Munich: Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Religions- und Weltanschauungsfragen (A.R.W.), 2001. Revised Edition. Softcover. Octavo. (ii +) 504pp. + xipp. adverts. Yellow card covers lettered and illustrated in black on upper cover and spine. Text mostly in German with a small amount inEnglish [mostly quoted documents]. A much revised and expanded version (this..... More
Munich: Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Religions- und Weltanschauungsfragen (A.R.W.), 1994. First Edition. Softcover. Octavo. 125pp + xxvii pp. Blue card covers lettered in black on upper cover and spine. Text mostly in German with a small amount in English [mostly quoted documents]. A collection of documents and commentary relating to the Ordo..... More
Glendale CA: The Official Journal of Blue Horizon Oasis, Ordo Templi Orientis, 2004. First Edition. Softcover. Three issues. Quarto. (8.25 x 11. inches). Magazine format - illustrated stapled wrappers. Three consecutive issues of this quarterly Thelemic periodical published by Blue Horizon Oasis O.T.O. of Glendale CA. Each issues includes essays..... More
Thame, Oxford: Mandrake Press Limited, ( ca. 1990 ). The collection comprises quarto size double sided colour flyers for "The Rites of Eleusis" and "Now for Reality," a folding laminated prospectus for "Now for Reality," and "The Forbidden Lecture" a colour proof-pull of the dust jacket for " "The Forbidden..... More
New York: Ballantine, 1959. First Edition. Softcover. Pocket paperback. 140pp (+ 4pp. adverts). Illustrated covers. A Ballantine paperback original. A 'trash paperback' biography of Crowley, who, according to the cover: "Practiced Sex Magic and Worshiped Satan - Founded a religion based on drugs and debauchery - branded his wives and..... More
Canada: Privately printed, 1988. Pirated Edition. Softcover. Octavo. 140pp (+ 4pp. adverts). Plain white covers lettered in black on upper cover, black cloth tape spine over binding stapled. Appears to be a pirated copy of the 1951 Ballantine paperback original - reproducing the original Ballantine covers, preliminaries and end matter..... More
Thame, England: Mandrake Press Ltd, 1992. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 172pp. Original black cloth with gilt title, etc. to spine. B&W Ills. in text. Edition limited to 750 numbered copies. Short memoirs of seven of the author's literary friends: Oscar Wilde. Frank Harris, Aleister Crowley, John Cowper Powys, T. F...... More
Bath: Agapé, 1973. First Edition. Softcover. Small Octavo. 40pp.+ 4 A4 sheets attached at rear inside cover (as issued). Original printed wrappers. The sixth issue (out of a total of seven published) of Agapé, an independent but Thelemically-inclined occult journal from England in the 1970s. This issue includes a series..... More
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New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, Dec. - Jan 1988. First Edition. Softcover. Large octavo. 36pp. Staple bound glossy white card covers printed and illustrated and lettered in black, b&w illustrations. A single issue of the periodical "Paraphernalia" which features a four page illustrated biography of Aleister Crowley, with a...... More
London: Hulton Press, 1955. First Edition. Softcover. Large quarto. Magazine format. 70pp. Illustrated stapled wrappers. B/w & color illustrations. Includes the four-and-a-half-page article 'The Man Who Chose Evil' by Jenny Nicholson; this article is the first of three by Jenny Nicholson on Aleister Crowley in consecutive issues of the magazine..... More
London: Philip Allan, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 282pp. Blue cloth gilt-lettered on spine. A wide-ranging and sometime lurid glimpse of "rooms mysterious" in pre-Second World War Britain, written by Eliot O'Donnell (1872 - 1965), the Irish author who became famous for his books on ghosts and the supernatural. Amongst..... More
New Haven, Connecticut: Brocken Mountain Lodge, O.T.O., ND [circa early 1980s]. First Edition Thus. A single-sided 17 x 11 inches poster, text printed in black within a decorative border on a sheet of red coloured paper, advertising "The Hounuculus Club," c/o Brocken Mountain Lodge of the Ordo Templi Orientis, New..... More
