The Book of the Goetia of Solomon the King; Translated into English Tongue by a Dead Hand and Adorned with Divers Other Matters Germane Delightful to the Wise.
New York, NY: Magickal Childe Publishing, 1989. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. Large quarto. x + 65pp (+ viii pp of adverts). Black faux leather with gilt title, etc. to spine and front cover, illustrations. Aleister Crowley's rendition of the famous grimoire of talismanic magic, the Lemegeton of Solomon. Crowley first published his edition of the book at Boleskine in 1904, under the title 'The Book of the Goetia of Solomon the King' in an edition of only 200 copies using translations which had been prepared by S. L. MacGregor Mathers, his former mentor in the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. This new edition, largely a facsimile of the original, was published by Herman Slater (1938 – 1992) of the legendary Magickal Childe Book Store of New York under the Magickal Childe imprint. Corners and head and tail of spine lightly bumped, and a little light shelf-rubbing to boards. Edges of text block show a little grey foxing, previous owner's initials and acquisition year (1990) in very small writing at the top of the front pastedown. Internally bright, tight and clean. A VG+ copy (no dust jacket issued). Item #74720
ISBN: 0939708299
Price: $185.00