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Variations of sodomy, pederasty, bestiality, and necrophilia are interwoven with gleeful blasphemy in this seminal collection of poetry by Aleister Crowley. Inspired by Krafft-Ebing's study of sexual perversity, Psychopathia Sexualis, it purports to be "the literary remains of George Archibald Bishop, a neuropath of the Second Empire." Crowley's infamous first book, White Stains was clandestinely printed in 1898 by Leonard Smithers. Of the one hundred numbered copies that were originally printed, only a handful were spared destruction by Her Majesty's Customs; an outcome which speaks against Crowley's decision to invoke the blessing of the Virgin Mary in his prefatory sonnet. Crowley would go on to establish himself as a leading figure in the Western occult tradition. A drug addict, bisexual, and proponent of sex magick, Crowley's flamboyantly impious lifestyle would lead the tabloid press to crown him "The Wickedest Man in the World."
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Aleister Crowley (born Edward Alexander Crowley; 12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947) was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, painter, novelist, and mountaineer. He founded the religion and philosophy of Thelema, identifying himself as the prophet entrusted with guiding humanity into the Aeon of Horus in the early 20th century.
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- PublisherGerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0715606808
- ISBN 13 9780715606803
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages128
- EditorSymonds John
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White Stains. [The Literary Remains of George Archibald Bishop a Neuropath of the Second Empire]. Edited with an Introduction by John Symonds. 2nd Reprint of the 1978-Edition.
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Book Description XV, 118 p., 8°, O-Hardcover A reprint of one of the scarcest of Crowley's books containing mystical and pornographical poems, a few of them in French. The small original 1898 edition (100 copies) was published anonymus and almost completely destroyed by British Customs in 1924. - Little knocked, else a good copy. Seller Inventory # 13940
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Limited & Numbered. The Literary Remains of George Archibald Bishop, A Neuropath of the Second Empire. The original publication of this collection of erotic verse was mostly destroyed by H.M. Customs in 1924. Edited and with and introduction by John Symonds. Limited & Numbered Edition (No 341 of 1000 copies). Corrected & Reset Edition. Nicely bound in white with black lettering of Crowley's infamous 'phallic A' signature & illustrated black dw. First Thus. Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd, London 1973. xvi + 118pp hb dw creased, tiny tear to pre-title, vg. Seller Inventory # 040996
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. London: Gerald Duckworth & Co., Ltd., 1973. "1000 copies of this [Hand] numbered Limited Edition have been printed". Book shows some light age, small bump to front panel with light wear (see scan), still Fine in DJ with light age (see scan). First Edition Limited/Hand Numbered. Hard Cover, Leatherette, Sewn. Fine/Fine. 8vo - 8½" tall. Seller Inventory # 932033
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Book Description HARD BACK WHITE. Condition: GOOD. JACKET: GOOD DJ. 1000 Copies of this numbered Limited edition have been printed This copy is number 636. General wear and rubbed cover. Tight binding.No Bookplate No markingsBlack gilt on cover and spine. DATE PUBLISHED: 1973 EDITION: 118. Seller Inventory # 086231
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