J.A.L.

A GENERAL LETTER TO ALL MEMBERS.

Pasadena: The Theosophical Society, 1964. In wraps; A VERY GOOD+ copy. 32 pages. 8vo.

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Book number: 14082

Keywords: Theosophy Blavatsky esoterica

E.G.O. (Gwen Otter)

THE WRITING ON THE GROUND: Notes of a Speech Made in the Course of a Debate on Honesty in Love.

Thame: Mandrake, 1991. Mandrake Series Number 26. Stitched Booklet as issued; A FINE COPY. Out of Print. With a frontispiece of a hand written note by Gerald Yorke regarding this rare piece. 8vo.

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Book number: 15001

Keywords: magick Crowley Thelema esoteric

Abintra, the Bookseller.

CATALOGUES: Ancient Teachings & the Inner Life of Man. Forty+ numbers..

Aurora, OR; Morris, NY: Charlottesville, VA: David Kherdian, 1983-1991. A FINE SET, with only purchases [by JDH] circled. Of the first 29 issued, only Catalogue Three is missing. Each catalogue averages 32 pages with approximately 300 listings. Much on Gurdjieff, including many titles related to the Fourth Way, but not recognized as such. A wide range of unusual titles in theology, literature, philosophy, mythology, and historical occultism, all well catalogued, and representative of the metaphysical interests of the time. Each catalogue has an illustrated cover, well chosen by David, Octavo.

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Book number: 19126

Keywords: metaphysical occult books bibliography Gurdjieff Fourth Way

Abrahamsson, Carl. (ed.)

THE FENRIS WOLF, Number Six. Limited Cloth Edition.

Stockholm: Edda Publishing, 2013. Limited to 100 hand numbered copies. A FINE CLOTH VOLUME in fine dust jacket. This volume contains material by Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Michael Horowitz, Frater Achad, Timothy O'Neill, Anton LaVey, Freya Aswynn, Nema, Philip Farber, Kendell Geers, Sasha Chaitow, Shri Gurudev Mahendranath a.k.a. Dadaji, Derek Seagrief, Robert Taylor, Marita, Aki Cederberg, Renata Wieczorek, Gary Dickinson, Vera Nikolich, Robert Morgan, Henrik Bogdan, Alexander Nym, Sara George, Anders Lundgren and Carl Abrahamsson, on topics as diverse as occult London, Tantric quests, rune magic and neurology, Cannabis, LSD, entheogenic influences on culture, the Mega Golem, Aleister Crowley in China, Bogomil Gnostics, decadent French author Josephin Péladan, the birth and death horoscopes of the Great Beast 666, Liber AL vel Legis, the psycho-sexual surrealism of Hans Bellmer, healing, death, the extraterrestrial origins of language, Ernst Jünger's psychedelic approaches, recent Satanic cinema, the occult potential of contemporary physics, Babalon as a magical formula, the mystical art of Sulamith Wülfing and a never before published poem, The Litany of Ra, by Charles Stansfeld Jones a.k.a. Frater Achad. And more... of course! Dust jacket cover illustration by Fredrik Söderberg in full color. 336 pages. Octavo.

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Book number: 18261

Keywords: magick Crowley art esoteric symbolism magick art poetry avant garde Crowley Spare

Abrahamsson, Carl. (ed.)

THE FENRIS WOLF, Number Seven. Limited Cloth Edition.

Stockholm: Edda Publishing, 2014. Limited Edition of 100 hand numbered cloth copies only. A FINE COPY IN FINE DUST JACKET. Illustrated jscket cover by Robert Söderberg. A new issue of this excellent journal and review with another round of intriguing topics as diverse as Aleister Crowley, Rudolf Steiner, Anton LaVey, Sar Peladan, Fernand Khnopff, Marcel Duchamp, Robert Heinlein, William Burroughs, Brion Gysin, Wilhelm Reich, Thelema, Satanism, symbolism, psychoanalysis, Dada, apocalyptic witchcraft, psychedelic philosophy, visionary book covers, Cannabis, artificial human companions, sacred prostitution, German Expressionist cinema, slam poetry, independent universities, extraterrestrial influences, astrology, sexual magic, science fiction and more.

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Book number: 18263

Keywords: magick Crowley art esoteric symbolism magick art poetry avant garde Crowley Spare

Abrahamsson, Carl. (ed.)

THE FENRIS WOLF, Number Eight. Limited Cloth Edition.

Stockholm: Edda Publishing, 2016. Limited to 100 hand numbered copies. A FINE CLOTH VOLUME in fine dust jacket. This volume contains material by Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Frater Achad, Michael Moynihan, Robert Anton Wilson, H.P. Lovecraft, August Derleth, Kendell Geers, Orryelle, many others. Dust jacket cover illustration by Andreas Kalliaridis. 384 pages. Octavo.

