Liber Aleph Vel CXI: The Book of Wisdom or Folly. In the Form of an Epistle of 666 The Great Wild Beast to his Son 777. Being the Equinox Volume III Number VI.
San Francisco, CA: Level Press, 1973. Third Edition. Softcover. Octavo. 220pp, b&w frontis. Illustrated white covers, index. Smaller in format than the earlier Level Press printings, but still with the complete text of Crowley's quirky magical / philosophical masterwork. The volume has a new, anonymous "Preface to the Third Edition", this probably means it was the third Level Press edition, thus the fourth edition proper! From the collection of Clive Harper with his discrete book-label neatly tipped in at the rear. Harper is well-known as the bibliographer of Austin Osman Spare, for updating the Aleister Crowley bibliography in the 2011 Teitan Press collection of Gerald Yorke's writings, and as someone who has lent his expertise to numerous other publications. The label can easily be removed without affecting the page, although it would be a shame not to preserve this record of the book's provenance. Wrappers a little darkened and rubbed overall, spine creased, page edges darkened and a little chafed, but still a tight, clean VG copy. Item #64843
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