Legacy of the Beast: The life, Work and Influence of Aleister Crowley by Gerald Suster
Description
Second Hand / Antiquarian
Published: W.H. Allen, London 1988
Condition: Good. Dust jacket unclipped. Binding firm. Pages clean and unmarked apart from two
annotations in biro; one a page reference written on the front flyleaf, the other an asterix on an inside
page. There is some very slight foxing on the page edges.
Second Edition.
Not so much a biography as an overview and appraisal of the Beast and his Law of Thelema. Not so much a biography as an overview and appraisal of the Beast and his Law of Thelema. The author, Gerald Suster (1951-2001), was a British Thelemite and prolific writer who is best known for this book and biographical study of Israel Regardie, although he also wrote various other works on different historical aspects of the occult, as well as a number of novels.
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Condition: Fine, unread copy. Extremely minor crease to top right dustwrapper, otherwise completely pristine.
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