The Magic of Aleister Crowley
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Book Description
Published by Frederick Muller, 1958. 1st Edition. Symonds, a prolific writer in various fields, wrote four biographies of Crowley including this one in 1958. Bound in black cloth with gilt lettering on spine; 8vo, 212pps, + 9pps of b &w photos incl frontispiece; a small amount of browning on inside front and back covers, edges and some inside pages, otherwise book is in excellent condition. Very good pictorial dust jacket unclipped and complete.
Dealer Notes
Aleister Crowley was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, philosopher, political theorist, novelist, mountaineer, and painter. He founded the religion of Thelema, identifying himself as the prophet entrusted with guiding humanity into the Æon of Horus in the early 20th century. A prolific writer, he published widely over the course of his life.
Crowley gained widespread notoriety during his lifetime, being a drug user, bisexual and an individualist social critic. Crowley has remained a highly influential figure over Western esotericism and the counterculture of the 1960s and continues to be considered a prophet in Thelema. He is the subject of various biographies and academic studies.
Crowley gained widespread notoriety during his lifetime, being a drug user, bisexual and an individualist social critic. Crowley has remained a highly influential figure over Western esotericism and the counterculture of the 1960s and continues to be considered a prophet in Thelema. He is the subject of various biographies and academic studies.
Author
Symonds, John
Date
1958
Binding
Cloth
Publisher
Muller
Condition
Very Good -
Pages
209
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