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Contents:-

1) Important New Work
2) Ithell Colquhoun and Druidism
3) E.J. Langford-Garstin
5) Items from C.F.Russell Collection
6) Two items by Max Theon (Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor)
7) Items from the Collection of an American Gentleman
8) Swiss O.T.O. Publications
9) Forthcoming Events
10) Abbreviations
11) Payment Methods

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1) Important New Work

J. Edward Cornelius, Red Flame 12 and 13, In the Name of the Beast, A Biography of Grady Lewis McMurtry, Two paperback books, Red Flame 12, 1918-1962, xvi + 204pp +(5pp) index; Red Flame 13, ii + 226pp + (6pp) index. Authoritative account of Grady's life and magical endeavours with a great deal of information concerning his contacts with Crowley, his relationship with Germer and then the operation of the Caliphate OTO. This lucid and perceptive account gives a wealth of detail which challenges many commonly held notions. Moreover it pays full attention to Grady's A.'.A.'. endeavours, a dimension crucially important to the man himself, but often overlooked by others. The writer knew Grady well, is sympathetic to him and explains why he followed the path he did. Never-the-less he is not blind to Grady's faults. Moreover it is massively informative about the circles in which Grady moved. Highly recommended, Order Ref.RF12-13 £44

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2) Ithell Colquhoun and Druidism,
Colquhoun was a major British surrealist artist, a member of the O.T.O. and the Golden Dawn related Order of the Temple and the Phoenix. She wrote Sword of Wisdom a biography of Macgregor Mathers with much information concerning Golden dawn survivals. Her activity in Druid circles in often overlooked.

Ithell Colquhoun, Diary, August 4th 1961 - August 17th 1961, Manuscript 28pp Her record of her visit to a Druidic Gorsedd in Brittany, France. She describes her consecration as Deaconess into the Celtic Church which appears to be a manifestation of Wandering Bishop activity into Druidism which attempted to extablish a congregation amongst the public centered on a chapel titled "The Hermitage". She recounts the rituals, encounters, personality clashes, problems with neighbours and so forth. She refers to their Druidic teachings and records her personal meditations utilising chakras in the Hernitage. Small part very browned by rusting paper clip Also enclosed, her membership card of the Gorsedd which is her membership card for College des Druides, Bardes et Ovates de Bretagne which is hand written and typed and rubber stamped with Druidic seal. Also a coloured photograph of her being initiated at the Gorsedd Good Order No. 330010 £150

Ithell Colquhoun, Brittany, Gorsedd and Diary, Box file 10ins x 7ins x 2ins with approx. 90 items relating to her trip to a Druidic Gorsedd. Many are post cards showing megalithic remains, also brochures, guides and maps but also correspondence, newspaper cuttings and a small format notebook with 42pp of handwritten notes concerning the trip including a record of a meditation and one page which would appear to be a sigilisation of a desire as devised by Spare and promoted years later by Chaos magicians Good Order No. 73111 £120

Various, Documents relating to modern Celtic Christianity, Manuscripts etc
1) 40pp Exercise book with handwritten text titled Les Saints Mysteries en Celtic, Rite Neo Celtique, in French by Msgr. S.B. Tugdual, embellished in red with coloured hand drawn Celtic Cross design on first page. This is dated 1959.

2) 29 leaves with text on one side, handwritten translation into English of the above text by Ithell Colquhoun.

3) Anon, Liturgies of the Holy Celtic Church in Brittany. Three printed cards carry the original French text and these have been inserted into 15 leaves with English translation by Ithell Colquhoun handwritten by her on one side.

4) 13 Leaves typed on one side by Ihell Colquhoun of the above English translation, the appearance it attractive being neatly typed in black and red with occasional annotations

5) Typed Letter Signed to Ithell Colquhoun from Michael Francis, Metropolitan Bishop-Primus and Abbot of the Brotherhood of the Love of Christ, Evangelical Catholic Communion. From the we learn that the Reverend Ithell Colquhoun was a deaconess of the Ancient Celtic Church

