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CROWLEY, Aleister.
The Sword of Song. Called by Christians The Book of The Beast.
Publisher: Society for the Propagation of Religious Truth, Benares, 1904
Stock code: 31041
Price: £975 Currency Conversion
First Edition, First Impression, Presumed second issue. Apparently one of just 100 copies printed. The first state of this scarce book was produced in only 10 copies with identical contents but with a red binding. This manifestation is dubbed the second edition by some, but on spurious grounds. Whatever its bibliographical status this is a distinctly uncommon and quite early piece of Crowleyiana.
Quarto. Original blue wrappers, titles and decoration to wrappers and backstrip in gold, all edges untrimmed. Printed in red and black. Pervasive water stain throughout, chiefly in the upper margin, light spotting, backstrip worn and partially defective with some repair. Better than "good" but not by far!
