Item #65724 I, Crowley. Almost the Beasts Last Will, and Testament. 666. Snoo WILSON, Aleister Crowley: related works.
I, Crowley. Almost the Beasts Last Will, and Testament. 666.
I, Crowley. Almost the Beasts Last Will, and Testament. 666.

I, Crowley. Almost the Beasts Last Will, and Testament. 666.

Oxford, England: Mandrake, 1997. "Esau" edition. Softcover. Octavo. 252pp (ii adverts). b&w illustrations. The "Esau" edition with goat-skin "tail" attached to lower spine and explanatory publisher's bookmark loosely inserted. According to the bookmark "In order to celebrate Crowley's own purple mission it was originally proposed at first to build a sturdy and hopefully, unused condom into the fabric of this book. However instead we have settled on a piece of homage to PAN in a hygenically cleaned goatskin, securely glued to the outside spine." This augmented edition was basically done as a joke after a friend of the publisher had been enthusing about the fine goat-leather spine of another volume. The "goat-skin" used here was actually part of an old rug, and is complete with fur, rather than the more conventional polished, tanned leather used in bookbinding. Apparently only the first copies were adorned thus: presumably the rug-cutting and glueing soon became tedious and probably only a few dozen copies were actually issued thus. The book is a fictionalised account of Crowley's time at Cefalu and after, written as if by the Beast himself. From the collection of Clive Harper with his discreet 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. Covers very lightly rubbed, otherwise near Fine condition of this unusual edition. Item #65724
ISBN: 9781869928490

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