Crowley, Aleister (eigentl.: Edward Alexander C.):

The High History of Good Sir Palamedes the Saracen Knight and of his Following of the Questing Beast. 100th Monkey Press, [Cedar Park, Texas], Autumn Equinox 2016. 3 Bl., 144 S., 2 Bl. Publisher’s original limp leather wraps with blue spine.

Crowley, Aleister (eigentl.: Edward Alexander C.): The High History of Good Sir Palamedes the Saracen Knight and of his Following of the Questing Beast. 100th Monkey Press, [Cedar Park, Texas], Autumn Equinox 2016. 3 Bl., 144 S., 2 Bl. Publisher’s original limp leather wraps with blue spine.

Limited Edition of 150 copies, of which this is number 33. Each book is bound by hand. Printed in blue and black on a high quality 70 pound text weight, acid-free Mohawk Via felt paper specifically chosen for this edition. The cover consists of a glued-up composition of embossed fabric and 65 pound Neenah Astrobrights paper. The spine incorporates rough-sawn cedar strips with the book itself being bound with two copper rivets. The text is set in a combination of Argos A Nouveau and Nyala fonts. Decorative graphics are featured throughout the book. Also included is The Chymical Jousting of Brother Perardua with the Seven Lances that He Brake, the publisher’s bookplate and bookmark. – „Aleister Crowley’s Sir Palamedes is a poetic account of the Great Work and was first published in September 1910 as a Special Supplement to The Equinox, Volume I, No. 4. Crowley considered Sir Palamedes to be his most ambitious attempt to describe the Path of the Wise. At the suggestion of his friend and mentor, Allan Bennett, he decided to compose the work using the form of the classic literature describing „the quest“ [Publisher]. – Slight rubbing and wear, else in very good condition.

• Katalog: Aleister Crowley & Golden Dawn
• Sprache: Englisch (en)
• Bestellnummer: 016734

Preis: 132,00 €