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091201. JORG ANDERSEN: THE WITCH ON THE WALL
1st 1977 174pp. Rosenkilde and Bagger 4to h/b. Pictorial bds. Prof. illus. VG+. Medieval
erotic sculpture in the British Isles. Excellent and scarce study of Sheela-
091202. MARCUS BACH: STRANGE ALTARS
1st 1952 253pp Bobbs Merrill. Frontis. Blank bookplate pasted over previous owners details. Spine of d/w sl. faded else VG in VG d/w. A study of voodoo. Signed by the author on front endpaper. £25.00
091203. E.R. BILARDI: THE RED CHURCH
1st 2009 545pp Pendraig Publishing. Illus. NM in NM d/w. Ltd. ed. 73/100. The art
of Pennsylvania German Bucherei. Comprehensive guide to the history, theory and practice
of Pow-
091204. FRANCIS BARRETT: THE MAGUS
1970 approx 380pp Vance Harvey 4to h/b. Illus. inc. col. No d/w as issued, page edges
sl. marked else VG. Ltd. ed, 454/500. Facsimile of the first edition. Includes colour
plates of the fallen angels etc. and a fold-
091205. BENGT & ANKARLOO: WITCHCRAFT AND MAGIC IN EUROPE – BIBLICAL AND PAGAN SOCIETIES
2001 168pp Athlone Press trade p/b. NM. Excellent selection of articles on magic in the Bible, Mesopotamia, Syria and Palestine. £10.00
091206. MICHAEL BERTIAUX: COSMIC MEDITATION
Deluxe ed. 2007 86pp Fulgur. Illus. inc. col. frontis. Full cloth h/b in d/w, dec. endpapers. Housed in cloth slipcase. VG+. Ltd. ed. 70/77, signed by author. £225.00
091207. MICHAEL BERTIAUX: ESOTERIC MAGIC, YEAR 4
1996 approx 300pp Technicians of the Sacred A4 bound photocopy. VG. The fourth year
course from The Monastery of the Seven Rays. Mental projection, the voudoo theory
of space and number, the cult of mirroir-
091208. ANDREW CHUMBLEY: THE AZOETIA
1st 1992 362pp Xoanon trade p/b. Illus. Sl. creased spine else VG. First limited edition 68/300 copies, signed by author. £400.00
091209. [ALEISTER CROWLEY] CROWLEY ON CHRIST
1st 232pp 1974 C.W. Daniel. VG+ in VG+ d/w. Contains “The Gospel according to St. Bernard Shaw” and “De Arte Magica.” Edited and with an introduction by Francis King. £95.00
091211. PATRICIA CROWTHER: ONE WITCH’S WORLD
1st 1998 208pp Hale. 8pp photos. VG+ in VG+ d/w. Scarce autobiography cum witchcraft study. £40.00
091212. HERMANN GOLLANCZ (ED): SEPHER MAPHTEAH SHELOMOH (BOOK OF THE KEY OF SOLOMON)
1st thus 2008 158pp Teitan 4to h/b. Blue cloth with gilt titling to spine and front
covers, and gilt design on front cover, no d/w as issued. Sl. bowing to boards else
NM. Ltd. ed. 57/358. This copy has a bookplate laid in, signed by Stephen Skinner,
who contributes the forward. The book centres on a Hebrew manuscript entitled Sepher
Maphteah Shelomoh that dates from around 1700. The original manuscript was discovered
by Hermann Gollancz, who was fascinated by the manuscript, and felt that its study
might give important insight into the history and origins of the "Solomonic" grimoires
or books of magic, that are a mainstay of the Western occult tradition. In 1903 Gollancz
published his preliminary thoughts and translations in a booklet entitled Clavicula
Salomonis, A Hebrew Manuscript, and in 1914 he published a facsimile of the manuscript,
along with a twenty-
091213. KENNETH GRANT: BEYOND THE MAUVE ZONE
1st 1999 367pp Starfire. 16pp plates. d/w sl. crinkled on spine else VG in VG d/w. £295.00
091214. J. FINLEY HURLEY: SORCERY
1st 1985 232pp RKP. Bottom of d/w sl. crinkled, some page edges sl. grubby else VG in VG d/w. £20.00
091215. LEWIS HYDE: TRICKSTER MAKES THIS WORLD
1st UK 2008 417pp Canongate. Illus. NM in NM d/w. Mischief, myth and art. £10.00
091216. EVAN JOHN JONES & DOREEN VALIENTE: WITCHCRAFT, A TRADITION RENEWED
1st 1990 203pp Hale. VG+ in VG+ d/w. A guide to traditional witchcraft. £20.00
091217. THOMAS KARLSSON: UTHARK
1st 2002 140pp Ouroboros h/b. Dec. bds. Illus. No d/w as issued. VG+. The dark side of the runes. Scarce title by the head of Dragon Rouge. £40.00 SOLD
091218. N.A-
