CROWLEY, Aleister, Leila Waddell and George Raffalovich.

[ The Rites of Eleusis ] ( Collection of 7 booklets )"The Rite of Saturn"; "The Rite of Jupiter"; "The Rite of Mars"; "The Rite of Sol"; "The Rite of Venus"; "The Rite of Mercury"; and "The Rite of Luna"; The Rites of Eleusis as performed at Caxton Hall Westminster in October and November of 1910 by Miss Leila Waddell and Mr. Aleister Crowley with distinguished assistance

Santa Cruz, CA / New York, NY: The Magick Theatre [ Thelema Lodge, O.T.O. ], 1987, 1988, 1989. First Editions Thus. Softcovers. Octavos. Seven booklets. Simple production values: text probably xeroxed, "bound" in wrappers of various colour, some staple bound, each with black lettering and corresponding astrological symbol on upper cover, b&w illustrations on rear covers, some printed on coloured paper matching the covers, b&w illustrations. The group comprises: "The Rite of Saturn", 32pp (1988); "The Rite of Jupiter", 28pp. (1987); "The Rite of Mars", 20pp (1989); "The Rite of Sol", 20pp, (1988); "The Rite of Venus", 24pp (1987); "The Rite of Mercury", 24pp (1988); and "The Rite of Luna", 24pp (1988). A series of booklets published under the imprint of The Magick Theatre & the O.T.O. in the 1980s. The group comprises the text etc. of the seven "Rites of Eleusis" as were originally performed at Caxton Hall, Westminster, London in October and November of 1910 by Aleister Crowley, Leila Waddell et al and revived and performed by The Magick Theater and Thelema Lodge of the O.T.O. annually from the late 1970s onwards. These booklets were produced to accompany performances in 1987, 1988, & 1989 (some of the earlier ones were presumably reused at later performances). Only one, "The Rite of Luna" is tied to a specific performance, as it specifically references the "eleventh annual cycle" held by Thelema Lodge "27 August through 26 September Anno IIIxviii (1988ev). From the collection of Clive Harper with his discreet book-label neatly tipped in at the rear of "The Rite of Saturn." 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. A hint of shelf-wear, otherwise tight, unmarked near-Fine copies. Unusual. Item #65791

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