A typed letter signed from Michael Francis, the Metropolitan Bishop-Primus and Abbot of the Brotherhood of the Love of Christ (Evangelical Catholic Communion) dated 1965 confirms that the Reverend Ithell Colquhoun was a deaconess of the Ancient Catholic Church. He mentions that he was put in contact with her by Archdeacon Josef d' Arimathee (the Ven. P. Ross Nichols) which would confirm this tradition was active in modern Druidic circles. The Evangelical Catholic Communion is a thread within the tapestry of the Episcopali Vagrante, or wondering bishops, operating outside the established churches Sume rust marks from paperclips G to VG Order No. 73057 £145

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3) E.J. Langford-Garstin
Was a member of the Golden Dawn offshoot the Alpha and Omega Lodge which was headed by Moina Mathers. He authored two books, Theurgy and the Secret Fire which are now highly sought after. Ithell Colquhoun was his cousin and item Order No. 330006 is one of the magical papers that he received from him either during his life or shortly after his death. The other items in this section were typed up by Colquhoun who c.1965 attempted to arrange the publication of these writings.

E.J. Langford Garstin, Alchemy and Astrology, (Carbon Copy Typescript), Not Dated (c1960s?) In two parts:- The Planets 15pp (4900 words) + 9pp The Zodiac (2500 words). The text is a succint and cogent examination of astrology, alchemical and kabbalistic principles. This typescript was made up by Ithell Colquhoun from Garstin's original typescript. A modern copy of the original coloured diagram by him illustrating this essay is enclosed Fine Order No. 330009 £90

E.J. Langford Garstin, Alchemy and Astrology, (Carbon Copy Typescript), Not Dated (c1960s?) In two parts:- The Planets 15pp (4900 words) + 9pp The Zodiac (2500 words). The text is a succint and cogent examination of astrology, alchemical and kabbalistic principles. This typescript was made up by Ithell Colquhoun from Garstin's original typescript. A modern copy of the original coloured diagram by him illustrating this essay is enclosed Fine Order No. 330008 £90

E.J. Langford Garstin, Alchemy and Astrology, (Typescript), Not Dated (c1960s?) In two parts:- The Planets 15pp (4900 words) + 9pp The Zodiac (2500 words). The text is a succint and cogent examination of astrology, alchemical and kabbalistic principles. This typescript was made up by Ithell Colquhoun from Garstin's original typescript. A modern copy of the original coloured diagram by him illustrating this essay is enclosed Fine Order No. 330007 £120

E.J. Langford Garstin, Astrology and Alchemy, (Typescript), Not Dated (c1930s?) In two parts:- The Planets 10pp (4900 words) + 6pp The Zodiac (2500 words). The typescript comes in an elderly folder with rather rusted metal fittings upon which Colquhoun states that this item was Garstin's own typescript and is accompanied by an original diagram by him, here present. The text is a succint and cogent examination of astrology, alchemical and kabbalistic principles. Pencilled annotations indicate where other diagrams were to be added though the concepts to be illustrated (positions on the Tree of Life and so forth) seem quite straightforward. That is not true of the diagram present which utilises coloured pencils and has some text written in pencil VG Order No. 330006 £225

E.J. Langford Garstin, Kings of Edom, (Typescript), Not Dated (c1960s?) 13pp (2800 words) Undated but probably typed by Ithell Colquhoun as it is from her papers and matches other typescripts by her. The text examines the Kabbalistic concepts behind the Biblical references Very Good Order No. 330005 £90

E.J. Langford Garstin, Myth of Osiris, (Carbon Copy Typescript), Not Dated (c1960s?) 13pp (2700 words) Undated but probably typed by Ithell Colquhoun as it is from her papers and matches other typescripts by her. The text explores an alchemical interpretation of myth. Very Good Order No. 330003 £75

E.J. Langford Garstin, Secrets of the Qabalah, (Typescript), Not Dated (c1960s?) Carbon copy typescript 133pp in elderly folder. Two additional sheets loosely enclosed are in the hand of Ithell Colquhoun. They give the title of the work, the titles of the published books by Garstin and her return address in London and a date (1930) which has been crossed out. There are later annotations, also in her hand, giving the dates the books were published. A label on the first sheet gives Colquhoun's later Cornwall address and states she owns the copyrights. The format and paper match other typescripts made by Colquhoun. This is a never published work concerning the Gnostic nature of true Christianity with particular reference to the nature of Evil and the office of the Messiah. Langford Garstin was a member of the Alpha and Omega Temple of the Golden Dawn under Moina Mathers. He also assited Crow in founding the Order of Holy Wisdom and worked with George Brooke in the Order of Pentacle. He was Ithell Colquhoun's cousin. She was a prominent surrealist artist and author of the erratic but excellent Sword of Wisdom and account of Macgregor Mathers and the Golden Dawn. VG Order No. 330001 £300

