Author: HUTCHINSON, ROGER (1949-)
Title: Aleister Crowley : the beast demystified / Roger Hutchinson
Description: Edinburgh : Mainstream 1998. First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight. bright. clean and strong. Provenance: From the library of L. P. Coomer with personalized bookplate to front pastedown. ; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 216 pages; Physical description. : 216 p. ; 25 cm. Notes: Includes index. Summary: Dubbed the 'wickedest man in the world' and the 'Great Beast'. Aleister Crowley has a terrifying reputation. Stories abound of drugs. orgies and magical ceremonies involving the sacrifice of babies. Many who associated with him died tragically. including his wife and child. This biography offers an agnostic view. concentrating not on Crowley the impenetrable mystic and bizarre character. but on Crowley the comprehensible man. The book presents the Great Beast as an accessible character: a flawed and egotistical individual who nonetheless left an ineradicable mark on the 19th century. Subject: Crowley. Aleister. 1875-1947. Occultists - Great Britain - Biography.ISBN: 1851589678. Weight in Kg appr.:

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