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Fiction Novel by Grant. An idle fancy sparked by curiosity opens a door on darkness. On learning that an ancestor was executed for witchcraft in the 16th century, the narrator is prompted to explore her history.
AGAINST THE LIGHT: A Nightside Narrative. by GRANT, Kenneth
by GRANT, Kenneth
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AGAINST THE LIGHT: A Nightside Narrative.
by GRANT, Kenneth
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London: Starfire Publishing Ltd. 1997. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Publisher's original black cloth boards with gilt titling to the spine, in Steffi Grant illustrated dustwrapper, which utilised The Yellow Mage by Aleister Crowley. A better than very good copy, the binding square and firm, with a knock to the top spine tip and some light bumping to the bottom tip. The contents are clean throughout and free from inscriptions or stamps, with the closed text block lightly spotted to the top edge and lightly marked to the fore-edge and bottom edge. Complete in the lightly rubbed dustwrapper, that is bumped and nicked around the extremities and lightly creased to the front panel, but otherwise free from fading, loss or tears. Occultist, ceremonial magician and writer Kenneth Grant (1924 - 2011) founded the Thelemic organisation, the Typhonian Ordo Templi Orientis and co-edited Aleister Crowleys major magical writings. Scarce in first edition and with dustwrapper. Reissued in 2016 in a limited edition of 750. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
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Against the Light: A Nightside Narrative
by Kenneth Grant
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Starfire , 1997 . 952782413 No jacket, boards rather worn & marked, front cover set forward. Traces of some previous bookdealer's pencilled price on ffep, slight ripple to page-block.
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Starfire Publishing Limited. Collectible - Like New. Condition: Fine; Dust Jacket Condition: Hardcover in dustjacket. This is the Corrected Edition published in 2016 and limited to 750 copies. Condition is Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Photos upon request.
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AGAINST THE LIGHT: A Nightside Narrative
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London: Starfire, 2016. Second edition. Hardbound in fine condition in very good dust jacket.. Limited to 750 copies; 125 pages.
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AGAINST the LIGHT : A Nightside Narrative
by GRANT, KENNETH (author) : CROWLEY, ALEISTER (inspiration)
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London, U.K.: Starfire Publishing, 2016. Book. Illus. by GRANT, STEFFI. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. HB - 1st. Print (Limited to 750 copies) NEW/NEW - An idle fancy sparked by curiosity opens a door on darkness . . . On learning that an ancestor was executed for witchcraft in the sixteenth century, the narrator is prompted to explore her history. Research having failed, he resorts to magical means and exposes an array of malefic forces poised to invade the Earth. In a deserted Welsh ruin he discovers a grimoire revealing traffic between alien entities and their terrestrial agents. Rumored to have lain for centuries in the custody of a Scottish clan, the grimoire's existence is known to very few. Among them are powerful occultists such as Aleister Crowley and Phineas Black, desperately tracking it down. The grimoire alone holds the keys ? and the Sign of Protection. A chimera? An allegory? More aptly, a Warning. Civilization is careering to destruction: it may find the Sign ? or, the Seal of its…
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Against the Light
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Holmes Pub Grou Llc, 1999-12-30. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A nice hardcover in a protective Mylar sleeve with a crisp dust jacket, a tight binding and an unmarked text. From a private smoke free collection. Shipping within 24 hours a tracking number and delivery confirmation
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