E.J. Langford Garstin, The Elohim, (Typescript), Not Dated (c1960s?) 15pp Undated but probably typed by Ithell Colquhoun as it is from her papers and matches other typescripts by her. The text explores the gemetria of this enigmatic divine name Fine Order No. 330004 £90

E.J. Langford Garstin, The Myth of Osiris, (Typescript), Not Dated (c1960s?) 13pp (2700 words) Undated but probably typed by Ithell Colquhoun as it is from her papers and matches other typescripts by her. The text explores an alchemical interpretation of myth. Very Good Order No. 330002 £9

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5) Items from C.F.Russell Collection.
Russell first met Crowley in New York in 1918. He travelled to Cefalu where he practised sex magick with Crowley and was initiated into the higher degrees of the OTO. They parted company and Russell founded the Choronzon Club which operated with some success. In time he and those around him explored the mystical nature of the I Ching and geometry. His publications include his four volume autobiography Znuz is Znees, Memoires of a Magician, Manual of Electro-Combinational Engineering, Book Chameleon, Barbara Cubed and Provenance which described his book collection. Truly an independent and original thinker.

Frater Achad, Anatomy of the Body of God, Being the Supreme Revelation of the Divine Consciousness, Collegium ad Spiritum Sanctum 1925 Larger format (11ins x 8ins) Coloured frontispiece plate, xv + 111pp. Nimbered limited edition of 250 (22 of them being given a Hebrew letter) signed by the author, this being number 6. Cloth spine with paper coloured boards, the decoration to the paper being particulalry striking. An elegant book, with decorated capitals. Russell's book Provenance mentions this copy. The corners are worn, The paper label on the spine is browned and there is some loss at the coners, A significant portion of the paper label on the front board has been lost. Some unobtrusive browning of the preliminary and last few pages. Good plus sound copy Order No. 320007 £300

Frater Achad, Chalice of Ecstasy, Being the Inmost Secret of Parzival by a Companion of the Holy Grail, Yogi 1923 1st Ed 1st Ed 86pp C.F. Russell has wrapped it in protective paper which is worn and aged. Very slight wear to top and tail of spine but Fine condition. It would be difficult to imagine being able to ever locate one in better condition. Loosely enclosed is a printed address label typed in the blue ink favoured by Achad at that time with Russell's address and Achad's return address Order No. 320004 £90

Frater Achad, Do you realise we are living in a New Aeon, Printed card 5ins x 3.5ins announcing a lecture by Achad in 1922, it employs the Egyptian columns design so much used by Crowley. There are crease marks where it has been folded to fit in a smaller envelope but never-the-less it is in Very Good condition. Accompanying it is a sheet of writing paper headed with the OTO lamen printed in red (slightly in relief). In what appears to be Achad is a rough draft of the Wheel of the Tarot, a diagram advertised in the back of the 1922 edition of Q.B.L.. This is a system by which the tarot cards are related to the signs and decans of the zodiac. There are some corrections, perhaps where Achad was working out the attributions. Other corrections indicate that he was wondering whether to use Crowley's titles for the court cards or the more traditional, generally used ones. Some folds but Very Good Order No. 320012 £200

Frater Achad, Chalice of Ecstasy, Being the Inmost Secret of Parzival by a Companion of the Holy Grail, Yogi 1923 1st Ed 82pp Handsome gilt blocked design of dove descending into chalice, frontispiece diagram. Annotated in pen by Russell (75 words plus some ticks and underlinings). In some parts he emphatically agrees with the author and in other parts he is less impressed. He also questions the gemetria ascribed by Achad to some of the principles described. It is apparent that he did find this problematic and enclosed is a carbon copy of a typed letter to Achad (85 words including Thelemic salutations) very diplomatically asking Achad to favour him with the Hebrew spellings. This carbon is signed by Russell in pencil using his Greek magical motto. Accompanying this is a typed sheet giving the Hebrewisation of the relevant names. This is from Achad as it is in the same blue ink as on the original envelope addressed to Russell and giving Achad's return address, postmarked May 24th 1923. There is very slight wear to top and tail of spine and corners but the book is in near Fine condition VG Order No. 320003 £150

