Andrew Collins - Book and Manuscript Sale


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RARE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS FROM ANDREW COLLINS

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All books descriptions are accurate, although very occasionally odd marks might be missed, yet this is unlikely ever to affect the advertised price. Minor ownership inscriptions are sometimes ignored. Nd. = no date of publication.

A Collins THE SWORD AND THE STONE (1991). The first published account of the Green Stone story, pre-empting the imminent release of THE GREEN STONE book, much to the consternation of Phillips and Keatman's publisher Neville Spearman! Tells of how the author and his colleagues retrieved from a footbridge in Worcestershire a short sword bearing the inscription 'meonia fore marye' on its blade, and then went on to find a small green cabochon stone in an antique brass casket. Soft cover, reprint of original 1982 edition, new - £25

2 x A Collins THE BLACK ALCHEMIST (1988) supplement. Accompanied the release of THE BLACK ALCHEMIST book, providing all the raw data from the quest in both Andrew and Bernard's own handwriting. Essential if you wish to cross-reference the events in the book. Booklet, very good, one of 500 produced - £30

THE BLACK ALCHEMIST TAPE (1988). Recorded by Andrew and Bernard in September 1988, it contains a lengthy interview with Bernard on his psychism and the Black Alchemist affair. Afterwards the two of them enter Danbury churchyard and pick up further material about BA's current activities - £20

A Collins, THE BLACK ALCHEMIST German language edition, paperback, new - £8

THE GREEN ARROW special edition DC Comic, co-written by Mark Ryan with Black Alchemist as the villain, fine - £25

"And that was great fun because that was based on a book, some of the adventures I had with a guy called Andy Collins. Andy wrote a book called The Seventh Sword. He had a group of psychics which did what they call psychic questing, which was basically finding lost objects by remote viewing. I went out with these guys several times on some of their adventures. It was great fun and very interesting. A lot of that stuff to do with Ellen. Ellen was a real old British goddess, a guardian goddess of sacred trackways and wells. [In the comic, Ellen of the Wells is Maid Marian's spiritual mentor.] And a lot of that was based on Andrew's adventures. One of his books actually is called the Black Alchemist, and I nicked his title. He was supposed to get a credit on the comic, and he never did." Mark Ryan, Interviews In Sherwood - www.boldoutlaw.com

A Collins, THE WOODEN BEE AND OTHERS: Crop Circle Events in Essex During 1992 (1992). Very odd series of events and synchronicities surrounding the appearance of two crop formations in North Woodham, Essex, which still have no real explanation some 15 years later. A4 booklet, 16 pp, new - £5

A Collins, THE BRENTFORD GRIFFIN (1985) A4 booklet, 42 pp, new. A full account of London's most mysterious fortean visitor in a very long time. Tales of griffins seen above Brentford, Middlesex, with a strange twist at the end. Now a very rare publication - £30

A Collins, CATALOGUE OF UFO SIGHTINGS IN ESSEX FOR 1976. Extremely rare work from the fledging A Collins at the beginning of his writing career. Does what it says - catalogues and recounts all UFO sightings in Essex for that year. One of only 200 produced. Privately printed. Slight scuff marks on cover, otherwise near fine - £35


b) SECOND-HAND QUESTING BOOKS

G Phillips and M Keatman, THE EYE OF FIRE (1988). The sequel to THE GREEN STONE, it concerns the retrieval by psychic means of a red cabochon stone called the 'Eye of Fire', a companion to the Green Stone. Involves all sorts of bizarre antics, including the finding of a brass maid's bell at Ranton Abbey and the raising of the spirit of Queen Gwevaraugh in the Dovedale Valley. More over the top than THE GREEN STONE, but a ripping good read. Paperback, Grafton, good - £25


c) EARTHQUEST NEWS

Copies of early issues of this seminal journal from Andrew Collins on a multitude of questing and fortean related subjects are available. All articles are by Andrew Collins unless otherwise stated.

