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D'Arch Smith, Timothy; Smith, T. D'Arch; D'Arch Smith, T.
Language: English
Published by Mandrake, 2010
- Softcover
- New
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In English.
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- Title
- The Books of the Beast: A guide to Aleister Crowley's Magical 1st Editions
- Author
- D'Arch Smith, Timothy; Smith, T. D'Arch; D'Arch Smith, T.
- Publisher
- Mandrake
- Publication year
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1869928172
- ISBN 13
- 9781869928179
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Item weight
- 308 grams
Timothy d'Arch Smith is a well-known bibliographer, reviewer and antiquarian bookseller with a special interest in the by-ways of literature, notably the occult and the curious. For Aleister Crowley a book was a talisman and their every part right down to colour, dimension, and price was symbolic. He also used magical techniques to gain literary success--thus new editions of Crowley's writing multiply daily, tantalizing the bibliographer. All the more indispensable is this authoritative guide to his magical first editions. Timothy d'Arch Smith, widely acknowledged as a leading expert on Crowley and on underground literature, offers several shorter articles on: *Oxford's demonologist Montague Summers; *R A Caton and his Fortune Press; *Sexual prophet Ralph Chubb; *Florence Farr; *The British Library Private Case; *and Timothy d'Arch Smith. *For this new edition, he also adds an extra chapter on Crowley. ''...one could hardly wish for a more stimulating guide...'' -The London Magazine ''One of the more immediately striking things about the book is its gentle humour.'' - Time Out
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