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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Stated first edition; full numberline beginning w/1. Fine dark blue boards, maroon cloth spine wrap, gilt spine titles, light shelf wear. Dark violet endpages. Pages near fine; no writing. Attractively toned. Dust wrapper near fine, moderate toning; unclipped 22.50, protected in new clear sleeve. Very attractive. Near fine first edition in same wrapper. Robert Anton Wilson and Genesis P-Orridge provide forewords to this collection of pieces such as: To Mega Therion - Chapters include, "De Arte Magica", "Liber AL vel Legis, or The Book of the Law", Selections from, "The Book of Lies", "The Principles of Ritual", et al. The unity and brilliance of poet and author Aleister Crowley's vision is illuminated as never before in Portable Darkness, the first anthology of the renowned occultist's work. Editor, Michaelsen, is the first to tackle the formidable task of collecting the best of Crowley's voluminous lifework (many of which are out of print). The Book of Lies, Magick and Lies, Hymn to Pan, Sex and Sex Magick, Liber Cheth vel Vallum Abiegni, The Book of the Law, Magick and the Law, Trance, Yoga, etc. List of recommended titles from popular and magical culture, fiction and non-fiction, at back. 339 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Tassone, Richard (Jacket Design) (illustrator). Book.…