Peintures Inconnues D'Aleister Crowley. La Collection De Palerme. Catalogue publié sous la direction de Marco Pasi a l'occasion de l'exposition; La Chambre des Cauchemars: Peintures inconnues d' Aleister Crowley, présentée au Palais de Toyko du 29 mai au 29 juin 2008.
Paris: Archè, 2008. First edition. Softcover. Octavo. 68pp+ (iv), Black and white illustrations in text, 16 colour plates on coated paper at rear. Text entirely in FRENCH. Warmly inscribed by the author, Marco Pasi, to Crowley scholar Martin P. Starr on the first blank. A small book / catalogue produced to accompany the exhibition of the 16 Crowley paintings of "the Palermo collection" that was held in the Palais de Tokyo, Paris, in 2008. Includes 16 superb reproductions of the paintings, an Introduction by Marco Pasi, and the essays etc: "Aleister Crowley, La Peinture et les Oeuvres de la Collection de Palerme" by Marco Pasi; "Caves of Sorcerers, les Debuts Americains de l'Art de Crowley" by William Breeze; "Crowley Peintre a Cefalu, le Origines de la Collection de Palerme" by Giuseppe Di Liberti;"Every Man and Every Woman is a Star, Crowley dans le Miroir de l'Art Contemporain" by Alessandra Sandrolini et Valerie Caradec; "Kenneth Anger et la Redecouverte de l'Abbaye de Theleme a Cefalu" Extrait d'un entretien de Edwin Pouncey ave Kenneth Anger; "Postface: Usages" by Julien Fronsac, Biographie des Auteurs. From the library of Martin P. Starr, who is well known as the author of "The Unknown God", an essayist, editor of Crowley texts, and co-founder of the Teitan Press. With one of Starr's personalised "post it notes", with his name printed on it, loosely inserted for use as a book mark. Covers lightly rubbed with some creasing from a bump at mid-spine, spine ends chafed - else a tight and clean copy in VG condition. Item #68178
ISBN: 9788872522899
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