The Satanic Bible
by Anton Szandor LaVey
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Cottage Grove, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Spine is tight and square, but has some creasing. Former owner stamps to the top edge, first (promotional) leaf, and title page, but interior is else clean and unmarked. Inside covers are heavily toned. Some areas of light creasing and edge-wear to the covers. The rare first paperback edition of this foundational text of LaVeyan Satanism, which according to the diabolic showman's estranged daughter, Zeena Schreck, was written at the urging of Avon Editor in Chief Peter Mayer after LaVey's appearance in Rosemary's Baby (Mayer would again court controversy two decades later when he published another devilish title for Penguin: Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses). LaVey drew from—some say plagiarized—a variety of sources when piecing together the book, including Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, John Dee's Enochian keys, Ragnar Redbeard's 1890 social Darwinist screed, Might Is Right, and the philosophy of P. T. Barnum. Features the Sigil of Baphomet to the front, a violet-filtered portrait of the author to the back, Draco-inspired dingbats cradling ceremonial initials to each chapter heading, and an intro by LaVey biographer Burton H. Wolfe. 272 pp.
Synopsis
The Satanic Bible was written by Anton LaVey in 1969. It is a collection of essays, observations and basic Satanic rituals, and outlines LaVey's Satanic ideology. It contains the core principles of Satanism and is considered the foundation of the philosophy and dogma that constitute Satanism.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Goodbar Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 931258
- Title
- The Satanic Bible
- Author
- Anton Szandor LaVey
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Avon Books Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Avon Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1969
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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