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London & Steyning: The Vine Press, 1920. One of 550 numbered copies, printed on antique laid paper. Some extremity wear, aging. Spine label shows rubbing to one side, but complete with no title loss. Extra spine label tipped in rear flyleaf, as called for. Sewn binding tight. Small previous owner to inner board. First Edition/Limited/Numbered. Cloth Spine/Paper Boards/Sewn. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. Illus. Wood-cuts by Eric West, Percy West. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

A Roven, De LImprimerie De Raphael du petit Val, Libraire & Imprimeur ordinaire du Roy., 1604. M. DCIIII. Rare Penultimate Edition. All Original, Full Calf Contemporary Binding. Elaborate Gilt Stamping to Spine, with Additional Decorative Gilt Stamping to All Board Edges. Full Leather binding shows some wear, joints Fine without splitting. Sewn binding tight with a few signatures askew. Red speckled page edges, Marbled pastedowns. Internally bright, with Silk Tie page-marker. A few instances of quilled marginalia, small worm to start (see image). Collated Complete, Signatures A-Z12 Aa-CC12 Dd6. with p.359 mis-numbered 450, 351 for 451. Although stated "Last" on Title Page, this is in fact the Twelfth, Penultimate Edition, that follows the Prevosteau of 1598, and Most Desirable, for it includes Contents not found in the quarto or octavo editions. "Considered the best work we have on Witchcraft" [Dorbon, Bibliotheca Esoterica 390; Coumont B87.19]. Denrniere. Hard Cover/Full-Leather/Sewn. Very Good.… Read More

London, W. I: N.p., 1942. As New. Provenance: Although not marked as such, this copy is from the Collection of Helen Parsons Smith [¿Crowley/Germer?]. 4pp. leaflet, printed on all four pages- par Aleister Crowley, Createur du signe V auteur de "Thumbs Up!" 14 Juillet 1942 e.v. - Yorke 79 [Second Issue/State].. First Edition. Leaflet Folded. As New. 16mo size - over 6" tall.

Glasgow: J. Lumsden & Son/J. Neilson, printer., 1822. Some age, extremity wear. Date rubbed out below rule (see scan), likely due to the unfortunate practice of removing original prices (such as DJ price clipping) and probably mistaken as cost by a misguided, previous bookseller. Collated, complete. Includes "Visit From The World Of Spirits." as terminal. A quite scarce, if not Rare chapbook with a quite lovely Woodcut on title-page of the Devil with three-pronged pitchfork.. First Thus. Chapbook. Very Good. 16mo size - over 6" tall.

London & Steyning: The Vine Press, 1922. One of 550 Hand numbered copies, printed on antique laid paper. Boards show aging, with extremity wear. Stain to lower edge (see scan). Spine fade, but Gold Gilt Title still bright. Top Edge Gilt (T.E.G.). Sewn binding extremely tight. Signed Binding: binder's ticket on rear board - Kensett Binder Brighton. First Edition/Limited/Hand Numbered. Cloth Spine/Paper Boards/Sewn. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. Illus. by Dennis West. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

South Stukely Québec, Canada: Publications 93, 1975. One of 500 Hand Numbered copies in textured, turned-in wraps (see scan), printed in Blue throughout. A Fine, Unread copy.. First Edition In French/Hand Numbered. Soft Cover/Turned-in Wraps/Sewn. Fine. Illus. by Two Full Color Plates Of Obverse And Reverse Of The Stele of Ankh-af-na-Khonsu / The Stele of Revealing, And Liber XXXI Manuscript In Facsimile. 8vo - 8" tall.

South Stukely Québec, Canada: Publications 93, 1975. One of 500 Hand Numbered copies in textured, turned-in wraps (see scan, albeit a bit light), printed in Blue throughout. A Fine, Unread copy.. First Edition In French/Hand Numbered. Soft Cover/Turned-inWraps/Sewn. Fine. Illus. by Two Full Color Plates Of Obverse And Reverse Of The Stele of Ankh-af-na-Khonsu / The Stele of Revealing, And Liber XXXI Manuscript In Facsimile. 8vo - 8" tall.

Quebec, Canada: 93 Publishing, Winter Solstice 1976 e.v. A Fine, seemingly Unread copy. Sewn binding Extremely Tight and Crisp. Touch of wear to the thick, turned-in French wraps (see scan). Internally Fine, printed in Green throughout, with deckle fore edge. Limited to 500 copies, this copy out of series with a small pen mark opposite Limitation Page, that looks to be a pen drop whilst numbering and held by the Publisher.. First Edition Thus / Limited. Soft Cover. Fine. Illus. by "Erotic" Frontispiece Drawing : "Alostrael The Beloved", By Aleister Crowley. 12mo size - over 7¼" tall.

London/New York/Cologne/Sydney: Omnibus Press, 1984. NEW.. First Edition, First Printing. Soft Cover. New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Oversized Safely, Securely Packed.

