By The Way Books

TWO GRIMOIRES: The Focus of Life & The Papyrus of Amen-AOS

Spare, Austin Osman.

London: Starfire, 2011. First edition. Limited to 1000 copies, 900 in this format; Essays by Dr. William Wallace & Stephen Pochin. Introduction by Michael Staley; Plate section of 48 pages, in full color, consisting of the reproduction of both of these early Spare grimoires; Colored frontispiece of Spare's 1905 watercolor, "I & Myself in Yoga", as well as a black and white end piece, "At the Window" -- a pen and ink drawing by AOS, these illustrations were chosen for their relationship to the period of grimoires; 105 pages plus the plates. Item #31284

Hardbound in fine condition in fine dust jacket.

Price: $250.00