{"product_id":"9781869928179","title":"The Books Of The Beast","description":"Timothy 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.\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003eTimothy d'Arch Smith, widely acknowledged as a leading expert on Crowley and on underground literature, offers several shorter articles on:\u003cbr\u003e*Oxford's demonologist Montague Summers;\u003cbr\u003e*R A Caton and his Fortune Press;\u003cbr\u003e*Sexual prophet Ralph Chubb;\u003cbr\u003e*Florence Farr;\u003cbr\u003e*The British Library Private Case;\u003cbr\u003e*and Timothy d'Arch Smith.\u003cbr\u003e*For this new edition, he also adds an extra chapter on Crowley.\u003cp\u003e''...one could hardly wish for a more stimulating guide...''\u003cbr\u003e-The London Magazine\u003cbr\u003e''One of the more immediately striking things about the book is its gentle humour.''\u003cbr\u003e- Time Out\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mandrake","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49821330931952,"sku":"9781869928179","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781869928179","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}