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John Symonds. The Great Beast....
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Description
John Symonds. The Great Beast. The Life of Aleister Crowley. New York: Roy Publishers, [1952].Octavo. 316 pages. Twenty-four illustrations on plates, three illustrations within the text. Index.
Publisher's blue cloth covers with the spine lettered in gilt. Illustrated dust jacket, with $4.50 price on the front inner flap. Slight shelf wear, spine is spotted, jacket is soiled and the edges and corners are wrinkled and chipping, minor foxing to the initial and final pages. Altogether a tight and very good copy.
Symonds (March 12, 1914 - October 21, 2006) met Crowley (October 12, 1875 - December 1, 1947) in 1946, only one year prior to his death. In Crowley's will, he appointed Symonds as his literary executor. The Great Beast was Symonds' first of four biographical works on Crowley.
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2008 June Grand Format Books & Manuscripts Auction #683 (go to Auction Home page)
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