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Los Angeles/Boston: J. P. Tarcher Inc., Distributed by Houghton Mifflin Company, 1982. A Fine, seemingly Unread copy. Full cloth binding shows very light extremity wear, edge age. Gold Gilt spine very bright without loss. The Dust Jacket approaching Fine with rubbing to points, spine extremities. DJ clean, and complete without missing pieces.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover, Cloth, Sewn. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Pantheon Books, 1991. NEW / Unread. Shelfwear, bump to top edge front board (see scan).. First American Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover, Cloth Spine. New/New. Illus. by Maps, Plate Section. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London/New York: I. B. Tauris, 2010. New.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. New/New. Illus. by Plate Section. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Bookplan by Paul Hamlyn Ltd., Westbrook House, 1964. True First Printing of the 1964 Bookplan Edition, with the stated Second impression to follow 1965. Book is square, corners sharp. Pages show toning as per usual with all Bookplan Editions, but the printing is of much higher quality than the more common Book Club Editions, with images sharper, and much more clear. Previous owner to ffep., otherwise Unmarked. DJ is present with some extremity wear, corner chips, price clipped, now under mylar and shows quite well (see scan).. First Thus/First Impression. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good-. Illus. by Copious Illustrations, Photographs, Line Drawings, Facsimile Titles Pages, etc. . 4to size - 10" tall.

London, 1914. See scan for Contents. Some wear, aging to wraps. Light chipping to tail of spine, but sewn binding still tight, and very readable. Includes (in full), the First appearence of "The Stratagem" by Crowley, and "Vin Ordinaire" by Lawrence, later published as "The Thorn in the Flesh".. First Edition, First Printing. Paper Wraps, Sewn Binding. Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, 1914. See scan for Contents: Some wear, extremity aging. Lacking rear wrap, with binding reinforced with archival tape. Still tight, and very readable. Includes "Chants Before Battle" by Aleister Crowley, and the First publication of "The Prussian Officer (Honour and Arms)" by D. H. Lawrence .. First Edition, First Printing. Paper Wraps. Very Good in Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, 1914. Four Issues Complete in Publisher's Triannual Binding. Light extremity wear, square, sewn binding Extremely tight with spine curved, fore edge perfectly concave. Publishers speckled edges. Light age to ends, internally bright, clean. Contemporary owner to pastedown, otherwise Unmarked. A VeryGood+ copy indeed.. First Edition. Hard Cover, Ribbed Cloth, Sewn. Very Good+. 8vo - over 9½" tall.

New York/Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1982. New in Publishers Shrink-wrap.. First Edition. Hard Cover, Cloth. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

York Beach, ME: Samuel Weiser, Inc., 1992. AS NEW in Original, extremely thin, notoriously fragile glassine wrap with closed tear. First Printing : "This edition limited to 1000 Copies". Hard Cover/Cloth/Sewn. As New. First Printing Thus/Limited. Illus. Frontispiece by Leon Edgar Kennedy "The Master Therion", Aleister Crowley "May Morn", Henry B. Camp "Frater V.I.O." [Achad] "Lamen", "Pantacle", Arnold Genthe "Baphomet", Aleister Crowley "The Way" [Lam from Blavatsky "The Voice of The Silence"]. 8vo in 4to size - over 10" tall. Oversized Safely, Securely Packed.

Nashville, Tennessee: Thelema Publishing Company, 1979. From the Publisher: Satan and Christ includes a Class A Publication of the A.'.A.'., Liber LXV. Specially dedicated to the Minor Adept it is commented by Aleister Crowley and Marcelo Motta. Also contains Liber CCXXXI: a Personal Research by Marcelo Motta. This edition, originally one thousand copies. Over four hundred pages of mostly 14 pt Garamond and Baskerville round and bold, roman and italic type on quality acid-free paper, smyth-sewn, bound in gold-stamped blood red kivar, with Golden orange flyleaves that show a binder's crease at pastedown, with an old, contemporary "Atlantis Bookstore", shiny gold bookseller's ticket to top corner end paper, bump, bottom crack to hinge. Square, sewn binding Very tight. Some extremity wear (see scan), edges foxed, but text block clean, and internally Unmarked. Dust Jacket shows some wear, age, old velo repair ghost, now under mylar and shows quite well (see scan). Age and wear noted, still approaching… Read More

