THE GREAT BEAST. The Life of Aleister Crowley, by John Symonds.
London: Rider and Company, 47 Princes Gate, S.W. 7. 1951. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original blue cloth titled in gilt on spine panel. 310 pp., index, illustrated with photographs. Also contains as an appendix NOTES ON THE HOROSCOPE OF ALEISTER CROWLEY by Rupert Gleadow and a BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WORKS OF ALEISTER CROWLEY Compiled by Gerald Yorke. Some wear and staining to the cloth, browning and spotting to page edges, old marks from long-vanished adjacent tape to endpapers, a fairly decent copy overall in the original pictorial dust jacket bearing Crowley's infamous self-portrait on the front panel. The jacket is worn and chipped at the edges and has old tape on the verso holding it all together. While it sounds dreadful, it s not so bad and it shows quite well. Not at all a common book in the stunning jacket. Item #314335
¶ A primary source biography, Symons was Crowley's literary executor upon his death. Early biography of Crowley. Contains Gerald Yorke's very useful bibliography.
Price (CAD): $250.00