The catalogue features books by and about Aleister Crowley and comprises a number of interesting first editions, and rarities, several of which are signed by Crowley, as well as a variety of used and out-of-print books.
United Kingdom: Hell Fire Club, 2015. First edition thus. Deluxe, limited edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Five volumes in custom clamshell case. The most limited of the three deluxe formats of this set produced by the Hell Fire Club. Each of the five volumes of this edition are bound in full English..... More
England: Hell Fire Club, 2017. Deluxe, Limited edition. Hardcover. Square octavo wrapped in parchment "purse". 170pp. Bound in full brown textured kidskin with Egyptian papyrus endpapers, charts and tables, index. Each volume is wrapped in a single sheet of Egyptian papyrus and sealed with the signet ring of Ankh-af-na-Khonsu. Edition..... More
USA: Black Flag Production / Naughty Nun Media, 2007. First Edition. Spiral bound calendar, colour illustrations. 12 x 8.25 inches, illustrated front cover, clear plastic rear cover. A 12-month Thelemic calendar from January - December 2008. Each month accompanied by a colour print photograph of Crowley. Light rubbing to outer..... More
USA: Privately printed, 2015. Spiral bound calendar, colour and b&w illustrations. 11 x 8.75 inches. A 19-month Thelemic calendar from Autumn Equinox 2015 (Anno V:i) to Spring Equinox 2017 (Anno V:iii). The calendar includes basic astrological changes, Thelemic holy days, and civil holidays printed on the appropriate days each month..... More
Newburyport, MA: Weiser Books, 2009. First Edition. Softcover. Octavo. 128pp. Illustrated wrappers. Illustrated in black & white. Appendixes and bibliography. Cover photo of Aleister Crowley. In addition to the fascinating biographical sketch drawn by Richard Kaczynski, author of the classic biography Perdurabo, this book offers Crowley’s teachings in his own..... More
London: Mandrake Press, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. 176pp. Original blue cloth with paper title-label on spine. The first novel published by the Mandrake Press: a fictional portrayal of Judas Iscariot by Roth a well-known Jewish historian of the time. The dust jacket has a long advertisement for the..... More
Oxford: Mandrake, 2009. First Edition. Softcover. Octavo. 216pp. Cover art by R.T. Cole. Bibliography and index. From the publisher: "Crowley a Modern Master is neither an account of his life, not a straightforward presentation of his teaching, but an attempt to place him clearly in the context of modern ideas..... More
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USA: Nation of Wizards & Mongoose Productions, 2005. DVD. DVD in illustrated case. A limited edition of 93 numbered copies, this being no. 28. 23 minutes run time. A film/musical piece (?) created for an event commemorating the 58th anniversary of Crowley's death, that was held in Bristol, UK, in..... More
Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 1917. First Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. 644pp. Navy cloth with gilt title, etc. to spine and front cover, blind rules, top edge gilt, ribbon marker. This edition printed on thin "India" or bible paper, and thus is more portable than copies printed on ordinary paper. A...... More
London: Fulgur Ltd., 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 176pp. Fine deep blue cloth, spine lettered in silver, upper board illustrated in black. B&w frontispiece. Well illustrated throughout in both colour and b&w, endnotes. Printed on premium 135gsm Italian paper. Illustrated dust jacket. Edition limited to 1,560 copies. From the publisher..... More
Durham, England: Acumen Publishing, 2014. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Large octavo. xiv + 238pp. Illustrated papered boards. Appendix, Notes, bibliography and index. From the cover: "Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) is one of the most famous and significant authors in the history of western esotericism. Crowley has been long ignored by scholars..... More
Seattle WA: The Mountaineers Books, 2006. Uncorrected Proof. Softcover. Octavo. 220pp. Illustrated card covers. "Explores the darker psychological drama behind the exploits of eleven adventurers, famous and lesser-known." Includes a chapter on Aleister Crowley. A few marks on fore-edge. Book has a distinct ripple throughout - clearly damp affected although..... More
