About this title: In the past 31 years, there has been a lot of ink a actual and virtual a spilled on the subject of the Necronomicon. Some have derided it as a clumsy hoax; others have praised it as a powerful grimoire. As the decades have passed, more information has come to light both on the bookas origins and discovery, and on the information contained within ...
read more
Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is described below.
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Avon Books, Dresden, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780380751921ISBN:0380751925
Description: Good+ No Jacket as Issued. Slight edgewear, slight spinal creasing from reading. Small water stain last few (blank) pages. USPS Delivery Confirmation included. read more
Description: New. Orders placed after Dec. 7 cannot be guaranteed delivery before Christmas. GREAT BUY. Brand New From US Distributor. WE ARE A 5 STAR SELLER with OVER 3, 500, 000 BOOKS SOLD. read more
Edition: Book Club Edition. Avon Books
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Avon Books
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780380751921ISBN:0380751925
Description: Khem Set Rising. Fair. No dust jacket as issued. A fair rendition of a book which should never have been produced by or for the profits of American Corporation. Smells a little Musty. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 218 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Evidently not much reading and certainly no obvious study of this copy needs to be noted as wear and tear is only on corners. Spine Not Broken, Oils not Applied. Worthy to be copied and its papers or cover be made ... read more
Edition: First edition. Illustrated.
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Avon Books
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780380751921ISBN:0380751925
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Light hinge crease, slight rubbing on edges of cover, surface scratches on cover, else fine. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 288 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Avon Books, New York
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780380751921ISBN:0380751925
Description: Very Good. First printing, softcover, some rubbing and few light scratches to covers, small chip to color at edge of rear cover, tiny flake to top corner of front cover, light toning to pages, otherwise bright and tight, a VG copy. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
Date Published: 2008-12-01
ISBN-13:9780892541461ISBN:0892541466
Description: NEW. Hardcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780892541461. read more
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ibis Press, Lake Worth, FL
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780892541461ISBN:0892541466
Description: New. No DJ as Issued. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. HB-4th. hardcover edition (1st. thus-New preface by Simon)-New / No DJ as issued (sealed in publisher's shrinkwrap)-The Necronomicon: hoax or powerful grimoire? "The Necromomicon has been found to contain formulae for spiritual transformation, consistent with some of the most ancient mystical processes in the world; processes that involve communion with the stars"... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ibis Press
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780892541461ISBN:0892541466
Description: BRAND NEW HARDCOVER. 10.5 by 7 inches. [allow 1-2 weeks transit to europe]. (00218 pages) in the past 31 years, there has been a lot of ink a actual and virtual a spilled on the subject of the necronomicon. some have derided it as a clumsy hoax; others have praised it as a powerful grimoire. as the decades have passed, more information has comeanniversary edition: 0031 illustrated lang=english accessory: no accessory (Hardcover ) read more
Description: Like New. This revised third Edition strictly limited to 3333 numbered copies, this one being No.405, hand writen in with Simon's signature. Like new except for very light wear to leather at corner tips and spine extremities, the interior clean crisp and tight, the silver gilded page edges on all three sides bright and shiny with only a hint of scuffing. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Avon
Date Published: 1980
Description: Acceptable. MAY HAVE COVER WEAR, SPINE CREASES, HIGHLIGHTING, UNDERLINING & PAGES YELLOWED FROM AGE. FASTER SERVICE FROM US! ! ! read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Avon
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780380751921ISBN:0380751925
Description: Good. Slight shelf wear crease to bind age toning clea inside Goodwillnyonline carries a wide range of quality new and used items at competitive prices. Goodwillnyonline is operated by Goodwill Industries of Greater New York & Northern New Jersey. A major provider of services for people with disabilities and other barriers to employment. read more
Description: Good. Light shelving wear with minimal damage to cover and bindings. Pages show minor use. Help save a tree. Buy all your used books from Green Earth Books. Read. Recycle and Reuse! read more
"It makes me shudder to think that there are people out there who are convinced that this is real. H.P. Lovecraft admitted he made it up. There is no real Necronomicon, least of all a copy you can buy at your local bookstore. It's (extremely) mildly entertaining fantasy, not a spellbook to reawaken the Ancient Ones."
"While a tremendous amount of 'astral interference' surrounded the publication of this ground-breaking modern grimoire, it has had a lasting and powerful impact upon modern occultism ever since it first appeared. True, it's mostly a recapitualtion of some sort of pseudo-Sumerian magick and not the literal Necronomicon of H. P. Lovecraft, but it delivers more real magick than 90% of what most newage publishers have churned out this year, or any previous year.
Many occult traditions arise form ambiguous, off-beat and often-times fraudulent claims; there's the Fraulein Sprengel story for the Golden Dawn, the French antiquarian society that got hijacked for the Aurum Solis, the infamous 'Grandmother Story' of Alex Summers, certain mysterious golden plates discovered by a particular modern prophet who could never produce those specific items when challenged, and on, and on it goes. It's as much a part of the overall tradition now as bad spelling (ChAoS Majiq), rampant capitalization (ala Ophiel), retarded hippies and burned-our baby-boomers whose ego-trips are showing signs of ending badly. So what if the basis of the system is fictive or inspired by works of fiction? Doe the system presented in this book actually work?
That's the question that needs to be answered.
Yes.
It does.
Will it get you revenge upon the mean people at work, bring you riches beyond your most avaricious dreams, or get you laid this next Friday? Probably not. But then, who knows; odder thigs have--and still do--happen often and regularly. And this book is a right classic weirdness magnet of the first water. Just do a Google search and see what all kinds of stuff come up in connection to this book. (Pause) See what I mean? Heaps of weirdness.
But weirdness isn't everything and it certainly isn't magick. Too true. This book is a map and guide to exploring a particularly weird zone of consciousness that uses Lovecraft's work as a talismanic jumping-off point, taking you into a realm of directed imagination that harnesses the core concepts of grimoiric magick to tap into a particular current of force that is simultaneously ancient and modern, archaeologically relavent and spuriously made-up all at once. If you can work through the minefiel of belief, manage to pronounce the gibberish with convincing enough gusto, and take the time to work through the process, you'll find yourself learning a great deal about the mechanics of grimoiric magick that isn't talked about to any real length by modern authors, most of whom are ashamed to admit that they ever worked with such a stinky poo-poo work of icky black magick based upon an obvious fraud. Yeah. Like Solomon actually wrote all those books attributed to him. In English no less. Yep. Wouldn't want to dirty one's hands reading something 'obviously' derived from fiction. Now where are my red slippers..."
"a must-read for any fan of h.p.lovecraft (or horror in general), this is the best example of fandom gone wrong. girl's don't usually like this kind of thing....i think it helps if you have an extensive history of dungeons & dragons and heavy metal(which i do)."
"I did not read through this entire book. It's a nice companion to the Satanic Bible, but stands alone in its own right by simply providing a huge list of names and spells for you to have fun with for hours on end. If you are into heavy metal, you probably have every word in this book embedded throughout your music collection."
We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.
rating
