Opus Alchymicum.
Australia: Collective 777/ Art Guild of Ordo Templi Orientis Australia, 2014. First Edition - Limited. Hardcover. Folio in slipcase. Approx. 15 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches (390mm x 280mm). 52pp. Scarlet cloth with gilt lettering and solar design to upper board and to clothbound slipcase. Printed in full colour plus gilt throughout. Sewn, gilt page edging. Edition limited to 200 hand numbed copies, SIGNED by J. Daniel Gunther, Stephen J King and Robert Buratti by way of a presentation bookplate loosely inserted. From the publisher: "'Opus Alchymicum' is a large format illuminated manuscript created to the highest specifications, complete with gold leaf embossing throughout. This volume relates the unique personal and spiritual journey of Gunther at a key time in his progression, resulting in a series of fascinating and transformational alchemical images which further reinforce the intimate link between the artistic and spiritual life." The author, J. Daniel Gunther is a life-long student of esotericism, mythology, and religion who has been a member of A .'. A .'. (the teaching Order established by Aleister Crowley) for over thirty years. Loosely inserted: a glossy double sided leaflet advertising the art exhibition and book signing that accompanied the launch of the book, and another similar introducing Collective 777 who produced the work. First edition out-of-print. A lovely fine copy, in near Fine slipcase. Item #70035
ISBN: 9780992499112
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