Oracles: The Biography of an Art
by Crowley, Aleister
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Inverness (Foyers): Society for the Propagation of Religious Truth, 1905. First Edition. First edition, first printing, limited edition; print run of only 500 copies. [viii], 175, 14, [2 publisher's list]pp. Bound in publisher's dark green camel hair wrappers; spine lettered in white. About Very Good with chipping at extremities, fill-in repairs at foot and bottom joints; crease down center of spine. Tape ghost at front gutter; split hinge at p. 16; contents lightly foxed with minor toning.
A scarce collection of poetry by English occultist and ceremonial magician Aleister Crowley, as well as his translations of Baudelaire. Composed at Crowley's abode on Loch Ness, Boleskin House, which would later house Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page. Rare with the fragile original wrappers in any state.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140945903
- Title
- Oracles: The Biography of an Art
- Author
- Crowley, Aleister
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Society for the Propagation of Religious Truth
- Place of Publication
- Inverness (Foyers)
- Date Published
- 1905
- Keywords
- Black Magic, Poetry, Occult, Golden Dawn
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...