The Great Beast: The Life of Aleister Crowley
by Symonds, John
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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About This Item
Roy Publishers, 1952. Good. Symonds, John. The Great Beast: The Life of Aleister Crowley. New York: Roy Publishers, 1952. 1st edition. 316pp. Indexed. Illustrated. Bibliography. 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Book condition: Good. Edges rubbed, especially both ends of spine. Light soiling of covers. Bookplate of former owner on front pastedown. Rear hinge cracked and holding on by a thread. Bookseller's ticket on rear pastedown.
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- Bookseller
- Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- RSYMGRE00fp
- Title
- The Great Beast: The Life of Aleister Crowley
- Author
- Symonds, John
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Roy Publishers
- Date Published
- 1952
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About the Seller
Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB
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Salt Lake City, Utah
About Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...