Woodbury, MN: Llewellyn Publications, 2009. First edition. Softcover. Octavo. xviii + 196 pp. Illustrated wrappers. Appendixes and bibliography, b&w illustrations. A joint study of Aleister Crowley and Dion Fortune by the biographer of Dion Fortune. Previously owned but appears unread, thus a tight clean near Fine copy. More
London: Privately Published, 1983. First Edition. Softcover. Large quarto. (A4; 8 x 12 inches). ii, 36pp. White stapled wrappers illustrated and lettered in black on upper cover (which serves as a title page), b&w illustrations. Written by Geoff Smith, "Baphomet X degree, Ordo Templi Orientis, (Mysteria Mystica Maxima), M.A.A.T. Lodge..... More
New York, NY: Boni and Liveright, 1927. Limited edition. Hardcover. Large octavos. Two volumes. Vol. I: xxviii + 390pp, Vol. II: 388pp. Black cloth spine over patterned paper boards, gilt titles and embellishments to spines. Edition limited to 1,250 sets this being number 388. A collection of erotic verse: it..... More
Bolingbrook, IL: Teitan Press, Inc., 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xii + 416pp. Blue cloth with gilt title, etc. to spine, gilt sigil on front cover, frontis, photographs. SIGNED by Martin P. Starr at the close of his Prologue. The first documentary study of Aleister Crowley's contemporary followers in..... More
Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 1986. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Octavo. xxviii + 192pp. Black textured papered boards gilt-lettered on spine. A facsimile offset reprint of Stephensen's original 1936 "strident polemic" on Australian culture and identity. Several b/w illustrations after the introduction by Munro, the biographer of P. R. Stephensen. Stephensen..... More
Somerset, UK: Kiblah, 1988. First Edition. Softcover. Quarto. Periodical. Eccentrically paginated. (approx. 45pp). Stapled textured navy covers with blue cloth backstrip on spine, gilt embellishments and titling to covers, b&w illustrations. Issue no. 2 of the British Thelemically-orientated journal which was produced between the years 1988 to 1994 as the..... More
Somerset, UK: Kiblah, 1988. First Edition. Softcover. Quarto. Periodical. Eccentrically paginated. (approx. 45pp). Stapled textured navy covers with blue cloth backstrip on spine, gilt embellishments and titling to covers, b&w illustrations. Issue no. 3 of the British Thelemically-orientated journal which was produced between the years 1988 to 1994 as the..... More
Dorset, UK: Kiblah, 1991. First Edition. Softcover. Quarto. Periodical. Eccentrically paginated. (approx. 45pp). Stapled textured navy covers with blue cloth backstrip on spine, gilt embellishments and titling to covers, b&w illustrations. Issue no. 6 of the British Thelemically-orientated journal which was produced between the years 1988 to 1994 as the..... More
New York, NY: St. Martin's Griffin, 2000. Reprint. Softcover. Large Octavo, x + 470pp. "An exploration into the life and works of a modern mystic, occultist, poet, mountaineer, and bisexual adventurer known to his contemporaries as 'the Great Beast.'" Although largely overshadowed by Richard Kaczynski's admirable "Perdurabo" and other recent..... More
London: Macdonald & Co., 1971. First edition thus. Hardcover. Octavo. x + 414pp. Black cloth with gilt title, etc. to spine. Frontispiece, illustrations. The 1971 revised edition of Symond's biography of Crowley. Published twenty years after the first edition, this reissue reflected the changed times, and as the blurb on..... More
USA: Privately published, 2002. First Edition. Softcover. Large octavo. viii + 120pp, [viii]. B&w illustration. A work of fiction featuring a magician who is loosely based on Aleister Crowley. A little light rubbing to covers - else a tight, clean near Fine copy. More
Wellingborough, England: Aquarian Press, 1987. First Edition. Softcover. Octavo. 174pp. Bibliography & index. Despite Wilson's stature, this would have to be one of the least popular of the many biographies of Crowley, although it is still interesting reading for those wanting another different perspective on the Beast. Covers a bit..... More
