THE FOCUS OF LIFE: The Mutterings of Aãos. With the Original Conceptual Folio, Now for the First Time Published.
UK: Fulgur Limited, 2012. Limited to 88 hand-numbered copies only. A FINE UNCIRCULATED COPY, quarter bound in true vellum and custom cloth, with flourishes, enclosed in slipcase. The "Focus" is arguably the most biographically significant of all Spare's published works. Often obscure, magical and fragmentary, it invites exploration of a strange landscape through what Spare termed, 'the labyrinth of the alphabet.' However, the recent discovery of Spare's original Conceptual Folio for the book, once owned by the respected writer, E.M. Forster, has revealed an unseen series of powerful magico-erotic drawings - termed by Spare 'blasphemous Ideographs' - that provide an important key to understanding the 'secret ritual of Self-Love' that underlies this evocative and deeply personal work. High quality facsimile of the 1921 first edition, together with the full color Conceptual Folio. Drawings, which were judged to be too explicit for publication in 1921, have thus been reunited with the magical narrative, providing new insight for those exploring the artist's life and magical philosophy. Augmented with critical essays from Phil Baker and Robert Ansell, who designed, compiled and edited. Tall 4to. Item #18363
Price: $650.00
