Austin Spare Book Of Pleasure Plus Bw Illustrative
Austin Spare Book Of Pleasure Full Of Grotesque

Decorative book-plate (with no name on it) on front free endpaper, else fine in an about fine dust jacket.; 59 pages. Seller Inventory 88102.

Overall a Good Copy.

Shelf 132) Pictures available upon request, if not already displayed here.

Austin Spare Book Of Pleasure Plus Bw Illustrative

Soft covers, 21x30cms, 59pp (photocopied) plus bw illustrative drawings.

Paperback in average to good condition, internally clean but cover a bit stained with small amount of scuffing, can provide photo.

Undated edition limited to 100 numbered copies, this copy beomg mumber 49.

Morton Press. The Book of Pleasure (Self-Love) is seen by many as the core of Austin Spares magical philosophy and his most important and influential work.

It covers his work with sigils as a means of controlling the subconscious mind, the creation of a personal magical alphabet and the practice of the Death Posture.

This edition is a facsimile (in a reduced format) of the original 1913 edition and is an affordable way of owning one of Spares most famed works.

About the Author Austin Osman Spare (December 30, 1886 - May 15, 1956) was an English artist and magician.

As a child, he showed an affinity for art, and he briefly attended an art school.

At the age of 13, he left school to become an apprentice to a stained glass maker.

During his teen years, his fascination for the occult grew apace, heavily influencing the work he produced.

In May 1904 one of his drawings was exhibited at the annual Royal Academy exhibition in London, generating a storm of publicity for the young artist.

In October 1907 Spare exhibited his drawings at the Bruton gallery in London.

Austin Spare Book Of Pleasure Full Of Grotesque

His work resembled that of Aubrey Beardsley, but was full of grotesque, sexualized human figures and magical symbols.

These elements appealed to avant-garde London intellectuals, and brought him to the attention of Aleister Crowley.

Spare became a Probationer of Crowleys order Argenteum Astrum (Of the Silver Star) in July 1909, but was not initaiated as a member, although he contributed four small drawings to Crowleys publication The Equinox.

Crowley later characterized Spare as a Black Brother, meaning that he did not approve of the goals of Spares magical philosophy.

In 1917, during World War I, Spare was conscripted into the British army, serving as a medical orderly of the Royal Army Medical Corp in London hospitals.

He did not see active service, and was commissioned as an official War Artist in 1919.

He visited the battlefields of France to record the work of the R.A.M.C.

Spares artistic and magical publications include Earth Inferno, The Book of Pleasure, The Focus of Life, manuscripts of Logomachy of Zos and Zoetic Grimoire of Zos which remained uncompleted at his death on May 15, 1956.

Corner top of pp 2526 creased, else a very good copy of scarce UK edition.

Privately owned, unmarked text, slight edge wear and curling to corners, Ships airmail from Berlin Bookshop BXn50.

Introductions by Kenneth Grant, Alan Moore, and Michael Staley.

Decorative book-plate (with no name on it) on front free endpaper, else fine in an about fine dust jacket.; 59 pages.

Seller Inventory 88102.

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