Tampa: Silver Star Publications, 1992. A Fine, Unread copy. Laid-in Letter SIGNED by Ray Eales, dated 6/9/92 e.v., on Silver Star Publications letterhead. The obligatory Thelemic greeting and closing, with mentions on the Silver Star catalog, stating "The Equinox, Volume VII, number 2...projected release date of March 1993 e.v.".. First (and Only) Edition, Printing. HardCover/Faux Leather Buckram. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Illus. by Various Trigrams, Venn Diagrams, etc.. 8vo - over 8½" tall.

Nashville, Tennessee: Thelema Publishing Company, 1981. From the Publisher: Sex and Religion includes the Bagh-i-Muattar, The Field Theory of Sex, The Paris Working, A.C.'s Magickal Diaries for 1906-07 e.v. and much more that is essential reading for Thelemic Aspirants. Published in 1981 e.v., it has over 700 pages in 14 and 12 pt. roman, italic, bold and round Baskerville and Garamond on quality acid-free smythe-sewn paper. Bound in shot brown and gold quality Kivar, silver stamped. Golden sand fly-leaves. Very light wear, with top corner bump (see scan). Square, sewn binding Very tight. Touch of edge age. Small p/o, "Sun in Aries", date to top corner ffep. with some highlighting, marginalia to "Heavenly Bridegrooms / Statement Of Thelema". Light tobacco aroma that will surely dissipate in a clean environment. No DJ. A Very Good copy Indeed.. First Edition. Hard Cover/Kivar/Sewn. Very Good. Illus. by Portraits of Ida C. Craddock, and Aleister Crowley (by Aime Dupont). Thick 8vo - 9½" tall. Oversized… Read More

Nashville, Tennessee: Thelema Publishing Company, 1980. From the Publisher: The Chinese Texts of Magick and Mysticism includes Aleister Crowley's Initiated translations of the Chinese Classics, the Dao de Jing, the Jin Gan Jing, and the Yi Jing. Includes commentaries by Marcelo Motta. Published in 1980 e.v., it is bound in quality jade-green Kivar. Over 500 pages, mostly in 14 pt. roman, italic, bold and round Baskerville and Garamond on acid-free smythe-sewn paper. Jade green fly-leaves. Very light wear (see image), touch of edge age. Square, sewn binding Extremely tight. Small p/o, "Sun in Aries", date to top corner ffep. One instance of pencilled marginalia, easily erasable, and three quotes underlining. Very light tobacco aroma that will surely dissipate in a clean environment.. No DJ. A Very Good+ copy Indeed.. First Edition. Hard Cover/Kivar/Sewn. Very Good+. Illus. by Various Diagrams Including A.C.'s Two Systems of Hexagram Attributions, Portrait of Crowley by Arnold Genthe, N.Y., The Sigil /… Read More

England / New Jersey: Kiblah Publishing, 1988. A Fine, Apparently Unread Set of Nos. 1 - 5. All 5 bindings Crisp, Extremely tight. Touch of extremity wear, still Quite FINE (see scan of No. 1, representative of All five numbers in this Fine set).. First (and Only) Edition, Printing. Soft Cover /Textured Wrapper. Fine. Illus. by Austin Osman Spare, Annie Aron, Penny Greening, Chris Bowler, Jo Brighton, RAG, et al.. 4to size - 11¾" tall. Oversized Safely, Securely Packed.

N.p.: Celephais Press, N.d. An elusive reprint of Volume I, Nos. 1-4. Seemingly, only the first four numbers where ever issued thus with no date, or place of publication. All four books appear to be unread, with a touch of extremity wear, very small stain to bottom front wrap of No. 2 (See Scan), still a Fine set. Many of the original Illustrations appear in color for the first time. First Thus. Soft Cover. Fine. Illus. by Aleister Crowley, J. F. C. Fuller, Austin Osman Spare, et al.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Oversized Set Safely, Securely Packed.

