Semple Gavin W (8 results)

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. London: Starfire Publishing Ltd, 1996. AS NEW / UNREAD (see scan). First Edition. Soft Cover. As New. Illus. by Austin Osman Spare, Robert Taylor, Paul Lowe, Lindsey Calvert, Andrew D. Chumbley, Peter Smith, Carina van der Snee, Vonn Stropp. 4to size - 11½" tall. Oversized Safely, Securely Packed.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Fine in an about Fine dust jacket, faintly bumped. Plain brown wraps. Square and firmly bound, talisman and bookmark laind-in, clean internally. A revised and expanded edition of Semple's essay originally published in Starfire about Spare's system and art.

Soft cover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. RARE AND SCARCE. Brand New, MINT, UNREAD, First Limited Edition, pages clean and crisp. Laid In Bookmark and Talisman ARE INCLUDED. 100% Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back. Thank you for your interest. We ship the same day or the next business day. e7.

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. London: Fulgur BCM, 1995. NEW / Unread Fulgur Old Stock, and RARE Thus. Published October 1995, 600 copies only. Laid in Bookmark and Talisman as called for. From the Publisher (see image): "Austin Osman Spare (1886-1956) was one of the most enigmatic artists of this century. His powerful and idiosyncratic art masks a philosophy of arcane beauty, often overlooked by the undiscerning eye. In this essay his personal systems are explored, clarified and augmented with judicious application of the artist's own words. Here are excerpts from Spare's last unpublished grimoire The Logomachy of Zos alongside the early text of The Book of Pleasure, clearly demonstrating the strength and consistency of his vision through life. With the hindsight of many years biographical research and experimentation exploring Spare's system with his own, the author Gavin Semple here gives emphasis to the techniques of sorcery that imbued Spare'a art with such power and demonstrates to the reader the methods by which these potentials are controlled and made manifest. First published in Starfire magazine, the essay has been considerably revised and expanded, including a glossary, and is fully illustrated.". First Edition Limited. Soft Cover/DJ Over Thick Wraps. New/New. Illus. by 8 colour | 17 black and white. 8vo size - 8¼" tall.

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. London: Fulgur Limited, BCM Fulgur, 2002. NEW / Unread Fulgur Old Stock, and RARE Thus. Published December 2002, 400 copies only. From the Publisher (see image) : "Driven by a personal quest for the eccentric and unusual, the young art connoisseur Frank Letchford sought out Austin Osman Spare in 1937. Through twenty years of close friendship he became Spare's student, amanuensis and benefactor and after the artist's death sustained a tireless effort to further his work and ideas. Mr Letchford's untimely death in 1998 was a great loss, not only to his family and friends, but also to the global network of cognoscenti of Spare's uniquely wayward genius. This affectionate tribute by Gavin W. Semple is fully illustrated and examines the character of a man who enjoyed Spare's close companionship over the last two decades of the artist's life. Through their relationship we are given insights into a lesser-known side of the Magician of Southwark that of Zos as paternal teacher, humanist and friend". First Edition Limited. Soft Cover/DJ Over Thick Wraps. New/New. Illus. by Frontispiece | 11 black and white. 8vo size - 8¼" tall.

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. London: Fulgur, 1992. NEW / Unread Fulgur Old Stock, and RARE Thus. Published October 31st 1992, 333 copies only, "24 pages on Antique Green Paper in Green Card Cover", light age to uncut edges. "Catalogue of seventy-seven works by Austin Osman Spare with dimensions, media and notes". From the Publisher (see image) - "This small catalogue was produced to mark the publication of our first book, The Witches Sabbath and on the occasion of an exhibition of original works by AOS at Henry Boxer's gallery on Kensington Church Street in 1992. Organised by Angie and David Reed, there were numerous works loaned by Jimmy Page, including Elemental Materialisation, a.k.a. 'Strength of a Tiger' on a rare public outing, scarce radio speaker baffles with designs by Spare and magical stele.". First Edition Limited. Soft Cover/Saddle-stitched. New. Illus. by Tipped-in Frontispiece of an Early Pen and Ink Titled Chaos. 16mo size - 5¾" tall.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. One of only 496 copies. This is one of 441 in stapled wraps. Book.

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.