New York, NY: Dove Press & Samuel Weiser Inc., ND [ 1970 ]. First Edition thus. Hardcover. Octavo. 336pp. Salmon-colored cloth with gilt title, etc. to spine. Crowley's famous second novel - with the addition of an anonymous page of verse at the front. This edition was a collaborative effort..... More
Durham, England: Acumen Publishing, 2014. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Large octavo. xiv + 238pp. Illustrated papered boards. Appendix, Notes, bibliography and index. From the cover: "Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) is one of the most famous and significant authors in the history of western esotericism. Crowley has been long ignored by scholars..... More
Richmond Vista, CA: Three Hands Press, 2010. First Edition, limited. Hardcover. Octavo. 144pp. Deluxe hardcover edition, bound in fine maize cloth with copper titling to spine and device to upper board. Beige endpapers. Golden letterpress dust jacket. Title page and in-text lllustrations, bibliography. A limited edition of 462 hand-numbered copies..... More
NP [ Chicago ]: Yogi Publication Society, ND [ 1976 ]. Facsimile reprint. Hardcover. Small octavo. xxviii + 224pp. Original blue cloth with gilt titling to spine, plates and diagrams, references, Hebrew Alphabet and Correspondences. A nice facsimile reprint of this exposition of the Qabalah, which was the basis of..... More
Woodbury, MN: Llewellyn Publications, 2009. First edition. Softcover. Octavo. xviii + 196 pp. Illustrated wrappers. Appendixes and bibliography, b&w illustrations. A joint study of Aleister Crowley and Dion Fortune by the biographer of Dion Fortune. Previously owned but appears unread, thus a tight clean near Fine copy. More
New York, NY: St. Martin's Griffin, 2000. Reprint. Softcover. Large Octavo, x + 470pp. "An exploration into the life and works of a modern mystic, occultist, poet, mountaineer, and bisexual adventurer known to his contemporaries as 'the Great Beast.'" Although largely overshadowed by Richard Kaczynski's admirable "Perdurabo" and other recent..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xvi + 508pp. Black cloth with gilt title, etc. to spine, b&w photos, index. The author, Martin Booth (1944 – 2004), was a publisher, poet and novelist, who was short-listed for the 1998 Booker Prize. He also edited the first..... More
NP [ Chicago, IL ]: Yogi Publication Society, ND [ circa 2000 ]. Facsimile reprint. Hardcover. Small octavo. xii + 82pp. Red textured cloth, with gilt titling to spine and upper board. By Frater Achad (Charles Stansfeld Jones - 1886-1950), one time student of Aleister Crowley. The book itself is..... More
New York, NY: Hill & Wang, 1970. First American Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. 960pp. Original black cloth with gilt lettering on spine; front board has the Crowley self-portrait design (also used as the frontispiece) stamped in purple. B/w plates. Index. Crowley had originally intended that his "Confessions" would be published..... More
Toronto, CANADA: Chroniker Press, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 278pp. Illustrated papered boards, b&w frontispiece and illustrations, extensive glossary, indexes. A new study of Crowley and the philosophies of Thelema, including the pseudonymous author's commentaries on the first and third chapters of "The Book of the Law." Damp ripple to..... More
London: Fulgur Ltd., 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 176pp. Fine deep blue cloth, spine lettered in silver, upper board illustrated in black. B&w frontispiece. Well illustrated throughout in both colour and b&w, endnotes. Printed on premium 135gsm Italian paper. Illustrated dust jacket. Edition limited to 1,560 copies. From the publisher..... More
Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 1986. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Octavo. xxviii + 192pp. Black textured papered boards gilt-lettered on spine. A facsimile offset reprint of Stephensen's original 1936 "strident polemic" on Australian culture and identity. Several b/w illustrations after the introduction by Munro, the biographer of P. R. Stephensen. Stephensen..... More