1st 2008 212pp Ixaxaar. Illus. Sl. knocking to edges else VG in VG d/w. Ltd. ed. 163/434. The book of the left handed reaper. Much sought after book on the Argentinian cult of Senor La Muerte and the Qayinitic tradition. £125.00 SOLD
091219. ROBERT NORTH: THE NEW FLESH PALLADIUM
4th. ed. 2006 approx 80pp New Flesh Palladium 4to h/b. Laminated bds. Prof. illus. inc. col. NM. Special hardback illustrated edition of this study of the history of sex magick. £45.00
091220. LAUREN PAINE: WITCHCRAFT AND THE MYSTERIES
1st 1975 192pp Hale. 8pp plates. VG in VG d/w. Study of the transition of the ancient mystery religions into medieval witchcraft customs. £10.00
091221. DALE PENDELL: PHARMAKO/POEIA
1995 288pp Mercury House trade p/b. Illus. VG+. Plant powers, poisons and herbcraft. A mesmerizing guide to psychoactive plants, from pharmacological roots to literary offshoots. Highly recommended. £12.00
091222. DALE PENDELL: PHARMAKODYNAMIS
2005 294pp Mercury House trade p/b. Illus. VG+. Stimulating plants. Potions and herbcraft. £12.00
091223. DALE PENDELL: PHARMAKOGNOSIS
2005 384pp Mercury House trade p/b. Illus. VG+. Plant teachers and the Poison Path. £12.00
091224. EVA POCS: BETWEEN THE LIVING AND THE DEAD
1st 1999 186pp Central European University Press. NM in NM d/w. Witches and seers in the early modern age. Excellent study of Hungarian witchcraft and folk magic. £25.00
091225. ANTHONY ROBERTS & GEOFF GILBERTSON: THE DARK GODS
1st 1980 266pp Rider Hutchinson. 8pp photos. Page edges sl. browned else VG in VG d/w. Sometimes overlooked study of the influence of the dark gods throughout history. Much material relating to H.P Lovecraft, UFOs etc. £20.00
091226. STEPHEN SENNITT: MONSTROUS CULTS
1st 1992 128pp New World Publishing trade p/b. Illus. VG+. Inscribed and signed by the author. A study of the primordial gnosis. Sennitt edited Nox magazine in the 1980s. Foreword by Peter Redgrove. £75.00 SOLD
091227. IDRIES SHAH: THE SECRET LORE OF MAGIC
7th. imp. 1978 314pp Muller. Illus. d/w chipped at edges else VG in VG d/w. Study and translation of grimoires. £15.00
091228. RAY SHERWIN: THE BOOK OF RESULTS
4th. ed. nd. 1980s 36pp Sorcerer’s Apprentice large p/b. Illus. Perfect binding sl. loose, as with all copies. Sl. mark to bottom of paper wraps else VG+. Classic study of sigil magick. £25.00
091229. RAY SHERWIN: THE THEATRE OF MAGICK
1st ed. nd. 1980s 36pp Sorcerer’s Apprentice large p/b. Illus. Perfect binding sl. loose, as with all copies, else VG+. An exposition of chaos magick. £25.00
091230. DOREEN VALIENTE: NATURAL MAGIC
1st 1975 184pp Hale. 16pp plates. Sl. tear to top right corner of d/w else VG in VG d/w. £12.00
091231. DOREEN VALIENTE: WITCHCRAFT FOR TOMORROW
Rpt. 1985 205pp Hale. 8pp plates. VG in VG d/w. £10.00
[ORDER OF THE VOLTEC]
091232. BONES III: INFERNAL GATEWAYS
1st 2008 40pp Voltec A5 stapled booklet. Illus. NM. Ltd. ed. 11/30. A journey into darkness, focusing on shiftig the ‘assemblage point’ into a nightside dimension. £20.00
091233. WENDIGO V: VOLTEC ANATOMY
1st 2008 40pp Voltec A5 stapled booklet. Illus. NM. Ltd. ed. 10/30. This booklet centres on mapping the energy body and the regions beyond. Very few Voltec publications are release for public dispersal. Signed by author. £25.00
091234. WENDIGO V: THE NINE NOT DOINGS OF THE ORDER OF THE VOLTEC
1st 2009 44pp Voltec A5 stapled booklet. Illus. NM. Ltd. ed. 10/30. An examination and explanation of the principle statements of the Order of the Voltec. Signed by author. £25.00
091235. WENDIGO V: CRIMSON PYRAMID
1st 2009 28pp Voltec A5 stapled booklet. Illus. NM. Ltd. ed. 9/30. The circulation of martial energy, with an invocation to Kali. Signed by author. £25.00
090401. [ROBERT COCHRANE]: THE ROEBUCK IN THE THICKET
1st 2001 182pp Capall Bann trade p/b. Sl. mark to some page edges else NM. An anthology of the Robert Cochrane Witchcraft Tradition. Edited by Mike Howard from The Cauldron, with material by Evan John Jones. £8.00
