The Magicians of the Golden Dawn. A Documentary History of a Magical Order 1887-1923.
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xxviii + 306pp + 4 page b&w plate insert at center. Black cloth with gilt title etc spine, previously unpublished b&w plates, b&w line figures. Appendixes and index. The first edition of this excellent historical study of the individuals associated with the early Golden Dawn - notably W. Wynn Westcott, Anna Sprengel, Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers, Moina Mathers, W.B. Yeats, Florence Farr, Annie Horniman, Rev. W.A. Ayton, Dr. Edward Berridge, J.W. Brodie-Innes, Frederick Leigh Gardner, Allan Bennett, Dr. R. W. Felkin, Christina M. Stoddart, Madame Horos and, of course, Aleister Crowley. Very light bruising to spine ends and corners of boards, page edges and text pages slightly toned. Overall, a tight and unmarked VG+ copy in mylar protected VG+ dust jacket (Dust jacket has old price label. Now protected in removable mylar cover). Item #69454
ISBN: 0710073399
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