Books of the Beast: Guide to Aleister Crowley's Magical First Editions

For Aleister Crowley a book was a talisman and their every part right down to colour, dimension, and price
was symbolic. He also used magical techniques to gain literary success—thus
new editions of Crowley’s writing multiply daily, tantalizing the bibliographer.
All the more indispensable is this authoritative guide to his magical first
editions.

Timothy d’Arch Smith, widely acknowledged as a leading expert
on Crowley and on underground literature, offers several shorter articles
on Oxford’s demonologist Montague Summers; R A Caton and his Fortune Press;
Sexual prophet Ralph Chubb; Florence Farr; The British Library Private
Case; and on the author himself. For this new edition, he also adds an
extra chapter on Crowley.

‘...one could hardly wish for a
more stimulating guide... The London Magazine


‘One of the more immediately striking
things about the book is its gentle humour.’ Time Out