A couple of years ago, I mentioned the publication of a fantastic book by a real good friend of the Grail, Blair MacKenzie Blake, titled The Wickedest Books in the World. It’s a coffee table-style hardcover book containing more than 50 glossy full color photographs of the rare, often magnificently produced, first edition books of the renowned British occultist, Aleister Crowley that are currently in the collections of both Blair and fellow bibliophile, Danny Carey (Tool’s drumming genius).
In case you missed out on the 1st edition printing (now sold out, and going for big prices on eBay), but would like a sumptuous occult tome to show off/scare family and friends, Blair has just published a revised and expanded (and corrected!) 2ND EDITION of the book. But do get in quick – this is a very limited run and I would imagine it will be snapped up extremely quickly by collectors, occult adepts and fans of Tool:
THE WICKEDEST BOOKS IN THE WORLD:
CONFESSIONS OF AN ALEISTER CROWLEY BIBLIOPHILEREVISED AND EXPANDED 2ND EDITION
By
BLAIR MacKENZIE BLAKE
(With a foreword by DANNY CAREY)GLOSSY LARGE-FORMAT SOFTCOVER with over 60 full color photos of rare Crowleyana currently in the collections of the author and Danny Carey.
ALL COPIES SIGNED by the AUTHOR and DANNY CAREY.
A VERY LIMITED NUMBER AVAILABLE in the STORE at www.dannycarey.com (click on MEDIA) or via this direct link.
Price: $39.00 USD
When it comes to the history of books on the occult and Forteana, Blair is an absolute expert, and along with the wonderful images of these fantastic books you’ll find text touching on Crowley’s history, the story of how many of his most coveted books have meandered their way through the decades and into Blair’s collection, and also a foreword by Danny Carey.
(And don’t forget to check out Blair’s book of sumptuous occult-influenced prose-poems, Ijynx too!)
