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Aleister Crowley bibliography

Aleister Crowley bibliography

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Aleister Crowley (12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947) was an English writer, not only on the topic of Thelema and magick, but also on philosophy, politics, and culture. He was a published poet and playwright and left behind many personal letters and daily journal entries. Most of Aleister Crowley's published works entered the public domain in 2018.

First editions

Crowley published the following books during his lifetime:[1]

  • White Stains: The Literary Remains of George Archibald Bishop, a Neuropath of the Second Empire. Amsterdam: Leonard Smithers. 1898.
  • Collected Works of Aleister Crowley. Vol. I. Foyers: Society for the Propagation of Religious Truth. 1905.
  • Collected Works of Aleister Crowley. Vol. II. Foyers: Society for the Propagation of Religious Truth. 1906.
  • Collected Works of Aleister Crowley. Vol. III. Foyers: Society for the Propagation of Religious Truth. 1907.
  • Konx Om Pax: Essays in Light. Newcastle upon Tyne: Walter Scott Publishing Company. 1907.
  • Tannhäuser: A Story of All Time. Foyers: Society for the Propagation of Religious Truth. 1907 via Project Gutenberg.
  • Clouds without Water. London: Privately printed by Philippe Renouard, Paris. 1909.
  • ΘΕΛΗΜΑ. London: A∴A∴. 1909. 3 vols. First publication of Liber L vel Legis in v. III.
  • The Equinox. Vol. I (1). London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Spring 1909.
  • The Equinox. Vol. I (2). London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Autumn 1909.
  • The Equinox. Vol. I (3). London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Spring 1910.
  • The Equinox. Vol. I (4). London: Privately printed. Autumn 1910.
  • The Equinox. Vol. I (5). London: Privately printed. Spring 1911.
  • The Equinox. Vol. I (6). London: Wieland & Co. Autumn 1911.
  • The Equinox. Vol. I (7). London: Wieland & Co. Spring 1912.
  • The Equinox. Vol. I (8). London: Wieland & Co. Autumn 1912.
  • The Equinox. Vol. I (9). London: Wieland & Co. Spring 1913.
  • The Equinox. Vol. I (10). London: Wieland & Co. Autumn 1913.
  • The Book of Lies, which is also falsely called Breaks. London: Wieland & Co. 1913.
  • "The Blue Equinox". The Equinox. III (1). Detroit: Universal Publishing Co. Spring 1919.
  • The Diary of a Drug Fiend. London: W. Collins Sons & Co. 1922. Boston: E. P. Dutton. 1923.
  • Magick in Theory and Practice. Paris: Lecram Press. 1929.
  • Moonchild. London: Mandrake Press. 1929.
  • The Spirit of Solitude: An Autobiography. London: Mandrake Press. 1929. 2 vols.
  • The Stratagem and other Stories. London: Mandrake Press. 1929.
  • "The Equinox of the Gods". The Equinox. III (3). London: Ordo Templi Orientis. 1936.
  • Little Essays Toward Truth. London: Ordo Templi Orientis. 1938.
  • "Eight Lectures on Yoga". The Equinox. III (4). London: Ordo Templi Orientis. 1939.
  • "The Book of Thoth". The Equinox. III (5). London: Ordo Templi Orientis. 1944.

Posthumous editions

Books

The following is a list of notable editions published after Crowley's death:

