The Hearth; a "Golden Twigs" story by Aleister Crowley
Syracuse NY: Luminist Publications, 2006. First Edition Thus. Softcover. Octavo. ii, 16pp + iipp advert. Stapled illustrated wrappers with publisher's clear mylar protective cover. First published in "The International" [Magazine], November 1917 under the pseudonym Mark Wells, "The Hearth" was one of Aleister Crowley's "Golden Twigs" series, a collection of stories based on Frazer's "Golden Bough". The "Luminist Publications" edition is its first separate publication. This copy 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. A tight, clean near Fine copy. Item #67114
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