Dukes Ramsay (2 results)

Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good+ in Wraps. Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. First Edition. Original Wraps. A 20th century text on magic that confounded the cornerstone text for Chaos Magic and some Hermeticmagick beliefs and practices. A look at sex magic, black magic and other symbols and rituals. Exquisitely illustrated by master magician Austin Osman Spare. Published in Nigel-Grey Turner (UK) and distributed by Samuel Weiser. Lionel Snell is an English writer, magician, and publisher. He has released numerous works on the subjects of magic and philosophy under various pen names, and is most famously known as Ramsey Dukes. He has been described as "an important early contributor to the discussions of occultism in the mid- to late 1970s" Light shelfwear and toning, creasings and folding, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Bound in original illustrated brown printed wrappers. 8vo. 95pp. Illus. (b/w plates).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. London: BCM Fulgur, 1992. FIRST EDITION - AS NEW, and Truly RARE Thus with Custom Bookmark in the Form of a Serpent with a Tongue of Red Silk Ribbon, AOS Photo Insert Given To Direct Subscribers, and The Original Prospectus Quite Rare in itself. Published October 1992, 900 [Hand-numbered] copies only [400 extant : "Shortly after publication, over half the edition was lost. Nearly 500 sets of unbound sheets were pulped when the printer filed for bankruptcy and his warehouse emptied"]. "The first book of the modern era that was issued with an explicit talismanic intent. . .it contains two unpublished texts and automatic drawings. The texts were printed tête-bêche---head-to-tail and tail-to-head. Their meeting at the centre of the book is marked by sigils representing the union of masculine and feminine principles central to modern magical though". Contemporary Weiser NYC Bookseller ticket. From the Publisher (see image) : ". . .our first book. In 1992, Austin Osman Spare was an obscure artist: lost to art history, the media, and bullish auction prices. Our book was a reconstruction of his work with Kenneth Grant, c.1952, intended by the two friends to capture public interest at the height of the witchcraft revival. The two texts were 'The Witches Sabbath' and 'Axiomata'. We published them tête-bêche on sumptuous French paper and offered the work in standard and deluxe editions, the latter in full black vellum. Our intent was to explore the book as a talisman and to bring cultural credibility to a then marginalised genre.". First Edition Limited. Hard Cover. As New/As New. Illus. by 2 Colour Tipped-in Frontispieces | 19 black and white. 4to size - 12" tall. Oversized Safely, Securely Packed.