February 1913 E.V.
The publication of ‘Book Four’ and ‘The Book of Lies’ in February 1913 E.V.
Together with a new extract from Chapter 11 of For the Thelemites, titled "A.C. - Books and Dates"
── Note the two PDF files/ebooks below! ──
February 1913 E.V.
CORRECTED VERSION WITH NEW ILLUSTRATIONS ADDED!
• Read online or download this extract (55 pp.) from For the Thelemites giving proofs that both Book Four; Part One and The Book of Lies were published by Wieland and Co. in February 1913 E.V.! The publication dates of both books have been unknown until now!
Read also about the books published by The Equinox and by Eugène John Wieland's Wieland & Co. [May need further proof reading]
(In connection with this extract, see also the extracts "Virakam", "Amphora"; "Ye Sword of Song"; and "Magick"!)
A.C. - BOOKS AND DATES
A NEW EXTRACT FROM FOR THE THELEMITES!
• Here follow pages 402-63 of Chapter 11 of For the Thelemites, and added are four appendixes. In total an extract of 92 pages, giving, for instance, the year and month of the publication of the seven books by Aleister Crowley published by Kegan Paul, together with detailed sources, and an interesting look into the SPRT's Essay Competition, and much more, all found together with detailed indication of sources, as with the rest of the book, and with many illustrations!
Read online or download this extract (92 pp.)
Read also about the publication of The Winged Beetle, together with OLLA, Aleister Crowley's last Anthology, which he published the year before his death. [May need further proof reading]
Read online or download (Acrobat 9.0 and later):
Read online or download (Acrobat 9.0 and later):
• Front wrapper of Book Four, Part I, published by Wieland and Co.
• Found in Book Four, Part I, was the ‘Sigillum Sanctum Fraternitatis A .·.A .·.’ – the seal of the GREAT WHITE BROTHERHOOD known as the A .·.A .·.. The seal, which was designed by Aleister Crowley, was probably the work of Crowley’s friend and A .·.A .·. Brother, publisher and artist E. J. Wieland, who published both Book Four, Part I, and Part 2, together with The Book of Lies. It was the seal’s first appearance in Crowley’s printed works.
• Title page of Liber CCCXXXIII – The Book of Lies.
• "The Mass of thePhœnix" from Chapter 44 of Liber CCCXXXIII – The Book of Lies.
• Something spectacular took place in celebration of the publication of The Book of Lies. On Sunday, February 2nd, 1913 E.V., at 33, The Avenue Studios, 76 Fulham-road, S.W., at 9 p.m., took a performance of “The Mass of the Phœnix” place – “The Mass of the Phœnix” (above), which was published in The Book of Lies as “ΚΕΦΑΛΗ ΜΔ”, Chapter 44! The public performance was announced in the London Daily Herald on February 1st (below, highlighted in red).
• "LECTURES AND MEETINGS" from the London Daily Herald, Saturday, February 1st, 1913 E.V., announcing the public performance of "The Mass of the Phœnix" (here highlighted in red) on Sunday, February 2nd, at 33, The Avenue Studios, 76 Fulham-road, South Kensington – the home of Aleister Crowley; The Equinox; and Wieland and Co.
• Advertisement for new books published by The Equinox in T. P’s Weekly, January 13, 1911 E.V. – Ethel Archer’s The Whirlpool which is mentioned as "READY SHORTLY" would in fact end up being published by Wieland and Co. in January 1912 E.V.
• The frontispiece of Book Four, Part Two. (Frater Perdurabo and Soror Virakam [Aleister Crowley and Mary Desti]. Book Four. Part II – Magick [(Theory)]. London, UK: Wieland and Co., n.d. [1913 E.V.])
• Magick in Theory and Practice (Being Part III of Book 4) – the four sections in red textured wrappers were published in 1930 E.V. Perdurabo ST
The three volumes of the "Essay Competion" edition, 1905-7 E.V.,issued in camel-hair paper covers. The Collected Works of Aleister Crowley was originally planned to have appeared in only two volumes, but Vol. II became too big, and the work was completed in a third volume. Vol. I's 'Preface' was signed "London, March 1905.". Vol. II's 'Publishers Note' had the date "Oct. 15, 1906.", and stated: "We beg to express regret for the delay in issuing Vol. II. As originally made up, it was too big, and had to be recast completely. Mr. Crowley's Work to date will thus be complete in three volumes of this edition. [...] The volume [III] should be issued in December. [...] The Essay Competition will definitely close three months from date." Author's Collection.
The Word of the Law is θελημα – Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law
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