SKINNER: THE MAGICAL DIARIES OF ALEISTER CROWLEY * WEISER HC W/ D/J 1ST EDN 1979

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ALEISTER CROWLEY [EDITED BY STEPHEN SKINNER].
THE MAGICAL DIARIES OF ALEISTER CROWLEY: THE BEAST 666, IN TUNISIA, 1923.
NY: Samuel Weiser.
FIRST AMERICAN EDITION.
1979.
251 pages with Index.
TEXTUAL ILLUSTRATIONS.
Royal octavo (10 by 6 1/2 inch) hardcover, full dark blue cloth with d/j, gilt titling to spine, decorative violet endpapers.
Spine very slightly cocked, some wear to spine-tips, corners & edges of d/j (now preserved in a removable mylar sleeve), d/j clipped, o/w
NEAR FINE CONDITION IN GOOD D/J
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The unrefined ore, so to speak, of what it meant to Crowley to lead a pre-eminently magickal life. The introduction, the footnotes, and the appendices by Skinner help to guide the reader as far as possible into such unfamiliar realms of experience.
CONTENTS:
INTRODUCTION. • A CROWLEY CHRONOLOGY.
THE MAGICAL DIARY OF TO MEGA THERION, THE BEAST 666, IN TUNISIA, 1923.
APPENDICES:
I.) QABALISTIC DATA. • II.) HEXAGRAM OF THE YI KING. • III.) MAGICAL MOTTOES. • IV.) DIARY ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS. • V.) STOPPING HEROIN – CLINICAL REPORT JUNE 11, 1923.
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