Frater Achad, Crystal Vision Through Crystal Gazing, Yogi 1923 1st Ed xii + 116pp Quarter bound in dark red rexine with paper covered boards . Includes discussion of Dee and Kelly and makes reference to other members of the A.'.A.'. Etc. This copy has 20 or so pencilled annotations by C.F. Russell, mostly just underlining, ticks, exclaimation or question marks but three are brief comments, one identifying where the text alludes to Crowley. Fixed by paper tape to the rear pastedown is a printed postal label with the sender and addressees details (C.S.Jones (Frater Achad) & C.F.Russell typed in. Presumably Russell wanted to note the fact that he received the book direct from the author. A stamp on the label indicates the postage was 12 cents! There is very slight wear to top and tail of spine and paper covering spine but the overall condition is better than Very Good Order No. 320006 £150

Frater Achad, Egyptian Revival, or The Ever-Coming Son In the Light of the Tarot, Collegium ad Spiritum Sanctum 1923 Numbered Limited Edition of 1001 signed by the author, this being number 143. xviii + 120pp + foldout diagram + 8pp adverts. A handsome book, quarter bound in cloth, the paper covered board gilt blocked. This copy has penned annotations by Russell (56 words plus some underlining - sometimes questioning what Achad states). Russell's book Provenance mentions this copy. Some gilt has flaked away as is usual wit this edition, there is wear to corners and top edges of boards, paper spine label missing Order No. 320005 £300

Frater Achad, Q.B.L., or The Brides Reception Being a Short Cabalistic Treatise on the Nature & Use of the Tree of Life with a Brief Introduction & a Lengthy Appendix, Collegium ad Spiritum Sanctum nd. (1922) 1st Ed Privately Printed Numbered Limited Edition of 250 (this being number 143) signed by the author this copy having the additional inscription "Ever Fraternally" accompanying the signature. Four coloured plates and diagrams including a foldout. xiv + 106pp + 43pp + 2pp adverts (books availiable from Collegium ad Spiritum Sanctum and occult jewellery available from Max Schneider). Quarter bound in cloth with paper covered boards with gilt blocked ankh lamen design. Top edge gilt. The paper spine label is in Fine condition but has become has become detached and is loosely enclosed. Some wear to corners exposing card stock, slight and unobtrusive wear to paper covering boards. Slight disclolouration to cloth covering spine. Faint dampstain to preliminaries and slight yellowing of first plate and tissue guards. Overall a VG minus sound copy Order No. 320001 £235

Frater Achad, XXXI Hymns to the Star Goddess, Will Ransom 1923 1st Ed. Numbered limited edition on ccxx this being copy number lxiv signed "Will Ransom maker of books" on last page and by Frater Ahcad on the dedication page, An elegant book printed with blue embellishments (for Nuit of course) who image graces the title page. The limitation would have been chosen to align the work with the number of verses in the Book of the Law. Russell's book Provenance mentions this copy. Paper covered boads cloth spine. Small label on front pastedown seems to be a catalogue number, slight marks and rubbing to paper covering board but Very Good clean copy Order No. 320008 £400

Aleister Crowley, 777, vel Prolegomena Symbolica Ad Systemam Sceptico-Mysticae Viae Explicandae, Fundamentum Hieroglphicum Sanctissimrum Scientae Summae, Walter Scott 1909 1st Ed Ltd to 500 copies x + 55pp + advert removable subscription form for the Equinox which is often not present. This copy also has the bound in errata slip and the scarce loose errata slip which also has a plate of the Tree of Life on the reverse. This copy has the author's inscription "Oscar Eckenstein from Aleister Crowley 6 . 2 . 09". There are numerous references to Eckenstein in Confessions, he was Crowley's climbing partner an it was he who taught Crowley the system of mental training upon which so much of the Beast's magickal system is founded. Russell's book Provenance mentions this copy. C.F. Russell improvised a plain paper dustwrapper to protect the book and it is in near Fine condition. The only sign of aging being some browning of pastedowns and free endpapers. Order No. 320011 £1400

