The Egyptian Revival or the Ever-Coming Son in the Light of the Tarot.
Chicago, IL: Collegium ad Spiritum Sanctum Publication Department, 1923. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Large Octavo, xviii + 120 pp (+ 10 pp adverts). Original quarter cloth binding: green cloth spine with brown textured papered boards, gilt title, etc. to spine and front cover, and gilt Horus figure on front cover. Fold-out tree of life at rear. Edition limited to 1001 copies numbered and signed by the author, of which this is number 176, SIGNED by Achad. In this work Achad (Charles Stansfeld Jones,1886-1950), explores and expands upon the radical reinterpretation of the paths connecting the Sephira which he first proposed in the appendix of his 'Q.B.L. or The Bride's Reception.' 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. Boards lightly rubbed at points, gilt titling on spine dulled and almost illegible (as is common with this edition) and gilt figure on front board rubbed (again typical for this volume). Pages lightly toned but bright and unmarked. Overall still a tight, clean VG+ copy. (No dust jacket issued). Item #68292
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