Jane Wolfe: The Cefalu Diaries 1920-1923, with Commentary by Aleister Crowley.
Sacramento, CA: College of Thelema of Northern California [ Temple of the Silver Star ], 2008. First Edition. Softcover. Quarto. Not paginated, but approx. Glossy pictorial card covers. 206pp, b&w frontisportrait. The first softcover edition of this work which comprises good quality grayscale facsimiles of the majority of the surviving diaries that Jane Wolfe kept while training with Crowley at Cefalu. Most are reproduced from typescripts, although some are copies of manuscripts. Crowley's handwritten comments run throughout, and give interesting insights into his training methods and life at the Abbey of Thelema. Most of this material has never before been published. Stated first edition with "August 2008" and the "College of Thelema of Northern California" as publisher (this was later changed to "Temple of the Silver Star"). A tight, and unmarked near Fine copy. Item #70217
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