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Literary, Esoteric and Philosophical

Autobiography/Biography/Letters

POST & PACKAGING

(Maximum £5) For the first five books book add £1 each for p&p (UK).; double that for the UK Further titles will be post-free or elsewhere subject to agreement.

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Tel: 01726 - 64975

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Paul Newman

57 Eastbourne Road

St Austell, Cornwall

PL25 4SU

'The Meads of Love' by Paul Newman, illustrated study of the life and poetry of the miner-poet, John Harris (1810 - 1884) who, despite a background of intense poverty, wrote poetry of Shakespearian intensity and grandeur, signed by the author and with a selection of Harris's poems appended to the study (mint Truran hb) £10

A Mystic Way' by Nicholas Hagger, massive 800-page self-development autobiogaphy, featuring a huge cast of distinguished people: Colin Wilson, Ezra Pound, Derek Savage, Christopher Booker, Peter O Toole, Geoge Macbeth and many other actors, poets, philosophers and mystics. It is full of illumination and high seriousness. Invaluable record of London in the 1950 and standard text for members of the illuminatus, (vg with vg dustjacket) £25

Necromancer’s Nook & Arkana

'Magick' by Aleister Crowley; two hefty primers in one edition, useful crammer for A-level neophytes or chartered wizards. (fine hb) £18.50

'Collected Works of Aleister Crowley', Californian reprint of all three volumes, essays, plays, poems and introductions (vg in hb) £80

Masks of Lucifer: Technology and the Occult; literary criticism applied to UFO material: Von Daniken, Berger & Pauweis, Blavatsky (fine hb) £10

'Atlantis Destroyed' by Rodney Castleden, perceptive and elegantly written study by an accomplished archaeologist and geographer which lucidly frames the argument that the original Atlantis was closer to the Minoan Crete than any other civilization. The study is replete with maps, diagrams and illustrations. Fine £15

First Edition Hardback & Rarities

'All the Little Animals', sad, brilliant first novel, later filmed with John Hurt, about the compassionate gathering of road-killed creatures by an odd couple, a man and boy, by Walker Hamilton, an author who died tragically young (good hb) £15

'The Glass Cottage' by Peter Redgrove, a mysterious murder, a gold watch found ticking away in a death-wound, and many other enigmas and brilliancies by one of the outstanding British poets of the century (fine hb) £30

'The Dwarfs' by Harold Pinter, brilliant obsessive novel of gnawing desolation. There are imaginary predators chipping away at the edges of perception. Fine Hb £15

'The Pyramid' by William Golding (vg) £30

'The Horse’s Mouth' by Joyce Cary (vg) £35

The Moors Last Sigh by Salman Rushdie, a carnival of magic realism (fine hb) £15

Flying Into Love by D.M. Thomas (fine) £15

Head to Toe by Joe Orton – surreal physiological fantasy posthumously published (good but no dustwrapper) £20

Literature

'The Merry Heart' by Robertson Davies, reflections on books, art, writing, morality and magic' - a stimulating collection of essays by the master novelist (v.good Viking hb) £15

Novels

'Lucky Jim', jaunty, modern classic by Kingsley Amis, in a luscious Skivertex binding of red imitation leather. An elate, springy romp of a read (fine hb) £7

'Brave New World', superb Folio edition in slipcase with chrome-silver spine and drawing by Leonard Rosiman and digital-style chapter headings. VG £25

Philosophy and Psychology

'Philosophy and the Belief in Life After Death' by R.W.K. Paterson ; reduced from £40. In-depth, fascinating evaluation that blows away the cobwebs of sentiment and superstition (mind hb) £25

Reich by Charles Rycroft, Fontana Modern Master Series (pb 104pp). Incisive study of the man who exemplified most fully 'Make Love not War' in his psychological system. VG £2

CLASSICS: Macdonald Series

No 21: Moby Dick by Herman Melville (introduction by James Hanley) £15

No 8: Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne (introduction by John Cowper Powys) vg £15

'Mr Weston’s Good Wine' by T.F. Powys (Phoenix Library edition 1928) Vg £15

Dr Zhivago (World Books) with poems (good) £5

Poetry

Dante Gabriel Rossetti (selected poems in mint pb) £7

J.C. Hall (selected poems in VG pb) £7

Critical

Murder by Category: ‘subject guide to mystery fiction’ quality £45 reference (hb on acid-free paper) £25

Society

Nimbus: Technology Serving the Arts (fine hb) £17

Abraxas Manuscript Bundles

Abraxas is compiled in a small space; no room for archival storage. If a MS collector is desirous of acquiring original material, this is now available: photocopies, unedited articles and letters, stories, poems and other fascinating material from the famous and obscure alike. Why not try a sample bundle for £20? Or why not buy a nice big purple woolly hat for half the price?

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