The Beast 666 by John Symonds (Hellfire Club Books) Bound in Quarter Morocco and Black Cloth Limited to 220 Copies

John Symonds. The Beast 666. Hellfire Club Books. Bound in quarter morocco and black cloth. 608 pages. Limited to 220  hand-numbered copies #133/220). 

Condition: Near Fine. Very slight shelf wear.

Description from the publisher: 

Reincarnated from an ancient Egyptian Priest, Ankh-f-n-Khonsu, self-proclaimed prophet of the modern age of fierce war and individual freedom, world-class mountaineer, novelist, psychologist, sexual revolutionary, artist, mystical poet, black magician, liar, cheat, murderer, spy, a living demon and god entwined.

The strange and extraordinary life of the infamous Aleister Crowley includes all the great and terrible things which he actually accomplished, as well as those he either dreamed of, claimed to be, or was accused of. Aleister Crowley defied description, embraced contradictions and sought to identify himself with every deity and demon, every godlike and dreadful thing of which the human mind can conceive until his ultimate attainment of the title ‘The Beast 666’.

Living without limits, without the borders or constraints of social, religious or moral controls, he expanded every aspect of his mind and consciousness to the highest heavens as well as the lowest hells.