London: The Mandrake Press, 1929. First edition. Page edges lightly tanned (much less than usual), a fine copy in very good or better pictorial dust jacket with light wear at upper spine end, 15 mm closed tear at lower rear spine fold with associated internal tape mend, and just a touch of fade to blue ink on spine panel. A lovely copy with striking three-color art deco dust jacket designed by Beresford Egan. (#168640) (29466). Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v-vii [viii] 9-335 [336: printer's imprint], original green cloth, spine panel stamped in gold. A novel about the magical pursuits and feuds of Crowley's day with many recognizable personalities ... at times very amusing in its bizarre vituperation, despite formal flaws." - Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, pp. 106-07. "... one of the relatively rare works of fantastic fiction which deserves attention primarily as part of a psychological case study." - Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature III, pp. 1065-67. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 3-94. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1756. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 62. Bleiler (1978), p. 53. Reginald 03665.

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Bookseller: John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 29466
Title: MOONCHILD: A PROLOGUE
Author: Crowley, Aleister (Edward Alexander Crowley)
Book Condition: Used - Page edges lightly tanned (much less than usual), a fine copy in very good or better pictorial dust jacket with light wear at up
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Publisher: The Mandrake Press
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1929
Keywords: Horror

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