090402. [ROBERT COCHRANE]: THE ROBERT COCHRANE LETTERS
1st 2002 186pp Capall Bann trade p/b. NM. A collection of letters from Cochrane to Joe Wilson, Norman Gills and W.G. Gray. Edited by Mike Howard from The Cauldron, with material by Evan John Jones. £8.00
090403. GAVIN SEMPLE: A POISONED CHALICE
1st 2004 18pp Reineke Verlag A5 booklet. Frontis. NM. Ltd. ed. 45/100. Essay on the circumstances surrounding the death of Robert Cochrane (Roy Bowers). £10.00
090406. NIGEL JACKSON: CELESTIAL MAGIC
1st 2003 180pp Capall Bann trade p/b. Illus. NM. Principles and practices of the Talismanic art. A handbook of lunar zodiacal and astrological wizard craft. Excellent illus. by the author. £8.00
090408. ADAM McLEAN: A TREATISE ON ANGEL MAGIC
2006 225pp Weiser trade p/b. Illus. NEW. Originally published as part of the Magnum Opus Hermetic Sourceworks. A rare 17th. century manuscript on Angel magic, an important link between John Dee and modern occult thought. Several copies available. £7.99
090410. G. ST. M. NOTTINGHAM: CHARMS, CHARMING AND THE CHARMED
1st 2007 38pp Verdelet A5 booklet. Illus. NM. Signed by author. A study of Welsh Border Witchcraft. £5.00
090414. AUSTIN OSMAN SPARE: BOOK OF AUTOMATIC DRAWINGS
1st thus 1972 Catalpa Press. Twenty loose unpaginated folio sheets of hand made paper (310 x 440mm) printed on one side only. Original cheque signed on front and reverse by Spare. Housed in a handmade folder. VG+. Comprises of: title; limitation; two page introduction by Ian Law; 1 plate; illustrated title; illustrated contents; 11 plates; illustrated sine curve calligraphy and illustrated final page. A rare unbound set, ideal for framing or binding. £175.00
090416. AUSTIN OSMAN SPARE: THE EARLY WORKS OF AUSTIN OSMAN SPARE 1900-
1st 1987 22pp Catalpa Press A5 sewn booklet. Col. Frontis. 25 loose b/w plates in pocket at rear. Errata slip laid in. Sl. marked cover, overall VG. Essay by William Wallace, with a foreword by Frank Letchford. Limited to 300 copies. NB. 1 plate missing. £30.00
090417. AUSTIN OSMAN SPARE: THE LATER WORKS OF AUSTIN OSMAN SPARE 1917-
1st 1989 30pp Catalpa Press A5 sewn booklet. Col. Frontis, 1 col. plate plus 24pp b/w plates. VG. £30.00
090419. PETER TOMPKINS: THE MAGIC OF OBELISKS
1st US 1981 470pp Harper & Row 4to h/b. Prof. illus. d/w sl. chipped at edges else VG in VG d/w. Fascinating study of Egyptian obelisks, how and why there were constructed etc. Also notable for insight into the occult significance, including material on Kenneth Grant etc. £20.00
090202. ALEISTER CROWLEY: THE SOUL OF THE DESERT
1st thus 1974 20pp Thelema Publications small h/b. No d/w as issued. Gilt lettering on brown bds sl. faded else VG. Written at Touzer in 1914. £30.00
090203. [ALEISTER CROWLEY] 666/777: THE BOOK OF PERFECTION Sub Figura Liber 440
1st 1977 120pp 93 Publishing trade p/b. Illus in col. Pictorial covers, VG. Limited
edition 717/718 copies, printed on Carlyle Japan paper. Text printed in black and
red. "During the four day period of January 5, 6, 7, & 8th, Year 71 of the Aeon of
Horus, the scribe 777 received through direct invocation a five-
090205. MICHAEL FORD: THE BOOK OF THE WITCH MOON
1st 2000 92pp Succubus A4 stapled book. Illus. VG. Ltd. ed. 74/93. A grimoire of
Sabbatic Sorcery, Vampirism and Darkside Magick. This is the first, self-
090207. KENNETH GRANT: AGAINST THE LIGHT
1st 1997 120pp Starfire. VG in VG d/w. Grant’s first “Nightside Narrative,” an extraordinary work. £50.00
090212. DONALD McCORMICK: MURDER BY WITCHCRAFT
1st 1968 174pp John Long. 8pp b/w photos. VG in VG d/w. Extremely scarce study of the Lower Quinton and Hagley Wood murders. £75.00
090215. MARSHA KEITH SUCHARD: WHY MRS BLAKE CRIED
1st 2006 448pp Century. Illus. NM in NM d/w. An excellent study of William Blake and the sexual basis of spiritual vision. £15.00