Aleister Crowley, Collected Works, Society For the Promotion of Religious Truth 1907 ix + 269pp + 283pp + vii + 248pp. All three volumes bound together in limp boards and the white cloth so favoured by Crowley, the "Essay Competition" edition. Top edge gilt. This copy signed by C.F. Russell on title page in Greek letters plus the customary Thelemicised astrological statement of the the date 6th Sept. 1922. Aside from the usual sun and the moon postions the positions of the other planets are given. Also the degree of the sun is stated, perhaps Rusell was more sensible than other Thelemites whose astrological staments ot date couple refer to two different times in the same month! Furthermore there is fixed to the front board a piece of paper upon which is penned the piece from the end of the introduction to Magick In Theory and Practice giving Crowley's titles, commencing "The Beast 666…" and ending "Aleister Croaley of Trinity College, Cambridge" (68 words). This appears to be in the handwriting of Crowley. A further note, in pencil and a different hand states this to be from the manuscript of the Part III of Book Law giving the page number and publication date 1930, the true date rather than the one that appears upon the title page. Russell's book Provenance mentions this copy. As is usual the white cloth has picked up some discolouration and there is some creasing of the limp boards. A Good plus copy with particularly nice asociations. Order No. 320009 £800

Aleister Crowley, Konx Om Pax, Essays in Light, S.P.O.R.T. 1907 1st Ed. Numbered limited edition of 500, this being number 8, Frontispiece plate with tissue guard, xii + 108pp + 12pp adverts. Top edge gilt. Handmade paper. Unexpectedly for such a low number this copy is not signed and is in white buckram dramatically blocked in gilt with the elongated letters that can only be read when viewed from an angle. Russell's book Provenance mentions this copy As is usually the case the white cloth has become darkened with use, especially along the spine. Also the cloth has lifted from the back board somewhat but this is unobtrusive Overall VG with the two blanks at the front of the book which are sometimes missing Order No. 320010 £575

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6) Max Theon
"Max Theon" (1848 - 1927) was the founder of the Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor which taught sexual magic. Very little of his original writings have been translated into English

Max Theon, The Sixth Cosmic Epoch, Argaman 1992 1st Ed Paperback 476pp This substantial work was never published in his lifetime but was only shown to his most trusted students. It is Kabbalistic, dealing with the concept of epoch, as related to the Book of Genesis. It is particulalry relevant as, by most systems of Kabbalah we are currently in a Sixth Epoch. This, the only edition of the work is very scarce. It was published in Jerusalem by a small publisher dedicated to preserving and promoting his teachings F Order No. 110018 £40

Max Theon, Visions of the Eternal Present, Selections from the "Cosmic" Works of Max Theon, Argaman 1991 Card covers 180pp tinted paper, tipped in Frontispiece 18pp Introduction by Pascal Themanlys which discusses the Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor at some length. Louis and Claire Themanlys were Theon's principle disciples, their work was continued by their son Pascal. He here presents pertinent extracts from Theons French writings to an English speaking audience Fine Order No. 110886 £18

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7) Items from the Collection of an American Gentleman

Anon, Grimoire of Armadel, Trans & Ed from the Ancient Ms in the Library of the Arsenal, Paris by S.L. MacGregor Mathers, RKP 1980 1st Ed Intro & Additional notes by Francis King Unusual grimoire, circulated by Mathers in Ms form that is related to the Solomonic corpus Large format 80pp Fine in Fine price clipped DW Order No. 340013 £30

Robert Ansell, Bookplate Designs of Austin Osman Spare, Bookplate Society / Keridwen Press 1988 (viii) + 35pp Plain card covers with printed dustwrapper Illustrated. Numbered limited edition of 500 copies this copy being number 49. Signed by the author Fine Order No. 340017 £30

Dionysius Areopagite, The Divine Names, Shrine of Wisdom 1957 89pp Neo-platanic elucidation of Christian theology Fine Order No. 340020 £15