London: Watkins Publishing, 2011. First edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xxii + 474pp. Original brown cloth with silver titling to spine, turquoise endpapers, b&w and colour photo insert, endnotes, bibliography and index. From the publisher: "This new biography, written with the cooperation of leading Crowley scholars and including new revelations from..... More
Los Angeles: College of Thelema, 2013. First Edition. Softcover. Octavo. 460pp. Glossy printed wrappers. B&w illustrations. The first edition of this collection of essays by James A. Eshelman, Chancellor of the College of Thelema, friend and student of Phyllis Seckler. During the period 1997-2002 Eshelman contributed around 100 essays to..... More
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London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 304pp. Original green cloth with gilt lettering & blind borders on upper board, gilt rules and lettering to spine. This copy with the publisher's blind seal "Review Copy" on upper edge of title page. A collection of nine short..... More
Oxford: Mandrake, 2009. First Edition. Softcover. Octavo. 216pp. Cover art by R.T. Cole. Bibliography and index. From the publisher: "Crowley a Modern Master is neither an account of his life, not a straightforward presentation of his teaching, but an attempt to place him clearly in the context of modern ideas..... More
Los Angeles: College of Thelema, 2000. First hardcover edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 282pp. Original navy cloth with silver gilt sigil to upper board and silver titling to spine. b&w illustrations, photos and diagrams throughout. The first hardcover edition of this highly-regarded work by James A. Eshelman, Chancellor of the College of..... More
USA: Privately published, 2002. First Edition. Softcover. Large octavo. viii + 120pp, [viii]. B&w illustration. A work of fiction featuring a magician who is loosely based on Aleister Crowley. A little light rubbing to covers - else a tight, clean near Fine copy. More
Kings Beach, CA: Thelema Publications, 1974. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Small octavo. 36 pages (printed on recto only). Brown cloth with gilt title on spine and front cover. A poem 'Written at Tozeur 17 March 1914,' it was first published in an issue of the Occult Review of the same..... More
Maine: Black Jackal Press, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Small Octavo. xxii + 136pp (xx). Black cloth spine with red papered boards, spine lettered in gilt, upper board lettered in black, appendix, illustration, blank note pages at rear. Edition limited to 418 numbered copies. This is a "launch copy", SIGNED by..... More
San Francisco/ Newburyport: Weiser Books, 2003. Reprint. Softcover. Large octavo, xvi + 262pp, Colour frontispiece, b&w illustration, notes and bibliography. A new edition of Lon Milo Duquette's introduction to the practice of Crowleyan Magick first published in 1993 by Samuel Weiser Publishing as "The Magick of Thelema." Light rubbing to..... More
Los Angeles CA: Feral House, 2005. First edition. Softcover. Octavo. iv + 166pp, endnotes and appendix. A fascinating study by J. Edward (Jerry) Cornelius, well known for his work as publisher and editor of the excellent Thelemic journal "Red Flame". Whilst the text does deal with the history of the..... More
Wellingborough, England: Aquarian Press, 1987. First Edition. Softcover. Octavo. 174pp. Bibliography & index. Despite Wilson's stature, this would have to be one of the least popular of the many biographies of Crowley, although it is still interesting reading for those wanting another different perspective on the Beast. Covers a bit..... More
Kings Beach, CA: Thelema Publications, 1990. First edition - Deluxe. Hardcover. Large Octavo. xviii + 60 pp. Original gilt decorated purple leather with color frontispiece and purple endpapers. No. 33 of a deluxe edition of 33 leather bound copies (there was also a cloth bound edition of 1000 copies). THE..... More
Oroville, CA: Red Flame Productions / J.E. and Marlene Cornelius, 2005. First edition, limited. Softcovers. Two Volumes. 8vos. Vol. 1- 230pp, Vol. 2 - 230 pp, photographs, first printing of both volumes. SIGNED by the Author. These two volumes contain the detailed biography of Crowley's American disciple and former Caliph..... More
