The Holy Books of Thelema Tapa dura - 1983

York Beach (Maine): Samuel Weiser, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. A near fine clean copy (small bookstore label to bottom of the half-title page) in a near fine clean dust jacket. This first edition copy has been signed by Frater Hymenaeus Alpha who wrote the Preface to this edition, the first published collection of the fourteen Holy Books received by Crowley. It could well be called the bible of Thelema. Crowley considered these books to be theophanies--divinely inspired and beyond criticism. They form the kernel of his developmental system, and reveal the essence of his mission to mankind. This collection was prepared by Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.) using painstaking editorial techniques to reproduce the most reliable source for each book. Every effort has been made to adhere to the formal prerequisites for publication. Technical questions were resolved in accordance with Crowley's instructions wherever possible. A comprehensive preface by Frater Hymenaeus Alpha, Caliph of the O.T.O., surveys… Leer más

York Beach: Weiser, 1983 first thus edition of the Holy Books, as received by Aleister Crowley, black cloth with yellow Egyptian design and titling, small pen sigil to front paste down, aroma of incense, small bookseller ticket to paste down, xlv 270pp + black and white plate of the Stele of Revealing, preface by Hymenaeus Beta, Caliph of the OTO, unclipped dust jacket (salvaged from a different copy) has been water marked, mainly to the reverse side, with a tide mark showing to the rear flap and fold in, also sunned, book is tidy and has NO water damage, includes facsimile of the holograph manuscript of The Book of the Law, photoplate of both sides of the Stele of Revealing, contains Liber; I, VII, X, XXVII, LXV, LXVI, XC, CLVI, CCXX, XXXI, CCXXXI, CCCLXX, CD, DCCCXIII. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall.