Staplebound pamphlet. [1 page of advertisements] + 16pp + [2 pages of advertisements]
• Volume 17 Number 6, June 1917
• Volume 17 Number 8, August 1917
• Volume 18 Number 1, January 1918
• Volume 18 Number 2, February 1918
• Volume 18 Number 3, March 1918
• Volume 18 Number 4, April 1918
• Volume 18 Number 5, May 1918
• Vol. 18 No. 6, June 1918
• Volume 18 Number 7, July 1918
• Volume 18 Number 8, August 1918
• Volume 18 Number 9, September 1918. (Light chipping to foot of front cover. Small hole in outer margin of rear cover; two tears to bottom edge of same.)
• Volume 18 Number 10, October 1918. (Light chipping to top of spine and to outer edge of rear cover.)
• Volume 18 Number 12, December 1918
• Volume 19 Number 1, January 1919
• Volume 19 Number 2, February 1919
• Volume 19 Number 3, March 1919
• Volume 19 Number 4, April 1919
• Volume 19 Number 5, May 1919. Two copies.
• Volume 19 Number 6, June 1919. Two copies. [3 pages of advertisements] + [17] pp + [3 pages of advertisements]
• Volume 19 Number 7, July 1919. Three copies. [1 page of advertisements] + 11pp + [pp. 12-16 of advertisements] + [2 further pages of advertisements]
• Volume 19 Number 8, August 1919. Two copies. Copy B: (Covers detached.)
• Volume 19 Number 9, September 1919. Two copies
• Volume 19 Number 11, November 1919. [3 pages of advertisements] + 16pp + [4 pages of advertisements]
• Volume 19 Number 12, December 1919. [1 page of advertisements] + 16pp + [2 pages of advertisements]
• Vol. 20 No. 1, January 1920
• Volume 20 Number 2, February 1920 (lacks front cover; rear cover detached , with holes at inner margin)
• Volume 20 Number 6, June 1920 (covers detached and chipped at margins; browned, fragile paper throughout, with all leaves chipped at blank upper outer margins)
• Volume 21 Number 6, June 1921. Two copies. Copy B: (Covers and internal leaves of advertisements detached.)

Binding format and presentation notes:

• Vol. 1 No. 9 and Vol. 2 bound together with ‘The Prophetic Messenger’ (ed. Hollingsworth), q. v. also in English-language journals section of catalogue, in a full-leather vol. (very slightly chipped at extremities of spine; slightly chipped and worn at outer corners of boards; edge-scuffed). Front board gilt-stamped with the name of American astrologer Alice Q. Reichard.
• Vol. 4 Nos. 7-12 bound together in a cloth vol. (spine mottled; separation at inner paper hinges). With former ownership label of Ella N. Woods adhered to front paste-down
• All other issues held as original separate issues

 

[1] It would appear that publication was suspended for two years in 1903 and 1904 if this volume identifications for 1905 to 1907 as Volumes 6, 7 and 8 are correct. However, the volume numbering for 1908 and 1909 is scatty and inconsistent, with 1908 being sometimes Volume 8, other times Volume 9, while 1909 is sometimes Volume 10, others Volume 11. Then both 1910 and 1911 are Volume 12; 1912 is usually Volume 13 but occasionally again Volume 12; 1913 is sometimes Volume 14 and others Volume 13; and from 1914 onwards the Volume numbers always match the calendar years within the new century.

[2] There appears to have been no Number 9 issued this year, as a result of Number 8 being counted as a double issue

[3] Misprinted thus