Vol 1 No 1 (Yule 1981). Intro to the new Earthquest group, with instructions on future meetings and plan. 4 pp. Sold for completeness only, near fine - £2

Vol 1 No 2 (Imbolc 1982). In A Collins's own freehand, and then photocopied. Includes articles on the Rendlesham Forest UFO mystery - a personal perspective (Andrew was asked to investigate the case in 1981); 'Pot Hole Graffiti' on eighteenth-century magical graffiti in a cave in Surrey, and 'Mysteries of the Running Well', A Collins's first write up on the subject of the enigmatic Running Well Mystery, 16 pp, fine - £5

Vol 1 No 5 (Winter 1982). Articles listed as 'The Fobbing Puma and other Essex felines', a gazetteer of alien big cat sightings to date, 'An Astrological Jinx' by Carole Young, 'King Arthur's Cross, by Andrew Collins and Michael Lewis, on the discovery of a lead cross in Enfield thought to be that found on King Arthur's grave, Glastonbury; 'The Stone Tape Reality', on the nature of ghosts and hauntings; 'A Ghost Story', about a repeater ghost case and its implications, and 'The Foolish Custom of Well-worship', reprint of an eighteenth-century article by the Essex historian the Revd. Philip Morant, 30 pp, fine - £10

Vol 1 No 6 (Spring 1983). Articles include 'Consciousness, Stones and Energies', on the relationship between ancient sites, stones and human consciousness; 'Mahoney and Arthur's Cross - More Developments', a second article from A Collins on the Glastonbury Cross found at Enfield; 'Markstone Group Strike', on Andrew's dramatic resurrection of a half buried mark stone at Thundersley in Essex as the Markstone Liberation Group; 'Running Well Update', more on the Running Well in advance of the publication of Andrew's THE RUNNING WELL MYSTERY book , and a review of Graham Phillips and Martin Keatman's THE GREEN STONE, which does not get a 10/10, 44 pp, fine, - £10

Vol 1 No 7 (Summer 1983). Articles include 'The Old Stones of Essex', being an attempt to catalogue all standing stones and mark stones in that county; 'The Wandering Bishops', about the Rev. Bazille-Corbin of Runwell's connection with the mysterious ecclesiastical realm known as the episcopi vagantes, or 'wandering bishops'; 'The Bligh Bond Correspondence', being an account of the letters between the Rev Bazille-Corbin of Runwell and Frederick Bligh Bond, who worked with the long dead monks of Glastonbury to excavate its abbey ruins; 'The Reality of Psychic Rescues' and more, 36pp, fine - £10

Vol 1 No 8 (c. late 1983). Articles include 'Runwell Update 2', 'Synchronicity in a Cathedral', about weird psychic events and happenings on an Earthquest field trip to Canterbury Cathedral; 'The Circle of Perpetual Choirs' by Johnny Merron; 'Photographic Evidence of the Playmouth Hay Fall', relating to a fortean hay fall in Devon in 1969, complete with rare pictures, and 'The Cuffley Lioness Sightings' by Michael Lewis, on alien big cats seen in Hertfordshire that year, 40 pp, fine - £10

Vol 9 & 10 (Spring 1984). A double issue. Articles include 'The Horndon Black Panther Parts 1 & 2', being a detailed account of an alien big cat seen in Horndon, Essex, with plenty of fortean synchronicities. Andrew provides his own unique solution to the mystery, involving portals and parallel worlds; 'Secret of the White Leafed Cross', an account by quester and reporter Alan Cleaver on a cross-like hill-figure (much later said by Prof John North to be aligned to Cygnus, and thus is a representation of the same); 'The MLF strike again', account of the clandestine re-erection by Andrew and friends of a large flat mark stone in Beauchamp Roding churchyard, mid Essex, plus loads more, 60 pp, fine - £15