Ithell Colquhoun (relating to MacGregor Mathers), Sword of Wisdom, MacGregor Mathers and the Golden Dawn, Putnam 1975 1st US Ed 307pp Coloured frontispiece and plates Excellent and important work, sometimes erratic but always insightful. Especially strong on Golden Dawn survivals. Her major sources were oral tradition rather than documentary but no less accurate as there may be groupings and connections that left no paper trail. Author an important surrealist artist who was a member of a number of occult groups including the Typhonian O.T.O. Remains of bookplate on pre-title page otherwise F in VG DW Order No. 340023 £35

Aleister Crowley, Book of Thoth, Weiser 1969 xii + 287pp Coloured plates. Larger format (10ins x 8ins) than later reprints. This copy is in excellent good condition being Fine in Very Good protected DW Order No. 340021 £65

Aleister Crowley, In Residence, The Don's Guide to Cambridge, First Impressions 1992 Facs. of 1904 collection of verse demonstrating his humour, this work carried the advert that gave rise to Fuller's Star in the West. Paperback x + 94 + 20pp Fine Order No. 340018 £15

Aleister Crowley, Liber Oz, OTO 1941 Card Illustrated with variant form of Aeon card by Frieda Harris, text of Liber Oz on reverse. 8ins x 6ins, printed in blue. A talismanic publication, issued at the winter solstice. F Order No. 340001 £95

Aleister Crowley, Liber XXI, Khing Kang King, The Classic of Purity, Thelema 1974 Small format, 10 leaves mostly printed on one side in blue ink. Frontispiece illustration by Crowley. Printed on quality paper, a very elegant production. This copy is in perfect condition, the frontispiece portrait being protected by loosely enclosed tissue paper Mint Order No. 340004 £35

Aleister Crowley, Magick Without Tears, Llewellyn 1973 xxxv + 522pp Ed & Intro by Israel Regardie. Series of essays which catch Crowley at his most mature. This copy has a previoushas an inscription on pre-title page but otherwise is in Very Good condition in a Good protected DW which is chipped and rubbed at the edges Order No. 340019 £30

Aleister Crowley, Private and Confidential, Not Dated (1919) 1st Ed 4pp leaflet 9ins x 6ins. Decorated boarders and rubricated embellishments. Front page reproduces photo of Crowley in magical robes and announces "The Master will remain in New York until the end of January. Herewith are details of the courses of instruction he proposes to give in amplification of his public teaching". The listing of three series of lectures is indeed very detailed which gives a comprehensive account of his as it was then being promoted including reference to three forms of the Elixir though this instruction is "Only for Selected Individual Students". The third series of lectures includes the titles "Meditation"; "Theory of Magick" and "Practice of Magick" and the subtitles relate closely to chapter headings in the first three parts of Book 4 Those interested are asked to contact the Secretary of the O.T.O. with New York addresses and phonme numbers. A rare artifact of an often overlooked period of OTO activity Fine Order No. 340002 £300

Aleister Crowley, Soul of Osiris, A History, First Impressions 1992 Paperback ix + 131pp Originally published in 1912. F Order No. 340011 £18

Aleister Crowley, Thelema, Suhal 1993 Hardback 90pp Useful collection of Class A Thelemic texts including Liber vel Causae, Lapis Lazuli, Cordis Cincti Serpente, Ararita & Liber Al (typeset and facsimile of manuscript). Good quality coloured plates of the Stele of Revealing F Order No. 340006 £15

Aleister Crowley, World's Tragedy, New Falcon 1985 Collecter's limited edition hard bound in faux leather. xxxiv + 114p A.C. sticks the boot into Christianity & hypocrasy. It's first publication in 1910 was indeed daring, the Preface's open discussion of sodomy "..an aristocratic virtue which the middle class had better imitate if they wish to be smart." could have landed him in prison! He rails against the hypocracy and brutality of his Pymout Bretheren and rails against the political and literary establishment, calling Bernard Shaw a "masturbating monkey". Other introductions by Christopher Hyatt and Israel Regardie F Order No. 340009 £50

Comte de St. Germain (Attrib), The Most Holy Trinosophia, Commentary & Biographical Intro Manly Palmer Hall, PRS 1949 lxxii + 149pp Presents plates of the original manuscript in it entirety plus translation into English. Attributed to Comte St. Germain as well as Cagliostro. The text is an 18th alchemical text with illustrations which rewards close study, being complete in itself and not assumeing prior knowledge of alchemy. Adam MacLean considers it of sufficient value to offer a private study course involving careful study of the text. Fine in VG DW Order No. 340010 £28