1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s

Poetry

Gordon Press collection, 13 vols.[3]
  1. Songs of the Spirit. New York: Gordon Press. 1974 [1898]. ISBN 0-87968-220-5.
  2. Jephthah. New York: Gordon Press. 1974 [1898]. ISBN 0-87968-217-5.
  3. Jezebel, and Other Tragic Poems. New York: Gordon Press. 1974 [1899]. ISBN 0-87968-216-7.
  4. The Soul of Osiris: Comprising the Temple of The Holy Ghost and The Mother's Tragedy. New York: Gordon Press. 1974 [1899]. ISBN 0-87968-177-2.
  5. Tannhäuser. New York: Gordon Press. 1974 [1901].
  6. Ahab, and Other Poems. New York: Gordon Press. 1974 [1902]. ISBN 0-87968-221-3.
  7. The Argonauts. New York: Gordon Press. 1974 [1904]. ISBN 0-87968-222-1.
  8. Orpheus: A Lyrical Legend. New York: Gordon Press. 1974 [1904]. ISBN 0-87968-176-4.
  9. The Star and the Garter. New York: Gordon Press. 1974 [1904]. ISBN 0-87968-175-6.
  10. The Sword of Song: Called by Christians, The Book of the Beast. New York: Gordon Press. 1974 [1904]. ISBN 0-87968-223-X.
  11. Gargoyles: Being Strangely Wrought Images of Life and Death. New York: Gordon Press. 1974 [1907]. ISBN 0-87968-224-8.
  12. Clouds without Water. New York: Gordon Press. 1974 [1909]. ISBN 0-87968-111-X.
  13. Breaks. New York: Gordon Press. 1974 [1913].
Other editions
  • Booth, Martin, ed. (1986). Aleister Crowley: Selected Poems. London: Crucible. ISBN 0-85030-456-3.
  • Starr, Martin P., ed. (1986) [1904]. Snowdrops from a Curate's Garden. Chicago: Teitan Press. ISBN 0-933429-01-0.
  • Starr, Martin P., ed. (1988). Golden Twigs (First collected ed.). Chicago: Teitan Press. ISBN 0-933429-03-7.
  • Starr, Martin P., ed. (1991) [1910]. Bagh-i-Muattar: The Scented Garden of Abdullah the Satirist of Shiraz. Chicago: Teitan Press. ISBN 0-933429-05-3.
  • Starr, Martin P., ed. (1992) [1910]. The Winged Beetle. Chicago: Teitan Press. ISBN 0-933429-06-1.
  • Crowley, Aleister (2004) [Beta (1990)]. The Stone of Cybele: A "Golden Twigs" Story (First ed.). Syracuse: Luminist Publications.

Libri of Aleister Crowley

Many of the important works of Aleister Crowley are in the form of Libri (lit. "books"), which are usually short documents consisting of core teachings, methodologies, practices, or Thelemic scripture. All the libri are given a number in the Roman numeral system, and those that are part of the A∴A∴ curriculum are assigned a "class" as follows:[citation needed]

  • Class [A] consists of books of which may be changed not so much as the style of a letter: that is, they represent the utterance of an Adept entirely beyond the criticism of even the Visible Head of the Organization.
  • Class [B] consists of books or essays which are the result of ordinary scholarship, enlightened and earnest.
  • Class [C] consists of matter which is to be regarded rather as suggestive than anything else.
  • Class [D] consists of the Official Rituals and Instructions.
  • Class [E] consists of manifestos, broadsides, epistles and other public statements. Some publications are composite, and pertain to more than one class.

Many of the books and articles are major works of Aleister Crowley. This is a listing with liber number, Roman number, class, full title, and a short description.

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See also


References

  1. Hymenaeus Beta (16 February 2013). "Aleister Crowley". O.T.O. U.S.A. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  2. Cornelius, J. Edward (2001). "An Open Epistle Regarding Francis King's Book The Secret Rituals of the O.T.O." Red Flame: A Thelemic Research Site. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  3. "Thirteen volumes in the Gordon Press facsimile reprint series". Michael Trelour. Retrieved 23 January 2024.

Further reading

  • Cornelius, J. Edward; et al. (2013). The Aleister Crowley Desk Reference (2nd Revised & Enlarged ed.). York Beach, Maine: Teitan Press. ISBN 978-0933429369.
  • Eshelman, James A. (2000) [1993]. The Mystical and Magical System of the A∴A∴: The Spiritual System of Aleister Crowley and George Cecil Jones Step-by-Step (1st hardcover ed.). Los Angeles: The College of Thelema. ISBN 978-0970449603.
  • Yorke, Gerald (1991) [1951]. Bibliography of the Works of Aleister Crowley. Black Lodge Pub. ISBN 978-1558182622.

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