The Great Beast. The Life and Magick of Aleister Crowley; Unabridged, revised and updated and incorporating "The Magick of Aleister Crowley"
London: Mayflower, 1973. First Edition Thus. Softcover. Thick Pocket-sized paperback. 464pp. Glossy printed covers. Index. An unabridged and revised reprint of Symond's biography of Crowley, the book which introduced the children of the Fifties and Sixties to the Great Beast. This revised edition includes additional chapters on Crowley reprinted from Symonds' second book on the Beast, "The Magic of Aleister Crowley." 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. Very light shelfwear to covers, page edges and page margins browned (as common), Helios Book service label on first leaf. Overall a ight, clean VG + copy. Item #67079
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