Antiquarian
Deluxe edition, limited to 100 copies, signed by all the authors. Quarter-bound in leather with moiréd silk sides. Exhibition leaflet and Patron list. Dust-jacket and slipcase. An exclusive presentation insert: The Geometry of Theurgy by Dr William Wallace, DVD of documentary "The Bones Go Last".
This lavishly illustrated publication accompanies the Austin Osman Spare exhibition held in 2010 at the Cuming Museum, London. This landmark book comprises:
An introduction by Robert Ansell
A cartographic study by Gavin W Semple
Biographical essay by Geraldine Beskin
Essays by the curators, Christopher Jordan and Stephen Pochin
Magical essay by Michael Staley
Detailed commentaries on the works in the collection by renowned AOS commentator Dr William Wallace
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Antiquarian
Out of print first hardback edition, limited to 350 copies only. Published by Kamuret Press 2021.
Condition: Fine, unread copy. Extremely minor crease to top right dustwrapper, otherwise completely pristine.
Edited, annotated and introduced by Richard Kaczynski, this edition far surpasses that found in the Collected Works: red and black ink has been employed to capture the feel of the 1904 edition; a 50 page introduction by Crowley’s foremost biographer introduces the reader to the many themes to be found throughout the book; finally, copious end-notes further elucidate concepts and ideas in need of clarification.
From the introduction:
‘The Sword of Song is arguably the greatest story never told. It is a book of firsts: his first manifesto, his first talismanic book, his first mystical essays, his first nod to sexual mysteries, and an enticing preview of what was to come in The Book of the Law, the spirit-writing that would form the cornerstone of his philosophy’.