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[CROWLEY, Aleister] The Holy Books of Thelema (5 Deluxe Volumes in Emerald Morocco, one of 31 copies)
[CROWLEY, Aleister] The Holy Books of Thelema (5 Deluxe Volumes in Emerald Morocco, one of 31 copies)
[UK]: Hell Fire Club Books, 2016. First Edition thus. Octavo. Five volumes in slipcase. All volumes hand-bound in emerald kid morocco with gilt Egyptian 'Thelema' border design to front and gilt volume numbers to spine. Total edition of 220 copies (11 bound in English vellum, 156 bound in dark sapphire kid, 31 in emerald kid morocco, and 22 in parchment wraps - Hors Commerce). This is one of the 31 copies bound in full emerald morocco, though oddly numbered as 65. Text printed in black and red inks throughout onto high quality Rives Tradition 120gsm cream paper, with french marbled endpapers. All five volumes contained in a green cloth slipcase. A tiny bit of dust to the slipcase otherwise all components in fine condition. A fantastic book production!
The first three volumes are based upon Aleister Crowleys own first edition issued in 1909, the fourth volume contains other Holy Books not issued in the first edition, whilst volume five is a complete text of the Book of the Law suitable for both private and Temple use. Originally the volumes of ‘THELEMA’ were issued one at a time as the aspirant progressed through the successive grades of the Outer College of the Order. The publishers have kept much of the presentation and layout of the original 1909 edition of ‘THELEMA’, adding those further Class A documents (eight additional in volume 4, plus a ninth additional in volume 5) in uniform bindings. Volume 5 includes Liber XXXI (The Book of the Law) which has the printed text displayed side by side with its own transcription, the line arrangement of the type closely resembling the original manuscript. Complete contents are as follows: Volume I: Liber vel Causae, Liber Cordis Serpente. Volume II: Liber Liberivel Lapidis Lazuli. Volume III: Liber L vel Legis, Liber Trigrammaton, Liber vel Ararita. Volume IV: Liber B vel Magi, Liber Porta Lucis, Liber Stellae Rubae, Liber Tzaddivel Hamus Hermeticus, Liber Chethvel Abiegni, Liber Arcanorumτων ATU τον TAHUTI QUAS VIDIT ASAR IN AMENNTI, Liber A’ASH vel Capricorni Pneumatici, Liber Tau vel Kabbalae Trium Literarum. Volume V: Liber AL vel Legis – Temple Edition.