New York NY: Public Affairs / Hachette Book Group, 2019. First US Edition - First Printing. Hardcover. Large octavo. xii + 390pp, xvi page b&w photo insert at page182. Black paper covered spine titled in red, over light grey papered boards. Notes, bibiography and index. A study of Frank Malina..... More
Milan: FrancoAngeli, 1999. First Edition. Softcover. Large octavo. xiv + 220pp + adverts. Appendix, Notes, bibliography and index. TEXT in ITALIAN. INSCRIBED by the author to the previous owner on title-page. A study of the social and political philosophies and actions of Aleister Crowley: the context in which they were..... More
Paris: Archè, 2008. First edition. Softcover. Octavo. 68pp+ (iv), Black and white illustrations in text, 16 colour plates on coated paper at rear. Text entirely in FRENCH. Warmly inscribed by the author, Marco Pasi, to Crowley scholar Martin P. Starr on the first blank. A small book / catalogue produced..... More
London: The Book Collector, 2008. First Edition. Softcover. Octavo. 162pp. colour and b&w illustrations. Amongst the contributions to this issue are a 10-page colour illustrated piece by Rosalie Parker, entitled: "Aleister Crowley" which includes a 4-page bibliography of Crowley first editions with price guide. Unfortunately the latter is rather wildly..... More
London: The Equinox, [1910]. First Edition thus. Hardcover. Small Octavo. viii + 164 pp [+ 2 pp of adverts], Neat contemporary pebbled black leatherette, with gilt titling, to spine. Raffalovich was one of Crowley's closest friends and disciples until the inevitable falling out. Crowley thought very highly of Raffalovich's literary..... More
London: The Equinox, [1910]. First Edition thus. Softcover, Small Octavo viii + 164 pp [+ 2 pp of adverts], Original red wrappers with black titling, etc to spine and front wrapper. Raffalovich was one of Crowley's closest friends and disciples until the inevitable falling out. Crowley thought very highly of..... More
Munich: Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Religions- und Weltanschauungsfragen (A.R.W.), 1993. First Edition. Softcover. Octavo. 85pp + (xix illustrations). Printed blue card covers lettered in black, b&w illustrations. GERMAN language. A small selection of texts by Theodor Reuss. Dieser kleine Reader stellt nur eine geringe, doch sehr aufschlussreiche Auswahl aus den umfangreichen Schriften..... More
Chicago, IL: Contemporary Books, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xvi + 338pp. Original textured faux leather boards, with gilt titling to spine. Index, biblio & glossary. A "reconstruction" of the life of Aleister Crowley (rather disconcertingly it includes invented dialogue) with a highly complimentary Foreword by Israel Regardie. Light chafing..... More
New York, NY: American Aphrodite, 1954. First edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Approximately 260 pp. (np). Black cloth with gilt titling to spine; red titling and illustration to upper board; b&w illustrations. Includes the first US publication of Crowley's short story, "His Secret Sin". Corners lightly rubbed and bumped at points..... More
NP [ USA ]: Birdland Communications / Component Spaces Division, 1998. First Edition. Large format softcover. Quarto (8.5 x 11 inches). viii + 100pp, vi. Black cloth tape spine, flexible clear plastic front cover over white cover sheet illustrated in black, black textured rear card cover. Xeroxed sheets. One of..... More
Sacramento, CA / York Beach, ME: College of Thelema of Northern California / The Teitan Press, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xvi + 288pp. Blue cloth with gilt title etc. to spine. Dust jacket. Frontispiece photo portrait, black and white photo insert, Index. Edition limited to 666 numbered copies. Phyllis..... More
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NP [ Canada ]: The Devil's Press, 1988. First Edition Thus. Softcover. Octavo. Eccentrically paginated. [12pp.] White stapled wrappers lettered and illustrated in black on covers. Shirley was the founder and long-term editor of the famous "Occult Review." This booklet reprints in fascimile some pieces from the journal "The Occult..... More
Los Lunas, NM: Desert Star Temple, 2012. First Edition - Limited. Hardcover. Octavo. xl + 314pp. Case-bound, glossy illustrated boards, b&w illustrations, appendices, endnotes. Hardcover edition limited to 111 copies. This copy is SIGNED by the author by way of a specially produced bookplate on front blank endpaper. Foreword by..... More