Nashville, Tennessee: Thelema Publishing Company, 1979. A seemingly Unread copy, sewn binding Extremely tight. From the Publisher: Satan and Christ includes a Class A Publication of the A.'.A.'., Liber LXV. Specially dedicated to the Minor Adept it is commented by Aleister Crowley and Marcelo Motta. Also contains Liber CCXXXI: a Personal Research by Marcelo Motta. This edition, originally one thousand copies. Over four hundred pages of mostly 14 pt Garamond and Baskerville round and bold, roman and italic type on quality acid-free paper, smyth-sewn, bound in gold-stamped blood red kivar, with Golden orange flyleaves. Some age, wear (see scan). Square, sewn binding Extremely tight. Small p/o, date "Sun in Aries", to top corner ffep. otherwise internally Unmarked. Light tobacco aroma that will surely dissipate in a clean environment. No DJ.. First Edition. Hard Cover/Kivar/Sewn. Very Good+. Illus. by Liber XXII Domarum Mercurii Cum Suis Geniis / Liber XXII Carcerorum Qliphoth Cum Suis Geniis. 8vo - 9½" tall.

Hartford, Ct.: Silas Andrus, 1832. Leather Spine, Paper Covered Boards. Contemporary, if not as Published, Gold Gilt, Ruled, and Titled "POPE" Black Leather spine, with some rubbing to head and tail. Extremity wear, rubbing to Original paper covered boards. Square, sewn binding very tight. Contemporary speckled edges. Prelims. and terminals show damp stain to bottom edge. Some scattered internal browning. Engraved Frontispiece, "Drawn from a bust of Roubiliac's _ M. I. Danforth S. C.", and Engraved Title Page, by "Bisell sc.", followed by Publishers secondary Title page. Some wear, age as above, but still an extremely readable copy, with no binding issues.. First Thus. HardCover/LeatherSpine/Boards. Very Good+/No Jacket, As Issued. Illus. by Engraving by Moseley Isaac Danforth, after bust by Louis François Roubiliac.. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

London: J. Hatchard and Son, 1830. Presentation Copy SIGNED - "From the Author", to title page. Fine Contemporary Binding shows light wear, light rubbing to points. Top edge gilt (t.e.g), fore and bottom edges uncut. Sewn binding Extremly tight, with spine rounded fore edge remaining concave. Hand-marbled endpapers. Some age to prelims/ends. Internally Unmarked. Provenance: Engraved Bookplate, B. Franklin Barger, Civil War Major/Bibliophile to pastedown. Very Good+ Indeed. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. 8vo - 9" tall.

Berkley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1976. Seemingly Unread in Fine DJ (see scan). Book shows some extremity mottling with thin line remainder mark to edge. Slightest touch of that "old book smell", that will surely dissipate in a clean environment, otherwise Fine and as above, seemingly Unread with sewn binding Extremely tight. Dust Jacket remains FINE. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover, Cloth, Sewn. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - 8¾" tall.

Great Britain: John Rodker, 1929. A Remarkable Unopened / Unread, Full Parchment Vellum First Issue, in the Rare First issue Dust Jacket. "Edition Limited To 1275 [Hand-numbered] Copies". Rare Dust Jacket with First Issue Points: price to spine. "25/-", but lacking "Edited with Notes by Montague Summers", and also lacking extra blurb below text on bottom front panel: "One Of The Rarest Of All Witchcraft Manuals". Some age, extremity wear, light chip to spine head (see image). Full Parchment Vellum shows some age (see image), but still quite exceptional, and as above, Completely Unopened (hence Unread). Light age to pastedowns, otherwise internally Fine. Rubricated Title page and copious Rubricated marginal notes. Title in Full : An Examen Of Witches DRAWN from various trials of many of this sect in the district of Saint Oyan De Joux commonly known as Saint Claude in the county of Burgundy including the procedure necessary to a judge in trials for witchcraft. This publication formed Volume II in 'The… Read More