London: Arthur H. Stockwell, ND [ Circa 1934 ]. First Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. 96pp. Purple cloth lettered in gilt on spine & front board. B/w frontis. portrait. Signed by the author on a small piece of paper tipped on to front endpaper. Previous owner's signature: Marguerite Roberts, likely both..... More
Bristol, England: Privately Printed, 1998. Limited edition. Softcover. Octavo. x + 256pp. Printed gold-coloured wrappers. Edition limited to 250 numbered copies SIGNED by both editors on the limitation page (100 copies were hardbound, and 150 of which were bound -as this copy - in printed gold wrappers). This copy from..... More
Memphis, TN: The Minstrel Publishing Co., 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto. White papered boards lettered in black on spine, design on front board. "A down to earth book for politicians and economists and especially their 'clients', that is, all of us." 160pp. One of a limited edition of 5000 numbered..... More
Sydney, AU: Australasian Publishing Co., 1943. First Edition, signed. Hardcover, 8vo. 180pp. Red cloth with black title etc to spine, blind rules to front boards, Frontis. black and white plates, a Presentation copy inscribed and signed by the author on title-page. The author's reminiscences of his time in Darwin in..... More
Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. 250pp. Blue papered boards lettered in silver on spine. Bibliography. From the collection of Dr. M. H. Coleman, with his ownership name & ex-libris seal blind-stamped on the front free endpaper. Signed inscription from the author to Coleman on front..... More
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xx + 238pp. Black cloth lettered in silver on spine. Bibliography & index. B/w illustrations. Emendation sheet loosely-inserted. Signed by the author on half title page. Touch of rubbing at spine ends, else a clean, tight VG+ copy in VG+..... More
London: Methuen, 1931. First Edition, Signed. Hardcover. Octavo. xxii + 338pp. Blue cloth gilt-lettered on spine. Index. Signed by the author on the half-title page. Spine faded, rubbed & chafed at top & bottom, slight fading to edges of boards, top-corner bumped, extremities rubbed, edges lightly browned, still a solid..... More
Richmond, Victoria: Spectrum Publications, 1992. First Edition, Inscribed. Softcover. viii + 258pp. Inscribed by the author on title-page. B/w illustrations. Appendixes, bibliography, index. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper, otherwise a tight VG+ copy. More
San Francisco, CA: The K Publishing Company, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. 172pp. Green cloth lettered in black on spine & front board. Inscribed by the author on title-page. Spine ends a little rubbed, page-edges foxed & browned, otherwise a VG copy in Good+ dust jacket (dust jacket rubbed..... More
Inverness: John Burns, 2011. First Edition. Softcover. Large 8vo. 62pp. Illustrated cover, b&w illustrations. The script of John Burn's one man play about Aleister Crowley, that was first performed at the Edinburgh Fringe festival in 2010. The book comprises an Introduction and three sections: the text of the play itself..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. First Edition, Signed. Hardcover. Octavo. xii + 274pp. Gray cloth with red titling and black decorative stamping to spine and upper board, references. SIGNED by the author opposite the title page on a presentation panel. Hereward Carrington (1880-1958), was one of the best-known of..... More
New York, NY: Richard Marek Publishers, 1978. First edition, Signed. Hardcover. Large octavo. 272pp. Blue cloth lettered in silver on spine. Signed inscription by the author on front free endpaper. Bibliography & index. Spine ends rubbed, bumps to top-corners of boards, light foxing to page edges, otherwise a clean VG..... More
NP (South Carolina): Nephilim Press, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. [x] + 142pp. Bound in maroon cloth with gilt lettering to spine and gilt device on upper board. Smyth sewn. Edition limited to 700 hand numbered copies. This copy SIGNED by the author in red ink on a Weiser Antiquarian..... More
NP [ Finland ]: Lux Ferous, 2011. Proselyte Edition. Softcover. Small octavo. Two books in one volume. 200pp. Black wrappers with white title on front cover. Edition limited to 100 hand numbered copies - this copy INSCRIBED "Ave Sophia" and signed by the author [as "Xner"] on inside front cover..... More
Essex, UK: Phoenix of Chelmsford, 2013 [ 2012 ]. First Edition - First Issue. Softcover. Octavo. 90pp. Colour plates, b&w illustrations, list of suggested reading. SIGNED and dated by the author on the title page in December 2012. This is the rare FIRST ISSUE of the first edition of this..... More
New York / Boston: Little, Brown, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. 408pp. Black papered boards lettered in gilt on spine. Signed with the author's initials on title-page. A Harry Bosch thriller. A sharp, tight & clean near-Fine copy in near-Fine dust jacket. More
Woodstock GA: Privately published, 2023. First Edition, Limited, Signed. Hardcover. Large octavo. vi + 142pp, iipp advert. Bound in bright red illustrated boards with titling etc in black or white, titled on spine in black. Edition limited to105 copies SIGNED by authur Erica M Cornelius on the limitation page. From..... More
Berkeley, CA: Privately published ( J. Edward Cornelius ), 2016. First Edition thus. Hardcover. Octavo. 330pp, adverts at rear, illustrated in b&w, bibliography. Fine black cloth (consistent with the first volume in the series), with gilt titling to spine. Edition limited to 200 signed copies (not numbered). The fourth volume..... More
York Beach, ME: Teitan Press, 2013. Second Edition Revised. Softcover. Octavo. [vi] + 382pp. Glossy illustrated covers, b&w illustrations. Softcover edition limited to 418 numbered copies, this copy being one of the original "launch" copies which came with a custom made bookplate SIGNED by both authors. Comprising nearly 400 pages..... More
Berkeley, CA: Privately published ( J. Edward Cornelius ), 2021. First Edition thus. Hardcover. Octavo. 318pp,1pp advert. Fine black cloth (consistent with other clothbound volumes in the series), with gilt titling to spine. Edition limited to 200 signed copies (not numbered), signed by Jerry and Erica Cornelius on the limitation..... More
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1921. First English language edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 476pp. Brown cloth lettered in black on spine. B/w illustrations. Index. "With two full-page portraits." This copy includes a two-page handwritten, SIGNED letter from the author dated July 20, 1923, to Mr. Cosgrave, expressing regrets that..... More
Thame, England: Mandrake Press, Ltd., 1991. Limited - First Edition thus. Hardcover. Octavo. 48pp. White cloth with gilt device on upper board. Frontis. Edition Limited to 350 numbered copies. This copy SIGNED by Keith Richmond on the title page. From the Introduction "Of the many curious and obscure Crowley works..... More
New York NY: NV Temple Press, 1993. First Edition Thus. Softcover. Octavo. iv + 172 pp. Frontis and b&w illustrations. Edition limited to 169 hand-numbered copies, this being No. 128. This copy is also boldly SIGNED by Gerald Del Campo beneath the title, beneath which he has added, with another..... More
Washinton, D. C. Privately Published, N.D. 1916. First Edition - "Author's Edition" Hardcover. Octavo. 500pp. Original navy blue cloth with white lettering. Frontispiece portrait. "Author's Edition": limited to 500 copies signed and numbered by the author (that is Henry Clifford Stuart). A bizarre collection of letters mainly preoccupied with politics..... More
Basel, Switzerland: Sphinx Verlag, 1983. First German Language Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 494pp. Black cloth with white titling to spine and upper board, b&w frontis portrait of Crowley, black endpages, b&w illustrations. GERMAN TEXT. This copy SIGNED by John Symonds on the half title page. The text of this first German..... More