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Book number: 18518

Keywords: magick Crowley art esoteric symbolism magick art poetry avant garde Crowley Spare

Abrahamsson, Carl. (ed.)

HERE TO GO: Art, Counter-Culture and the Esoteric. An Anthology of Writings Presented to the Symposium held at Trondheim, Norway.

Stockholm: Edda Publishing, 2012. Limited Quality Text Paper Edition of 400 Hand-Numbered Copies Only. A FINE COPY in French fold wraps as issued. Introduction by Martin Palmer, with new articles and essays on the subject, including: Carl Abrahamsson: The Sorcery of Fiction; Karen ikgol: Scenography of the Mind (No Place); Gary Lachman: Crowley on Film; Jesper Aagaard Petersen: Megapolisomancy; Kendell Geers: Political-Erotical-Mystical Manifesto; Andrew M McKenzie: Follow me, Sir, I'm Right Behind You; Genesis Breyer P-Orridge: Thee Mourning Nudes. Small Octavo.

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Book number: 18535

Keywords: magick art poetry avant garde Crowley

Abrahamsson, Carl.

MOTHER, HAVE A SAFE TRIP. A Novel.

Stockholm: Edda Publishing, 2013. FIRST EDITION. Limited to 500 cloth copies. A FINE CLOTH COPY. An occult sex thriller set in an international environment. Unearthed plans and designs stemming from radical inventor, Nikola Tesla, could solve the world's energy problems. These plans suddenly generate a vortex of interest from various powers. Thrown into this maelstrom of international intrigue is Victor Ritterstadt, a soul searching magician with a mysterious and troubled past. From Berlin, over Macedonia and all the way to Nepal, Ritterstadt sets out on an inner quest. Espionage, love, UFOs, magick, telepathy, conspiracies, LSD and more in this shocking story of a world about to be changed forever. 200 pages. Octavo.

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Book number: 18269

Keywords: fiction erotica sex magick Edda Abrahamsson

Abrams, M.H. [ed.]

THE NORTON ANTHOLOGY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE. Volume II.

New York: W. W. Norton & Company Inc. 1968, Revised Edition. A FINE CLOTH COPY. [xlii] ,2516 pages. Square octavo.

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Book number: 18882

Keywords: literature English poetry British literati

Aburrow, Yvonne.

THE SACRED GROVE: Mysteries of the Forest.

UK: Capall-Bann, 1996. Quality trade paper edition; A FINE COPY, unread. Illustrated. Tables. 227 pages, indexed. 8vo.

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Book number: 19101

Keywords: magic witchcraft folklore forest elementals

Acher, Frater.

TRUTMEZZER: A Blade of Two Ways.

Hercules: Three Hands Press,, 2023. Limited to 936 Copies. A FINE COPY, Bound in black cloth, with a two-color dust jacket. Examnines the Witch's Dagger in German folklore and sorcery, and traces the function of the magical blade as a key to the spirit world, and contemplates its array of powers. Central to the understanding of the blade's power is the figure of the Trud, an oppressive nocturnal spirit, which shares some attributes with the Witch, but also introduces the blade's function as a gatekeeper between worlds. Original illustrations by Rowan Cassidy, and calligraphy by Delia Vico. 80 pages. Octavo.

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Book number: 19546

Keywords: witchcraft tools ritual craft German folklore magic blades

Ackroyd, Peter.

BLAKE: A Biography.

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. First American Edition. A FINE CLOTH COPY in fine dust jacket. 399 pages. Tall octavo.

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Book number: 18386

Keywords: Blake art biography mysticism

Ackroyd, Peter.

THE HOUSE OF DOCTOR DEE. A novel.

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1993. In quality wraps; A MINT COPY still in original publisher's shrink-wrap. Octavo.

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Book number: 16865

Keywords: magick alchemy John Dee occult fiction

Vincent & Adams.

THE BOOK QUOTER'S BOOK: Book Quoting as a Specialty.

Buccaneer Books, 1985. In wraps as issued; small nick front panel; else, VERY GOOD+, unmarked. Octavo.

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Book number: 11492

Keywords: books booksellers

Adams, Charles J. [comp.]

A READER'S GUIDE TO THE GREAT RELIGIONS: An Annotated Bibliography,

New York: The Free Press, 1965 Ex-libris; no internal marking; firm, clean binding; Very Good reference volume. [xv], 364 pages. Tall 8vo.

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Book number: 19164

Keywords: religions books bibliography comparative spirituality