The Book of Thoth. A Short Essay on the Tarot of the Egyptians. Being The Equinox Volume III No. V.
New York, NY: Samuel Weiser Inc., 1969. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Small Quarto, xii + 288pp. Blue cloth with gilt title, etc. to spine, color frontis which was omitted from later printings, color and b&w plates. The first printing (1969) of the Weiser edition of "The Book of Thoth," Crowley's masterwork on the tarot, with color and black and white reproductions of the card designs by Frieda Harris. Just a hint of shelfwear and aging, light bumps and rubbing to corners and spine ends, contemporary Llewellyn Distribution stamp on title page. Overall a tight bright unmarked VG+ copy in VG+ dust jacket (Dust jacket not clipped, just a hint of rubbing and light creasing to edges and points. Now in protective mylar cover.) One of the nicest copies of this first Weiser printing that we have seen for some time. Item #69789
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