Witchcraft and Black Magic by Summers, Montague - 1946

Crowley's most famous work. This is the Castle Books 1991 reprint. Exceptionally good condition for this edition. No spine fade at all, which is often seen. DJ is complete with no tears, cracks, fading or marks. Only the slightest rubbing on the back. See all photos. Pages are uncut, bright, clean and with no obvious markings at all. No inscriptions, bookplates etc. Boards are tight and clean. This book has been exceptionally well looked after and but for the very slightest of signs is effectively as new. Now in a professional clear removable cover. 436pp illus

Cammell's positive biography of Crowley, later republished as 'Aleister Crowley the black magician'. This is the 1st US edition. Book is in superior condition. Pages are clean with no markings or inscriptions. Photos are present, clear and bright. Natural minor age wear to page edges. Boards are clean, bright and firm. DJ is in VG condition: a few minor tears and creases, and the spine has some sun fade but overall very nice and unclipped. Rare in this condition. See photos, all of which are of the copy for sale, we don't use stock photos. More photos on request, thanks!

A beautiful copy of the 1975 Weiser edition. Dr Moses Gaster possessed the original text which was potentially a 13th/14th century source (possibly earlier). This was a Hebrew book of magic, the text of which Gaster first published, along with translation and commentary in 1896. His English translation here is followed by the original Hebrew text. Gaster's original document is now in the British Library. This is the third impression from 1975, published by Weiser. Pages are remarkably clean and bright, not a single apparent mark, crease, inscription, tanning or foxing. If anything the top edges have the slightest of age wear. Boards are tight and clean. The very slightest fraying at the base of the spine and a miniscule amount of bending in the bottom corners. But all in all a remarkable copy. Please see all photos, which are of the actual copy for sale. This book is rare in any condition but exceedingly so in this state. No DJ, as published

Harry Price's classic examination of poltergeist cases. Price was a magician and conjuror, but most famous for his investigations into the paranormal. This is the first edition and in very good condition. Rare in this state. Pages are clean, just a little natural browning here and there. No inscriptions. FEP has a little nicking at top right page. No real foxing or spotting at all. Boards are firm, and very good just a little normal impact at corners and a few inevitable small scratches and scrapes. No DJ. See all photos. A really nice copy of this famous and scarce work.

A wonderful copy. A substantial work by famous author on such themes, Manly P Hall. The book explores themes underlying ancient mythology, philosophy, and religion. A huge range of topics. There is confusion on book site about the editions around this time, and the (often stock) photos that accompany them. This is the Golden Anniversary Reduced Facsimile of 1977, with all black & white plates. A bit of the confusion comes as the text promises colour plates, but this is not the case in this edition. Please see all photos here which are of this actual edition on sale. The pages are excellent: bright and clean and uncreased. Three minor points to mention: there is an old small bookshop label on the FEP (see photos) this is almost off and will probably come away if desired. There is a small stamp of a date on the first (blank) page, again see photos. Finally, a neat small ex-libris stamp on the title page (see photos). However otherwise the pages are in the best condition we've seen in this title: the… Read More

Crowley's most famous work. This is the Castle Books 1991 reprint. Exceptionally good condition for this edition. No spine fade at all, which is often seen. DJ is complete with no tears, cracks, fading or marks. Only the slightest rubbing on the back. See all photos. Pages are uncut, bright, clean and with no obvious markings at all. No inscriptions, bookplates etc. Boards are tight and clean. This book has been exceptionally well looked after and but for the very slightest of signs is effectively as new. Now in a professional clear removable cover. 436pp illus

Cammell's positive biography of Crowley, later republished as 'Aleister Crowley the black magician'. This is the 1st US edition. Book is in superior condition. Pages are clean with no markings or inscriptions. Photos are present, clear and bright. Natural minor age wear to page edges. Boards are clean, bright and firm. DJ is in VG condition: a few minor tears and creases, and the spine has some sun fade but overall very nice and unclipped. Rare in this condition. See photos, all of which are of the copy for sale, we don't use stock photos. More photos on request, thanks!

A beautiful copy of the 1975 Weiser edition. Dr Moses Gaster possessed the original text which was potentially a 13th/14th century source (possibly earlier). This was a Hebrew book of magic, the text of which Gaster first published, along with translation and commentary in 1896. His English translation here is followed by the original Hebrew text. Gaster's original document is now in the British Library. This is the third impression from 1975, published by Weiser. Pages are remarkably clean and bright, not a single apparent mark, crease, inscription, tanning or foxing. If anything the top edges have the slightest of age wear. Boards are tight and clean. The very slightest fraying at the base of the spine and a miniscule amount of bending in the bottom corners. But all in all a remarkable copy. Please see all photos, which are of the actual copy for sale. This book is rare in any condition but exceedingly so in this state. No DJ, as published

Harry Price's classic examination of poltergeist cases. Price was a magician and conjuror, but most famous for his investigations into the paranormal. This is the first edition and in very good condition. Rare in this state. Pages are clean, just a little natural browning here and there. No inscriptions. FEP has a little nicking at top right page. No real foxing or spotting at all. Boards are firm, and very good just a little normal impact at corners and a few inevitable small scratches and scrapes. No DJ. See all photos. A really nice copy of this famous and scarce work.

A wonderful copy. A substantial work by famous author on such themes, Manly P Hall. The book explores themes underlying ancient mythology, philosophy, and religion. A huge range of topics. There is confusion on book site about the editions around this time, and the (often stock) photos that accompany them. This is the Golden Anniversary Reduced Facsimile of 1977, with all black & white plates. A bit of the confusion comes as the text promises colour plates, but this is not the case in this edition. Please see all photos here which are of this actual edition on sale. The pages are excellent: bright and clean and uncreased. Three minor points to mention: there is an old small bookshop label on the FEP (see photos) this is almost off and will probably come away if desired. There is a small stamp of a date on the first (blank) page, again see photos. Finally, a neat small ex-libris stamp on the title page (see photos). However otherwise the pages are in the best condition we've seen in this title: the… Read More