Manly P. Hall, The Way of Heaven, and Other Fantasies Told in The Manner of the Chinese, P.R.S. 1946 1st Ed 184pp Illustrated. This copy has brief signed inscription by author to Jamake (Highwater) the famous native American writer. Front hinge eased otherwise VG in very chipped DW Order No. 340007 £25

Stephen Mace, Addressing Power, Sixteen Essays on Magick and the Politics it Implies, Privately Printed 1996 Large format, card covers 166pp homely production values. Some of the essays were previously published in Chaos International and Nuit Isis, others here published for the first time. A very scarce item born of the Chaos Magic current Slight wear to covers but VG Order No. 340012 £40

Pico della Mirandola, Heptaplus, or Discourse on the Seven |Days of Creation, Philosophical Library 1977. X + 128pp The author endeavours to reconcile Biblical and classical accounts of creation of the world Fine Order No. 340022 £18

Paul Newman, Aleister Crowley and the Cult of Pan, Greenwich Exchange 2004 Paperback 205pp Examination of Crowley's life and work with particular emphasis upon his writings and especially his poetry Fine Order No. 340016 £15

John Whiteside (Jack) Parsons (relating to Aleister Crowley), Freedom is a Two Edged Sword, & Other Essays, Falcon Press & OTO 1989 1st Ed. Thus. Truly excellent Thelemite writings! A rocket engineer, his life was cut short by a mysterious explosion, there is a crater on the moon named after him. Paperback 64pp Fine Order No. 340003 £12

C.F. Russell, Book Chameleon, A New Version in Verse of the Yi King, 1940 1st Ed Small format Card covers xx + 164pp Illustrated. The author worked with Crowley and then formulated his own magical order the Choronzon Club. He is an original thinker whose complex ideas explore a marriage of maths and occultism. F Order No. 340014 £55

Cyril Scott, Outline of Modern Occultism, Routledge & Kegan Paul 1949 (though a bound in slip states that due to production problems it was not issued until 1950) x + 226pp Discusses the more familiar occult doctrines before examining the inner government of the worls and practical forms of occultism. Front free endpaper carries the inscription "For Francis d'Albert, true artist, fine character & faithful friend from Cyril Scott Xmas 1950". Front board has a typed label giving books title and internally has two ownership labels of d'Albert. Aside from writing over 40 books Scot was a prolific composer whose work was frequently performed, in 1950 Francois d'Albert arranged a cocert of his work. slight spotting to page edges but VG Order No. 340005 £30

Martin Starr, The Unknown God, W.T.Smith and the Thelemites, Teitan 2004 xii + 416pp Plates Long awaited and authoritative biograpaphy of the founder of the Agape Lodge. Throws immense light upon the operation of the O.T.O. in Crowley's day with much information about Frater Ahcad, Karl Germer the members of Agape Lode. The author has studied the interconnected diaries and all available contempory records to give as full account as possible. Smith himself is often overlooked. At one point considered by Crowley to potentially be his successor as overall head of the Order he fell from grace. Certainy sincere and with more organisational skills than most around him he might be considered to have done more than any to bring the OTO into manifestation. A work that will challenge some illusions as to the history and nature of the O.T.O. Mint in Fine DW Order No. 340008 £30

William Wallace, The Early Work of Austin Osman Spare 1900 - 1919, The Later Work of Austin Osman Spare 1917- 1956, Catalpa Press 1987 & !989 1st Eds. Card covers . Early Work has (viii) + 21pp with coloured frontispiece plate and 25 monochrome plates loosely enclosed in pocket in rear. Later Work (x) + 30pp with three coloured plates including frontispiece plus 24 monochrome plates. Both volumes are elegantly designed and printed to high production values by a small press on quality paper. Scarce Very clean and bright, near Mint Order No. 340015 £95

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8) Swiss O.T.O. Publications

