Lot 120

Crowley (Aleister) Aceldama, a Place to Bury Strangers In. A Philosophical Poem by a Gentleman of the University of Cambridge, one of 88 copies on hand-made paper, from an edition limited to 100, Privately Printed, 1898

Hammer Price: £6,500

Description

Crowley (Aleister) Aceldama, a Place to Bury Strangers In. A Philosophical Poem by a Gentleman of the University of Cambridge, one of 88 copies on hand-made paper, from an edition limited to 100, book label of Nicholas C. Bishop-Culpeper to upper cover verso, spine neatly repaired with japan tissue, light browning and surface soiling to covers, preserved in folding chemise and custom morocco-backed slip-case, [Yorke 1], 8vo, Privately Printed, 1898.

⁂ Crowley's rare first published work, we can trace only 2 copies at auction in the last 70 years. The only review for the work appeared in an issue of Cantab and expressed a view that characterised opinion towards Crowley for much of his career: "Induced by we know not what course of reading, the book is not one that we can recommend to the young, for though its stanzas are sufficiently musical, there runs through them a vein of scepticism and licentiousness which required to be treated with caution."

Description

Crowley (Aleister) Aceldama, a Place to Bury Strangers In. A Philosophical Poem by a Gentleman of the University of Cambridge, one of 88 copies on hand-made paper, from an edition limited to 100, book label of Nicholas C. Bishop-Culpeper to upper cover verso, spine neatly repaired with japan tissue, light browning and surface soiling to covers, preserved in folding chemise and custom morocco-backed slip-case, [Yorke 1], 8vo, Privately Printed, 1898.

⁂ Crowley's rare first published work, we can trace only 2 copies at auction in the last 70 years. The only review for the work appeared in an issue of Cantab and expressed a view that characterised opinion towards Crowley for much of his career: "Induced by we know not what course of reading, the book is not one that we can recommend to the young, for though its stanzas are sufficiently musical, there runs through them a vein of scepticism and licentiousness which required to be treated with caution."

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