Broad selection of material by and about "The Beast" and his friends. Have a great time browsing.
Los Lunas, NM: Desert Star Temple, 2012. First Edition - Limited. Softcover. Octavo. xl + 314pp. Glossy illustrated wrappers, b&w illustrations, appendices, endnotes. This copy is SIGNED by the author by way of a loosely-inserted specially produced "launch" bookplate. Foreword by the scholar of Aleister Crowley and New Religious Movements..... More
Sacramento, CA: Anima Solis, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. (6" × 9") . 280pp. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. B&w illustrations. Signed by the author on a bookplate affixed to the front free endpaper. Although not noted, only 200 copies of the first hardcover edition were produced (as..... More
Sacramento, CA: Anima Solis, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. (6" × 9") . 280pp. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. B&w illustrations. A "launch copy" SIGNED by the author on a Weiser Antiquarian bookplate affixed to the front free endpaper. Although not noted, only 200 copies of the first..... More
Seattle WA: Elbow / Cityful Press, 1999. First Edition Thus. Softcover. Octavo. iv +187pp, b&w frontisportrait & illustrations, index. Biography, Filmography, Bibliography. From the publisher: "This collection of interviews spans Harry Smith's long and influential life in American arts and letters. They cover a quarter-century, touching on the full range..... More
NP [ Great Britain ]: Privately Printed, ND [ 2016 ]. POD. Softcover. Octavo. x + 52pp.(includes adverts at rear). Glossy card covers, front cover illustrated a portrait of Crowley. As the title suggests, the book is a collection of quotes attributed to Crowley (although none of their sources are..... More
Cape Neddick, Maine: Black Jackal Press, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. (8 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches), xiv + 250pp. Blue natural cloth with spine lettered in gilt, and gilt device on front board. Sewn. Printed on acid free paper. Color frontispiece and illustrations. Numerous black and white illustrations..... More
Las Vegas NV: New Falcon Publications, 2015. Fourth, Revised Edition [ Revised ]. Softcover. Octavo. xxviii, 198pp + b&w portrait of Crowley. Edition limited to 500 copies, per publisher's sticker indicating the limitation affixed to the upper edge of the copyright page. A reprint of Stephensen's fascinating study of the..... More
St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, 1970. Second edition, revised and enlarged. Softcover. Octavo. 158 pp. Printed wrappers. B&w frontis portrait of Crowley. The second edition of Stephensen's fascinating study of the press attacks on Crowley in the 1920s. This edition, published 40 years are the first, includes a new introduction..... More
NP [ Cyprus ]: Imaginary Book Co., MMXII [ 2012 ]. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. [vi], 232pp, plate. Original sky blue cloth with silver titling to spine and device to upper board, patterned endpapers, colour frontis, colour and b&w plates, bibliography and index. Illustrated bookmark. Edition limited to 418 signed..... More
New York, NY: Roy Publishers, 1952. First US Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. 316pp. Blue cloth with gilt title, etc. to spine, frontis, b&w frontis and illustrations. The First US edition of Symond's biography of Crowley, the book which introduced the children of the 1950s and 1960s to the Great Beast..... More
London: Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd., 1989. First Edition thus. Softcover. Large thick octavo, xii + 588pp. Gold wrappers illustrated with a portrait of Crowley, b&w illustrations including an 8-page insert of black & white photos, name index rear. The softcover edition of the penultimate revision of John Symond's biography..... More
West Palm Beach FL: Sekmet Books, 2009. First Edition. Softcover. Large octavo. 112pp. Illustrated wrappers. Cover photo by Illia Tulloch. SIGNED by the late Jim Wasserman and his co-author, wife, Nancy, on the half-title page. The true first edition of this work, preceeding the various "limited editions" which followed. "Drawing..... More
Wellingborough, England: Aquarian Press, 1987. Seventh Printing. Softcover. Octavo.174pp.+ ii adverts, 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. Moderate shelf..... More
