Jane Wolfe: The Cefalu Diaries 1920-1923, with Commentary by Aleister Crowley.
Sacramento, CA: College of Thelema of Northern California, 2008. First Edition. Softcover. Quarto. Not paginated, but approx. 206pp. The first softcover edition of this volume which comprises good quality grayscale facsimiles of the majority of the surviving diaries that Jane Wolfe kept while training with Crowley at Cefalu. Most are reproduced from typescripts, although some are copies of manuscripts. Crowley's handwritten comments run throughout, and give interesting insights into his training methods, and life at the Abbey of Thelema. Most of this material has never before been published. From the collection of English bibliophile and Aleister Crowley scholar Nicholas Bishop-Culpeper, with his book-label tipped in at rear. Light rubbing and a few faint marks to covers, a few light bumps to edges - otherwise a tight, clean near Fine copy. Item #62461
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