{"product_id":"the-books-of-the-beast","title":"The Books of the Beast","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Books of the Beast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eby\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTimothy d'Arch Smith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e2020\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eMandrake of Oxford\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e173 pp\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSoftcover\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTimothy d’Arch Smith is a well-known bibliographer, reviewer and antiquarian bookseller with a special interest in the by-ways of literature, notably the occult and the curious.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor Aleister Crowley a book was a talisman and their every part right down to colour, dimension, and price was symbolic. He also used magical techniques to gain literary success–thus new editions of Crowley’s writing multiply daily, tantalizing the bibliographer. All the more indispensable is this authoritative guide to his magical first editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTimothy d’Arch Smith, widely acknowledged as a leading expert on Crowley and on underground literature, offers several shorter articles on:\r\u003cbr\u003e*Oxford’s demonologist Montague Summers;\r\u003cbr\u003e*R A Caton and his Fortune Press;\r\u003cbr\u003e*Sexual prophet Ralph Chubb;\r\u003cbr\u003e*Florence Farr;\r\u003cbr\u003e*The British Library Private Case;\r\u003cbr\u003e*and Timothy d’Arch Smith.\r\u003cbr\u003e*For this new edition, he also adds an extra chapter on Crowley.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mandrake Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67709564125429,"sku":null,"price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0826\/9201\/4325\/files\/IMG_1751.jpg?v=1792099186","url":"https:\/\/darkstarmagick.com\/products\/the-books-of-the-beast","provider":"Dark Star Magick","version":"1.0","type":"link"}