THE BOOK OF UGLY ECSTASY. Together with: THE VALLEY OF FEAR (the sequel). Two volumes.
London: Fulgur, 1997-2009. FIRST EDITIONS. Fine Mint Copies, uncirculated, and bound in custom cloth, with fine dust jackets; These are important Spare sketchbooks from 1924, that directly communicates that peculiar ecstatic energy, which is at the heart of the cultus of which Spare was an adept. The volume includes a prophetic excerpt from Spare's unpublished writings, and a brief introduction by Robert Ansell. The hand-numbered "Valley" volume is made up of delicately tinted original drawings, and all have been reproduced in full color, and it also includes an introductory, most infromative, essay by Robert Ansell, in which the metaphysical and magical themes are explored, and Spare's methodologies for creating states of magical consciousness for his audience, are examined and discussed. Tall 4tos. Item #19508
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