Crowley (Aleister) Moonchild, first edition, signed and inscribed

Crowley (Aleister) Moonchild, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Wilfred Talbot Smith with numerous additional inscriptions in Crowley's hand on the front endpapers and notations to the text, foxing and spotting, a little toning to the margins, offsetting to endpapers, original green cloth, spine cloth split at the crown, long scratch to front panel, fraying at extremities, bumping to corners, facsimile dust-jacket, 8vo, Mandrake Press, 1929. *** British occultist Wilfred Talbot Smith's copy of Crowley's second novel, inscribed to him by Crowley in 1936 with extensive further 'magical' inscriptions and figures including the Thelma motto 'Do what though wilt shall be the whole of the law" on the front pastedown. The book, which features several thinly veiled acquaintances of Crowley's, has been annotated in the margins, discussing the basis of the characters as well as the texts relation to real life events. A wonderful association copy, richly inscribed.

Estimate:$2,674.90

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