The Sword of Song: Called by Christians The Book of the Beast.
London: Kamuret Press, 2021. First edition thus, deluxe issue, limited to 31 copies, of which this is copy number 30. Octavo, liv, [1], 407 pages, publisher’s original full blue goatskin binding, with raised bands to the spine and gilt decoration to the boards. Permanent silk place marker. A superb deluxe edition of Aleister Crowley’s The Sword of Song: Called by Christians The Book of the Beast, one of Crowley’s most important early works and a provocative precursor to the mature Thelemic writings that would follow. First published in 1904 in a tiny Paris edition, the book combines poetry, polemic, religious satire, Buddhist and magical philosophy, literary experimentation, and Crowley’s emerging self-identification as “The Beast.” This 2021 deluxe edition, edited, annotated, and introduced by Richard Kaczynski, presents the text with extensive scholarly apparatus, making it one of the most useful and desirable modern editions of the work. This is the deluxe issue, limited to only 31 copies, bound in full blue goatskin with raised bands and gilt decoration, a particularly handsome production for collectors of Crowley, Thelema, occult literature, fine press books, and modern esotericism. Minimal shelf wear, else in very good + to near fine condition. Item #331
Price: $1,500.00