The Great Beast. The Life of Aleister Crowley
de Symonds, John
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Ver descripción
- Librería
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
New York: Roy Publishers, 1952. First US Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 316pp. Blue cloth with gilt spine titles. With a b&w frontis photo of Crowley, plus additional photographs in b&w. Book has some small corner bumps. Dust jacket flaps were once taped to front pastedown and rear free endpaper, leaving old cellophane tape ghost marks, with tape residue also appearing on edges of jacket flaps. The dust jacket has some rubbing, a couple of short closed tears and some corner wear but still very attractive. A very good copy in like dust jacket. This was the first of Symonds' biographies of Aleister Crowley (there were three others published over the years: The Magic of Aleister Crowley (1958); The King of the Shadow Realm. Aleister Crowley: His Life and Magic (1989); and The Beast 666: The Life of Aleister Crowley (1997).
Reseñas
(¡Iniciar sesión or Crear una cuenta primero!)
Detalles
- Librería
- Richard Bishop, Bookseller (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 6123
- Título
- The Great Beast. The Life of Aleister Crowley
- Autor
- Symonds, John
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First US Edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Roy Publishers
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1952
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Occult & Esoterica;
Términos de venta
Richard Bishop, Bookseller
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
Sobre el vendedor
Richard Bishop, Bookseller
Miembro de Biblio desde 2022
Portland, Oregon
Sobre Richard Bishop, Bookseller
We offer a fine selection of modern and antiquarian books with a focus on Magick & Witchcraft, related Occult and Esoteric studies, Erotica & Curiosa, and more. Additional photos of most items (and often slightly lower prices) are available at our website (richardbishopbookseller.com). While visiting the website, make sure you join our mailing list in order to receive notices of special sales and other timely information. Contact us at rarebooks@airpost.net with any questions.
Glosario
Algunos términos que podrían usarse en esta descripción incluyen:
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...