Moonchild.
Modesto CA: Arcane Wisdom - Bloodletting Press, 2009 [ 2010 ]. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Octavo. 366pp. Brown faux suede spine and rear board, upper board illustrated paper, gilt decorated spine with gilt lettering, printed endpapers, b&w and colour illustrations. Edition limited to 300 hand numbered copies, each SIGNED by Don Webb, who wrote the "Afterword" especially for this edition. Crowley's famous second novel which tells the tale of a young woman caught up in a battle between two magicians, one of whom seeks to use her body as the vessel for the 'birth' in human form of a non-human entity: 'the Moonchild.' Webb, who wrote the Afterword, is said to be a High Priest of 'The Temple of Set' ( a group claimed as 'the world's largest Left Hand Path organization") and is the author of "Aleister Crowley. The Fire and the Force" and "Uncle Setnakt's Essential Guide to the Left Hand Path," and other works. Tiny nick at base of spine, merest hint of shelf rubbing, still appears "as new", thus in near-Fine condition (no dust jacket issued). Item #74537
Price: $185.00