England:Ramble, N.D. Numbered box shows light age (see scan). CD is FINE in Fine case, as are the two original 5 x 7 glossy color photos on FujiColorPaper. One photo of Page, one of Plant, laid in as called for.. Limited/Numbered. Box Set. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: W H Allen & Co., 1988. John Symonds' copy with his check marks. Additionally, Symonds underlined a passage regarding himself. Some spotting to books edge, otherwise light wear to Book and Dust Jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - 8¾" tall.

St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, 1970. Light wear to wraps, light age tone (see scan). Crisp, and Gently read, if at all, binding remains Extremely tight. Internals Clean, Unmarked. Occult bookstore sticker to half title. Very Good+ Indeed. Second Edition, revised & enlarged. Soft Cover. Very Good+. Illus. by Frontispiece Portrait. 8vo size - 8" tall.

London: Mandrake Press Ltd., 1930. "Being a Study of the Documentary Evidence Relating to a Campaign of Personal Vilification Unparalleled in Literary History". The usual extremity fade to wraps (see scan), some extremity wear, mottling. Square, Sewn binding Very Tight and Crisp. Some spotting to edges, ends, otherwise internally Clean and Unmarked. A Very Good+ copy of this fragile title. [Yorke 106.].. First Edition. Soft Cover, Sewn. Very Good+. 8vo - 8½" tall.

Paris: Jean-Jacques Pauvert, 1965. Glossy wraps show just a touch of rubbing, wear, with very light creasing to spines (see scans). Bindings Extremely tight, and Crisp. Approaching Fine. Enclosed in publishers plain cardboard slipcase, as issued, light age, wear. Text in French.. Troisième édition augmentée. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by Pierre Jahan, et al. quarante-six (46) illustrations photographiques nouvelles (some Full Colour). Large 8vo - Over 9" tall. Heavy, Oversized Safely, and Securely Packed.

London: The Folio Society, 1976. Appears Unread. Slipcase shows some wear, corner rubbing. Cloth boards shows light spotting, but square, all corners sharp. Sewn binding very tight, and as above seemingly Unread. Internally Fine. Note on provided images: Wavy, color lines to book imparted by scanner, not so to the eye.. First Edition Thus., First Printing. Decorative Cloth, Sewn Binding. Very Good/Very Good Slipcase. Illus. by Jean Cocteau. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chicago: de Laurence, Scott & Co., 1916 [sic]. NEW (see scan). New / Unread De Laurence old stock, Rare in condition thus.. First Thus. Hard Cover/Textured Buckram. New/No Jacket, As Issued. Illus. by "Two Hundred Diagrams And Seals For Invocation Of Spirits, Necromancy, Witchcraft And Black Art". Small 8vo - 7¾" tall.

New York: J. & J. Harper, 1832. Seemingly Unread, and quite remarkable thus. Square, Sewn binding Extremely tight. Light wear to cloth, with chip to spine head (see image). Internals show some age with spotting to pastedowns, prelim and terminal leaves, but still, bright, clean, and Unmarked. J. Smillie Engraving (after James Skene's Drawing), "The Bow, Edinburgh. House of Major Weir. Engraved for Harper's Family Library 1830.", Tissue Guard present as called for. Consevatively, a Very Good+ copy indeed of an edition usually found well worn. [Cornell BF1531.S43-1832.; Coumont S39.5.]. Harper's Stereotype Edition. Hard Cover/Cloth/Sewn. Very Good+. Illus. by J. Smillie Engraving, Drawn by J. Skene. 12mo size - 6¼" tall.

London: William Tegg, 1868. Contemporary Full Polished Calf, with Elaborate Gold Gilt Stamping to Spine. Gold Gilt, Double Ruled Boards, with Ruled Board Edges, and Additional Blind Ruled Turn-ins. Wear, rubbing, with chip to spine head (see image). Square, Sewn binding Extremely Tight, with spine rounded, fore edge perfectly concave. All Edges Marbled, as are the pastedowns. P/o to fly, light tide to prelim leaf, otherwise internally Bright, Clean, and Unmarked. With Six Full-Page Steel Engravings, All Designed Etched & Published by George Cruikshank: "The Ghost of Mrs. Leckie" (Frontispiece), "The Spectre Skeleton", "Elfin Tricks", "Elfin Arrow. Manufactory", "Puck In Mischeif ", "Witches Frolic", and also includes: "The Bow, Edinburgh. House of Major Weir. Drawn by J. Skene Esq. of Rubislaw Engraved by W.H. Lizars.".. First Thus. Hard Cover/Full-Leather/Sewn. Very Good. Illus. by Six Full-Page Steel Engravings "All Designed Etched & Published by George Cruikshank", with "The Bow", Drawn by J. Skene… Read More

London and New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2005. Hard Cover. New/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

San Francisco, Calif.: Level Press, 1974. Appears Unread. First Thus Level Press direct reprint of Thelema Pub.Co. [Germer, Motta], 1962 First Edition with a New "Preface To The Third Edition", and "A Technical Note Concerning Divination And Liber Aleph". Some age, bump crease to lower spine (see scan), but binding Square, Crisp and Extremely Tight. Edge age. Internally Clean, Unmarked. Aged, still a Very Good, seemingly Unread copy.. First Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Aleister Crowley Frontispiece, "In Hastings (with little left but pipe and wit)". 8vo size - 8½" tall.