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Lot 122 - "The Big Stick" Modern Limited Edition Book of Book Reviews by Aleister Crowley, Published by 100th Monkey Press, Spring Equinox, 2015, Copy Number 065 of 150
Lot 122 - "The Big Stick" Modern Limited Edition Book of Book Reviews by Aleister Crowley, Published by 100th Monkey Press, Spring Equinox, 2015, Copy Number 065 of 150
"The Big Stick" is a limited edition collection of book reviews written by Aleister Crowley, privately printed for the 100th Monkey Press at the Spring Equinox, 2015. The colophon states 150 copies were printed, of which this is copy number 065. The cover is composed of cork over acid-free paper and bound in a Japanese-style binding using hemp twine, with the title and a figural illustration printed on a blue paper label affixed vertically to the front cover and a stick along the spine. Interior endpapers are printed with a repeating figural motif matching the cover illustration. The text is set in a Malgun Gothic font and printed on acid-free 24 lb. text weight Mohawk Superfine paper. An ex-libris bookplate is loosely inserted, printed with the same figural motif and bearing partial text referencing the 100th Monkey Press bibliography project and limited edition books. The colophon page also bears the 100th Monkey Press device with the Latin motto "Ex Scientia Adveho Sapientia" ("From Knowledge I Bring Wisdom") and a note that the book was designed, printed, and hand-bound by the 100th Monkey Press.
Condition shows light handling wear to the cork cover; the binding and interior pages appear clean.