The Commentaries of AL, Being the Equinox Volume V, No. 1.
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1976. First UK edition. Genesis Hardcover. Large thick octavo (9.5 x 6.5 inches), xxii + 288pp, xlii page facsimile of "The Book of the Law", 26 page Index at rear. Red cloth with gilt title, etc. to spine and front cover, color plates. The first UK edition of this important collection of Crowley's commentaries on "Liber AL vel Legis", edited by Marcelo Motta and with his own comments appended. This copy with the OWNERSHIP SIGNATURE of Genesis P-Orridge (1950-2020), pioneering writer, musician, visual artist, performance artist, activist, occultist, raconteur and iconoclast on the title-page. Contents of the volume: Preface, Introduction, The Title, The First Chapter [of Liber AL], The Second Chapter [of Liber AL], The Third Chapter [of Liber AL], The Comment, Appendices [comprising] Liber HAD, Liber NV, The Mass of the Phoenix, Liber Artemis Iota, Liber OZ, The O.T.O. Manifesto, One Star in Sight, Facsimile of the Original Manuscript of Liber AL (Liber XXXI). Index. Most recently from the collection of Clive Harper with his discrete book-label neatly tipped in at the rear. Harper is well-known as the bibliographer of Austin Osman Spare, for updating the Aleister Crowley bibliography in the 2011 Teitan Press collection of Gerald Yorke's writings, and as someone who has lent his expertise to numerous other publications. A hint of shelfwear, edges of text block a bit darkened, pages lightly toned but fresh and unmarked. A tight, clean near Fine copy in VG+ dust jacket. Dust jacket has light shelf-wear, a few small marks to the rear panel, and some short tears and creasing to the edges. Not price-clipped. Protected by removable mylar sleeve.). Item #71936
ISBN: 0710083998
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