About this title: Crowley's most famous novel. It deals with the endless battle between the forces of light and the forces of darkness. A young girl is drawn into a magical war between two men and is forced to choose between them. The reader is taken through an incredible series of magical intrigues involving a Black Lodge.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Weiser Books
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780877281474ISBN:0877281475
Description: Very Good. An excellent paperback with clean pages and no markings. For quick delivery, please consider Expedited shipping-standard delivery ranges from 4-19 business days. Thank you! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Samuel Weiser, York Beach, ME
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780877281474ISBN:0877281475
Description: Good. 8vo. 335pp. There are some stains on the page edges. Paperback, edges lightly worn. Aleister Crowley's most famous novel. The book deals with the endless battles between the Forces of Light and the Forces of Darkness. Writing from his own experiences, Crowley 'describes the methods and theories of modern magickal practices, managing to persuade us that magick is a scientific reality--and that it works. ' read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780877281474ISBN:0877281475
Description: New. NEW-SHOP SOILED COPY-TRUSTED DEVON (UK) BASED SELLER-IN STOCK-SENT WITHIN 1 WORKING DAY-AVAILABLE BY EMAIL FOR QUERIES-NO QUIBBLE REFUND IF NOT COMPLETELY SATISFIED- read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Mandrake Press, London
Date Published: 1929
Description: FIRST EDITION. 8vo. pp. vii, 335. Bound in recent half green morocco, cloth sides, raised bands and gilt titles to spine. Top edge gilt. Original cloth spine bound at rear. An excellent copy of Crowley's entertaining tale of rival magickal lodges. One of 2500 copies. d'Arch Smith: Books of the Beast [pp. 31-32]; Yorke [51] read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Mandrake Press, London
Date Published: 1929
Description: 8vo. Original sea-green cloth, titles to spine gilt. With the full pictorial Beresford Egan dustjacket. Minor spotting to the fore edges but a superb copy in the very slightly marked and creased dustjacket. First Edition, First Impression. A striking copy of one of Crowley's best known works. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Weiser Books
Date Published: 1975-06
ISBN-13:9780877281474ISBN:0877281475
Description: Very Good. 1992 Later Printing Samuel Weiser (Publisher; York Beach, ME) Trade Paperback; text clean/UNMARKED; color cover front has few minor surface scratches w/several miniscule corner creases/back has light rubbing/mild edge wear w/corner bends; spine strong + uncreased; NOT x-library; tiny paw print publisher stamp remainder mark; Not book club; 335 pages; author's note; 23 chapters; originally published in 1917; 1st Weiser paperback edition issued in 1970; color cover art originally ... read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Samuel Weiser Inc., York Beach, ME
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780877281474ISBN:0877281475
Description: Softcover. 8vo, 336pp. Cover reproduces the Beresford Egan design of the dustjacket of the original edition. Covers lightly rubbed otherwise in Fine condition. read more
"very difficult to follow sometimes because of crowley's intense magic theories, but rewarding for the glimpses of deeper meaning that pop up occasionally."
"not as good a novel as diary of a drug fiend, but still, crowley is a powerful thinker, which gives his fiction a depth that most novelists would envy."
"A novel by the Great Beast himself, the "wickedest man in the world". I'm told it helps a great deal if you have some familiarity with Crowley's magical system (about which I confess I know very little), but Moonchild is still surprisingly entertaining. It tells the story of a magical operation to secure the influence of the moon on the birth of a child who is to become a great redeemer and spiritual being. The white magicians trying to bring this about find themselves in conflict with black magicians. Crowley's prose is witty and wickedly satirical. Most of the characters are portraits (and generally very unflattering ones) of prominent people involved in the occult in the early part of the 20th century, including the poet W. B. Yeats. The novel was in fact written as an attempt by Crowley to disseminate his magical theories to a wider audience. It was written in 1917 but not published until 1929. For those who are interested in Crowley (who was certainly an extraordinary character), or the history of magic in modern times, it's essential reading."
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