Collected Works (Vol. III)

NOTES [THE SWORD OF SONG: 1904] The Sword of Song | called by Christians The Book of the Beast.| Aleister Crowley Society for the Propagation of Religious Truth | Benares | 1904. Collation :—Post 4to, pp. ix4-194, printed in red and black, consisting of Half-title, parody of passage from 7hrough the Look- ing Glass on reverse ; Title-page as above, Dedication on reverse; Introductory poem Nothung ; Half-title ; Prose Introduction to ‘¢ Ascension Day and Pentecost,” pp. ili- ix; Text, pp. 1-62; Notes, pp, 63-91; Appendices, pp. 93-127; ‘‘ N°WNID | an essay | in | ontology | with some remarks on | ceremonial magic,’ pp. 123-148; ‘‘Science and Buddhism,” pp. 149-192; Epilogue in verse, pp. 193-194; Index on last page, imprint on reverse, ‘‘ printed | by | Philippe Renouard | 19, rue des Saints- Péres, 19 | Paris.” Headlines throughout. Editions: 100 copies on a glazed foreign paper.! Issued in navy blue wrapper front page lettered in gold ‘‘ Ye Sword | of Song,” with design in centre ‘'666” thrice repeated on a golden square (vide pp. 4-5 of book), on reverse pub- lishers’ advertisement; back of cover author's name in Hebrew characters adding up to '' 666,” in gold; inside of back page of cover list of author’s works in gold; back of cover ‘‘ The | Sword | of| Song.’’ Price ros. od. [GOETIA: 1904] The Book of the | Goetia | of | Solomon the King | translated into the English Tongue bya | Dead Hand | and | adorned with divers other matters germane | delightful to the wise | the whole | edited, verified, introduced and com- mented | by | Aleister Crowley | Society for the Propagation of Religious Truth| Boles- kine,-Foyers, Inverness | 1904. Collation :—Demy 4to, pp. ix+65, consisting of Half-title, Invocation in Greek on re- verse; Frontispiece; ‘Title-page as above, talisman on reverse; Prefatory Note, pp. v-vi;_Preliminary Invocation, pp. vii-ix; Text, pp. 1-65; colophon of Chiswick 1 There were 10 advance copies issued in a crimson wrapper repeating title-page, on back ‘' ‘The Sword of Song” lengthwise, on back outside of cover colo- phon Louis Seize design, initials of designer ‘* L. M.” Press Mark on reverse of last page. No headlines. Two illustrations besides Frontispiece, Edition : 200 copies on machine-made paper, 1 copy on vellum, 10 copies on Japanese vellum. Issued in green camel’s-hair wrapper, lettered in red ‘‘ Goetia”’ in centre, surrounded by the legend ‘‘ Goetia vel clavicula Salomonis Regis ”’ frequently repeated. Price 21s, od., raised from subscription price of ros. od. Japanese vellum copies in white and gold. Japanese vellum turned-in wrapper, same lettering. [WHY JESUS WEPT: 1904] Why | Jesus Wept | a Study of Society | and of | The Grace of God | by | Aleister Crowley | Privately Printed | 1904. Collation :—Post 4to, pp. 16+ 80. Half-title; ad- vertisement (of the 21s. edition); Title as above ; letter from author’s mother, 2 pp. ; Persons studied; Quotation from Z7zmes newspaper and John xi, 35. Dedications 6 pp. to various persons (all these pages unnumbered) ; Text, pp. 1-80; inset, a slip ‘« Note to pp. 75-76"; also, loose inset, a pamphlet ‘* Mr. Crowley and the Creeds”’ and ‘*The Creed of Mr. Chesterton, &c. &c."" No imprint, but printed by Philippe Rénouard. Edition : 100 copies on hand-made paper, 20 in Japanese vellum; 1 on Roman vellum. Issued in turned-in Japanese wrapper ; front, ‘‘Why | Jesus | Wept | Aleister | Crowley |”; reverse, colophon of Press; back, ‘' Why Jesus Wept.” [ORACLES: THE BIOGRAPHY OF AN ART: 1905] Oracles | the biography of an art | unpublished fragments of the work of Aleister Crowley with | explanatory notes by R. P. Lester and the Author | 1905 | Society for the Propaga- tion of Religious Truth | Boleskine, Foyers, Inverness, Collation:—Demy 8vo, pp. vili+175+16 ad- vertisements, consisting of Half-title ; Title as above; prefatory note ‘‘ To Explain”’; Contents, pp. vii, vill; Text, pp. 1-175;