Vol 1 No 12 (February 1985). Articles include 'The Menorca Affair', by Nigel Smith and Andrew Collins, being an account of bizarre psychic questing activity by Andrew and friends on the Balaeric Island of Menorca, featuring the voyage of Odysseus (who was later found to have connections with the island); 'The Doc Shiels Phenomena', being a rare interview with the enigmatic late great Tony 'Doc' Shiels, regarding his monster raising exploits at Loch Ness and elsewhere; 'Monstermind '83', by Doc Shiels, which is a report of his recent excursion into Ireland to raise lake monsters; 'Earthquake in the Glastonbury zodiac, or the Battle for Park Wood', where the late Tony Roberts reports on the mysterious forces behind the sale of Park Wood, the centre point of the Glastonbury Zodiac, 40pp, fine - £10

Vol 1 No 13 (February 1985). Articles include 'The Goffs Oak Panther', Michael Lewis reporting on new alien big cat sightings seen in Hertfordshire; 'The Guardian Dog of Leigh', Andrew reports on a mummified whippet found beneath a hearth in the tack room of 'The Carlton' pub in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, and how strange mishaps on site persuaded the owner to rebury the dog in ritual style; 'Enter the Stumps Cross Birdman', the account of a strange birdman seen next to the M11 on Cambridgeshire; 'The Battle for Park Wood - An Update', new twists in the sale of Park Wood; 'The Old Maids Tale and Others', an investigation into named trees in Essex, including the Old Maids of Paglesham, the White Elm of Bicknacre and Adams Elm in Leigh-on-Sea. 40 pp, fine - £10

Vol 1 No 14 (c. late 1985). Important issue for psychic questing. Includes the following articles: 'The Maid's Magic Sword', about Jeanne of Arc's quest to discover the sword of Charles Martel following visions of its whereabouts provided by St Catherine; 'Park Wood - The Final Solution', even more on the Park Wood saga and its outcome; 'Exit the Stumps Cross Birdman,' being an explanation of the birdman seen in Cambridgeshire; 'Mormon Founder was a Quester - Official!', an important feature on the psychic questing activities of Mormon founder Joseph Smith, and 'The Questing Guide Book', billed as 'A complete book guide to psychic questing'. 44 pp, fine - £10


d) RARE HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPTS BY ANDREW COLLINS

1. Collins, Andrew, 'The Sword and the Stone', MS, A4 lined paper, 130 pp, 1982. Written facsimile used to create the typed manuscript of this psychic questing classic, brought out in advance of the publication of Graham Phillips and Martin Keatman's The Green Stone. The Sword and the Stone was published originally as Issue No. 2 of The Supernaturalist in 1982. Main text 106 pp, plus 18 pp Afterward entitled 'A Commentary So Far', 6 pp of prelims and changes, kept in contemporary plastic pocket. £150.

2. Collins, Andrew, miscellaneous hand-written texts, written on A4 lined paper. These are: a) 'Ghosts - A discourse into the current, not so romantic theories', 21pp, which expounds the so-called 'stone tape theory' regarding the nature of ghosts, hauntings and poltergeist phenomena. Staple in LH corner, rusty with age. Written in 1981, and published in 'The Supernaturalist', Issue No. One. b) 'Why Earthquest?', 28pp, being an attempt to explain all aspects of the coming new age, including ideas and philosophies that would take many years to become mainstream. Sub titles include 'What is New Age thought?', 'What do people mean by the "New Age"?' 'What is our attitude towards nature?', 'What is paganism?', What is the "earth mysteries" subject?', 'What did past cultures do that we don't now?', 'Divine control', 'The rebirth of the Old Ways', 'From Celts to Christianity', 'After the fall of the Celtic Church', 'The shadow of the Templars', and 'What became of this sacred wisdom?' Linked with contemporary paper clip. This material was printed subsequently as a booklet entitled 'Why Earthquest?', published 1981. It was given to those who attended an inaugural Earthquest public meeting in Basildon, Essex, on 16 December that year. Both items are contained inside a contemporary plastic pocket. £50.

