The Magical World of Aleister Crowley.
New York: Coward, McCann and Geoghegan, Inc, 1978. First American edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 210pp, vii page photo insert. Black cloth decorated in blind, with gilt title, etc. to spine, illustrations, index. The first American edition of Francis King's entertaining biographical portrait of Aleister Crowley. The author Francis X. King (1934–1994) was a British popular historian of the occult, whose books played an important part in the renewal of interest in Western Magical traditions in late twentieth century Britain and beyond. Just a hint of shelf wear with a few faint marks to cloth from handling, gilt lettering to spine is a bit faded, else a tight, bright VG + copy in VG+ dust jacket (Dust jacket lightly rubbed at edges and folds, not clipped. Now in mylar cover). Item #67076
ISBN: 0698108841
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