Various, Oriflamme Nos. 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 87-91 (a combined issue), 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119,120, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 148 149-150 (a combined issue), OTO (Swiss) 1961 - 1974 64 leaflets. Mostly 8pp though 149-150 has 12pp; 87-91, 92 and 93 have 16pp No. 97 has 22pp; 96 and 95 have 24pp, the latter with glossy paper and colour photographs of the OTO property, its guest house, chapel, museum and recreational facilities. Text entirely in German. Has substantial articles spread over a number of issues for instance Nos. 113 - 133 carries by Dr. Henri Clemens Birven, Die Werke Aleister Crowleys (No.106 Aus dem Leben Aleister Crowleys (Nos.113 - 133)perhaps the most difficult to obtain Crowley biography. Other extended articles include Anon. Der Weg zur Erleuchtung (the Way of Enlightenment) the publication of which is authorised by O.'. G.'. Praemonstrator signalling the operation of an A.'.A.'. lineage. This extensive article appears in No. 87-91 to No. 111 and utilises complex diagrams. There is also Albin Grau (Frater .'. Pacitus), Der Weg ins ewige Schweigen (the Way to Eternal Peace) appears in Nos. 131 to 137. The first page of each issue carries the OTO lamen and mostly the publisher is given as Ordo Illuinatorum comprising of Ordo Templi Orientis, Fraternitas Roscruciana Aniqua and Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica. Generally in VG condition occasional annotations on cover recording date of issue, some later issues have underlining Order No. 110886 £375

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9) Forthcoming Events

SilKMilK MagiZain & CD s p o o l # 3 London Launch with the theme Woman and the Beast, and/or the Woman AS the Beast'. George Tavern, 373 Commercial Rd London (Whitechapel tube) 7pm Sat 18th Feb '06. Entry is £10/£8conc. Or £20/£18 with 80-page squarebound Magizain and full-length audio CD (special launch price for UK). Featuring musically accompanied invocations from the new Spool, plus art work, videos (Metamorphic Ritual Theatre Co.'s Parzival, Orryelle's CHAOS CLOCK etc). Bands ORGONAUTIC
(Ambient Space-Pop from Germany), Gerechtigkeits Liga (English-German post-industrial). More info:- http://www.crossroads.wild.net.au/silkmilk3.htm

Treadwells, 34 Tavistock St, Covent Garden, London Please book in advance Tel. 0207 240 8906. info@treadwells-london.com All events start promptly latecomers may not be admitted.

Tuesday 14th Feb 7.15 for 7.30 pm start. £5.00 Dr Stephen Alexander, Thanatology: Philosophy of Death Lecture 1 'On Dissolving the Distinction
Between Life and Death'

Sunday 19th Feb, 11 am - 5 pm £35.00. John Harrigan and FoolishPeople - Magic, Drama & Power: A Day Course; A day of drama, magick and improvisation More information:- www.foolishpeople.org

Tuesday 21st Feb, 7.15 for 7.30 pm start. £5.00 Dr Stephen Alexander, Thanatology: Philosophy of Death Lecture 2, All Being is a Being Towards Death

Wednesday, 22 Feb. 7.15 for 7.30 start £3.00 'Lost Hearts' - Horror and Supernatural Fiction for Valentines

Tuesday, Feb. 28, 7.15 for 7.30 pm start. £5.00 Dr Stephen Alexander, Thanatology: Philosophy of Death Lecture 3, Eros and Thanatos: Death and Sensuality

Wednesday, March 1, 7.15 for 7.30 pm start. £5.00, James North, Science, Magic and the NeoPlatonists

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10) Abbreviations
1st Ed First Edition; aeg All edges gilt; Anno.
Annotations; bd Binding; bds Boards; Bkpt Bookplate; Bkt Booklet; cl Cloth; cold Coloured; dec Decorated; discold Discoloured; DW Dustwrapper; Ex-lib Ex-library with stamps etc; F Fine (almost like new); facs Facsimile; fep Free end papers; Frontis. Frontispiece; G Good (well used); gt bl Gilt (gold) blocking; HB Hardback; Illus Illustrated; Insc Insciption; IP In Print; Ltd Limited; LF Large Format; M Mint; Pb Paperback; mks Mark; n.d. Not Dated; OP Out of Print; o/w Otherwise; Pub. Published; SF Small Format; sp Spine; teg Top edge gilt; Trans. Translated; UP University Press; VG Very Good (some signs of use)Minor Inscriptions & small booksellers labels generally not mentioned

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