Crowley, Aleister

Lecram Press, Paris. [1929]. Orig. red wrappers with black title and unicursal hexagram to front cover. 133pp. (pp. 303-436). Worn. Cover loose and split in two along spine. Most of cover's spine is gone. Loose front- and rear cover with rubbing and light wear to edges. Small chips to edges of front- and rear cover. Few light stains to covers. 'Gave fra Forf.', i.e. 'gift from the author' written in pencil to top of title page. Presumably given by Crowley to previous owner, Grunddal Sjallung, whose name is written in pencil to bottom of title page, and who met Crowley in the late 1930's. Grunddal Sjallung was a Danish freemason and leader of the Danish chapter of O.T.O from 1936 after the death of Carl William Hansen. Tear to top of title page near spine. First leaf somewhat loose at top and bottom and held together by the threads. Light pencil markings in margins to seven pages. Fore- and bottom edge untrimmed. Notice: Only the fourth section of 'Magick in Theory and Practice'. First edition, true first issue.