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Description
KHING KANG KING: THE CLASSIC OF PURITY BEING LIBER XXI
Book Details + Condition: Thelema Publications (King's Beach, CA). First Thelema Publications Edition, 1973. Hardcover. Small Octavo. 22 pages, and printed only on recto side of page. Blue cloth with gilt title, etc. to spine and front cover. Deckled page edges with pale blue tint to fore-edge. By Ko Yuen, or Aleister Crowley. Originally published by Crowley in 1939 in an edition of 100 copies, this is the book’s second-ever publication. The publisher, Thelema Publications, was run by Helen Parsons-Smith, ex-wife of Jack Parsons and longtime member of Agape Lodge of the OTO. She brought out two editions of the work, in 1973 and in 1974. This is the 1973 edition - the true first issue of the Thelema publications edition, which has become increasingly scarce. Firm binding; light aging and wear to boards; interior is clean and free of markings, save owner name and info to ffep.
