Zos-Kia: An Introductory Essay on the Art and Sorcery of Austin Osman Spare.
London: Fulgur Ltd., 1995. First Softcover Edition. Softcover. Octavo. 52pp. Brown card covers with stiff paper dust jacket. Eight pages of colour photographs of artwork by Spare, along with numerous black and white photographs and reproductions his pictures. Edition limited to 600 copies thus (there were also 80 hardbound copies). This copy is warmly INSCRIBED on the first page at the time of publication by the author to artist, writer and musician DAVID TIBET (founder of the music group Current 93). Also with David Tibet's ownership SIGNATURE on the title page. The work has been described as "A personal and lucid view of Spare's systems of sorcery, and the most authoritative critical work in recent years to utilize original unpublished material in presenting the philosophy of one of the most sought-after sorcerers of today." This copy does NOT include the bookmark & printed talisman that was included with some copies. Still a bright & unmarked about Fine copy in Fine dust jacket (dust jacket protected by mylar cover.). Item #68437
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