The Stratagem and Other Stories.
London: The Mandrake Press, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Small Octavo. 140pp. Original gold & black imitation-snake skin patterned boards with black cloth spine with white paper title label. Three novellas by Crowley: "The Stratagem," "His Secret Sin," and "The Testament of Magdalen Blair". "The Testament of Magdalen Blair " paints a particularly nasty picture of what happens to human beings after they die, which is indeed so nasty that it has been described in the Penguin Encyclopaedia of Horror & Supernatural as "one of the most horrible stories ever written." A lovely copy, Spine label 100% intact, two pin-head sized moth nips to the cloth, very slightly leaned. Otherwise a tight, bright clean, near-Fine copy in VG+ dust jacket (Dust jacket a little darkened as always, spine ends lightly chipped, not clipped). Item #64370
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