3. Collins, Andrew, 'The Chosen', unique unpublished MS, being the author's able attempt at committing to paper the entire events surrounding the Green Stone story. Part One, written in 1981, is a contemporary stapled photocopy of an 18 pp. typed Introduction to the book, which was a prototype to The Green Stone. The names of the main characters in the text have been changed from Andrew Collins and Graham Phillips to Gareth Sorrel and Robert Mirren. Part Two is a hand written text of a book dated January 1982. Here real names are used instead of pseudonyms. The book covers the entire Meonia story from the foundation of 'Strange Phenomena' magazine in early 1979 to the retrieval of the Meonia Sword and Green Stone in October that same year. 101 pp. Part Three is entitled 'A Short Discourse on the Apparent History of Meonia since the Tenth Century AD'. Contemporary photocopy, 9 pp, on A4 80g paper, stapled in the LH corner, c. 1980/1981. This is the purported 'heritage' of 'Meonia', the illustrious historical characters who supposedly possessed or were connected with the Green Stone from the tenth century onwards. They include St Edith, daughter of King Edgar, St Dunstan, Steven Harding, founder of the Cistercians, the de Weston family of Weston Park, West Midlands; the Knights Templar, Mary Queen of Scots, the Gunpowder Plotters, Thomas Hobbes, Charles II, the founders of the Royal Society, Sir Isaac Newton, Roger and Samuel Gale of the Antiquarian Society, William Blake and Benjamin Disraeli. It must be pointed out that this is a psychic history, and not necessarily real. All three items are contained in a contemporary plastic pocket folder. Immense publishing potential. £350.

4. Collins, 'Andy', 'The Meonia Saga', MS, 143 pp, hand written, c. 1980/1981, in blue ink on A4 lined paper with margin. Contained in contemporary blue clip file, with cardboard frontispiece marked with title and author. Unpublished account of Green Stone/Meonia story, different in content and style from 'The Stone and the Stone' and 'The Chosen', covering a much longer period from the events surrounding the Aveley abduction, Britain's first ever time-loss case investigated by Andrew in 1977-78, through to the build up and discovery of the Meonia Sword and Green Stone, and then onwards from November 1979 through to 1st May 1980, when Andrew, Graham and the Meonia group visited Iona to unlock the powers of the Green Stone. Another prototype of 'The Green Stone' book, but much fuller in content as it was written shortly after the events occurred. Although original names were used originally, these have been altered throughout the text to the pseudonyms contained in the Introduction to 'The Chosen', written a few months later. Again immense publishing potential. £350.

5. Collins, Andrew, 'The Sword and the Stone', MS, 144pp, numbered pp. 1, 7-149, hand written, c. 1982, contained in contemporary blue ring file binders. Prototype MS for 'The Sword and the Stone', yet increased here from eight chapters (106 pp) to nine (144 pp). Thus it contains a much expanded account of the Green Stone saga, although the Afterward of the final version is here missing. £150.

6. Collins, Andrew. Research Notes, Comments and Thoughts on the Watchers and Nephilim, along with other allied subjects, 208 A4 pp, hand written by Andrew, 1994, contained in contemporary ring binder with black plastic covers and 1 ½ inch spine. Contains thousands of research notes, comments and references regarding the primary and secondary sources consulted during the writing of FROM THE ASHES OF ANGELS, on subjects such as the Watchers, Nephilim, giants, Zorastrianism, Hebrew apocryphal and pseudopigraphal works, Iranian ancient texts, Greek Hellenic legends of giants and associated mythical figures, ancient Egypt, Sumerian and Babylonian myth and legend. Also includes the occasional dream sequence and copious personal thoughts and doodles on how Andrew saw what was coming together regarding this fascinating subject. Invaluable tool for anyone researching any of the above topics, with particular interest in a prehistoric forgotten race remembered as the Watchers and Nephilim. £75.

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