Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015
ISBN 10: 1519340621 ISBN 13: 9781519340627
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: New.
Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015
ISBN 10: 1519340621 ISBN 13: 9781519340627
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015
ISBN 10: 1519340621 ISBN 13: 9781519340627
Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Castle Donington, DERBY, United Kingdom
Condition: New.
Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015
ISBN 10: 1519340621 ISBN 13: 9781519340627
Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Castle Donington, DERBY, United Kingdom
Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Published by I-H-O Books, U.S.A., 2005
ISBN 10: 187218958X ISBN 13: 9781872189581
Seller: Saint Georges English Bookshop, Berlin, Germany
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Privately owned, unmarked text, slight edge wear and curling to corners, Ships airmail from Berlin Bookshop BXxn58.
Published by 93 Publishing, 1975
ISBN 10: 0919690025 ISBN 13: 9780919690028
Seller: Smith Family Bookstore Downtown, Eugene, OR, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. #858/1000. general soiling. stain on side that is mildly intrusive. binding is loose. sold As Is. dj covered with Brodart. extra postage required for international orders.
Published by 93 Pub January 1975, 1975
ISBN 10: 0919690025 ISBN 13: 9780919690028
Seller: Magus Books Seattle, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. #709/1000 used hardcover in a dust jacket. jacket is slightly worn about the edges, but with no tears and not price clipped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.
Few tears to edge of dj along bottom. Name to front endpaper. Number 270 of 1000 copies. Illustrated in b/w. Fine. Dj slightly browned along edges. Publisher's boards with dj. 56pp. Folio.
Published by Morton Press, 1, 1975
Seller: Lady Lisa's Bookshop, Chester, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Used: Acceptable. Paperback in average to good condition, internally clean but cover a bit stained with small amount of scuffing, can provide photo. Undated edition limited to 100 numbered copies, this copy beomg mumber 49. Morton Press. The Book of Pleasure (Self-Love) is seen by many as the core of Austin Spare?s magical philosophy and his most important and influential work. It covers his work with sigils as a means of controlling the subconscious mind, the creation of a personal magical alphabet and the practice of the Death Posture. This edition is a facsimile (in a reduced format) of the original 1913 edition and is an affordable way of owning one of Spare?s most famed works. About the Author Austin Osman Spare (December 30, 1886 - May 15, 1956) was an English artist and magician. He was the son of a London policeman. As a child, he showed an affinity for art, and he briefly attended an art school. At the age of 13, he left school to become an apprentice to a stained glass maker. During his teen years, his fascination for the occult grew apace, heavily influencing the work he produced. In May 1904 one of his drawings was exhibited at the annual Royal Academy exhibition in London, generating a storm of publicity for the young artist. In October 1907 Spare exhibited his drawings at the Bruton gallery in London. His work resembled that of Aubrey Beardsley, but was full of grotesque, sexualized human figures and magical symbols. These elements appealed to avant-garde London intellectuals, and brought him to the attention of Aleister Crowley. Spare became a Probationer of Crowley's order Argenteum Astrum ("Of the Silver Star") in July 1909, but was not initaiated as a member, although he contributed four small drawings to Crowley's publication The Equinox. Crowley later characterized Spare as a "Black Brother", meaning that he did not approve of the goals of Spare's magical philosophy. In 1917, during World War I, Spare was conscripted into the British army, serving as a medical orderly of the Royal Army Medical Corp in London hospitals. He did not see active service, and was commissioned as an official War Artist in 1919. He visited the battlefields of France to record the work of the R.A.M.C. Spare's artistic and magical publications include Earth Inferno, The Book of Pleasure, The Focus of Life, manuscripts of 'Logomachy of Zos' and 'Zoetic Grimoire of Zos' which remained uncompleted at his death on May 15, 1956. His iconoclasm and aversion to moralism as well as his sigilization was influential on the Western esoteric tradition that later came to be known as chaos magic. Pleae note publishing date may be inaccurate. One company we list with demands a publishing date.
Published by Jerusalem Pr Ltd, 2011
ISBN 10: 0956700411 ISBN 13: 9780956700414
Seller: dsmbooks, Liverpool, United Kingdom
hardcover. Condition: Like New. Like New. book.
Published by Co-operative Printing Society Limited for the author,, 1913
Seller: Bertram Rota Ltd, Kintbury, United Kingdom
First Edition
First Edition. Plates and decorations by the author Folio Slight wear to extremities, otherwise a very nice copy Original limp black cloth, lettered in white.
Published by Printed by the Co-operative Printing Society Limited, Tudor Street, EC. Published by the Author, London, 1913
Seller: Occulte Buchhandlung "Inveha", Birstein, Germany
Printed by the Co-operative Printing Society Limited, Tudor Street, EC. Published by the Author, London 1913. 2° [390 x 270 mm]. Introduction by Ernest H. R. Collings. With nine full page halftone illustrations and numerous smaller illustrations. 1 Bl., 1 (Frontispiece), 59 S. Black original cloth binding, lettered across front in white. First Edition. - Spare's magical magnum opus is of startling originality and one of the most important and innovative occult works of the twentieth century. Only about 300 copies were produced, although an edition of 800 was planned (Robert Ansell: "Zos Speaks!"). - Binding a little rubbed, mainly on the spine and back, slightly bumped, the cloth cover slightly creased. Capitals rubbed. The embossing is not rubbed and perfectly preserved. Front bookplate and endpapers slightly stained. Paper faintly browned throughout. A good copy and very scarce in this condition. Sprache : en.