Sale! 1974 Aleister Crowley Limited-Edition numbered book Hardcover Red

The Star and the Garter Aleister Crowley Gordon Press, New York, 1974. Hardcover. Limited Edition, limited to 200 copies. 19 pages. Gold titles on red leatherette. Rear blank page has small knick out of edge, endpaper pastedown has slight area of rough/edge glue (observations of a fuss-pot bookseller!). Otherwise an attractive Near Fine copy. Crowley wrote that The Star & the Garter “contained some of my best lyrics” and was also “important in marking a new step in my poetic path ….. [for] …. I had mastered form better than I had ever done before …..The Star and the Garter is a work that is similar to Alice, an Adultery, only this time the dilemma of the poet represents Crowley upon his wife discovering a prostitute’s garter belt in his room, and Crowley, before their divorce, for the last time romanticising unbridled sex. This is first class poetry perfect for the Crowley aficionado, connoisseur of fine poetry, or ceremonial magician. Aleister Crowley (1875-1947), who claimed to be the re-incarnation of Dr. John Dee among others, lived in England from 1875 through 1947. He is the author of several Weiser Books titles, including Book of Thoth, Diary of a Drug Fiend, Magick, Book of Lies, Book of the Law and 777 & Other Qabalistic Writings. He was a poet, mountaineer, secret agent, magus, libertine, and prophet – was dubbed by the tabloids “The Wickedest Man in the World.” Vintage Condition. See Pics weight 0.236 kg Thelma Religion philosophy Magik occult witchcraft