Roll Away the Stone: An Introduction to Aleister Crowley's Essays on the Psychology of Hashish
Regardie, Israel. Newcastle Publsihing, 1994. Softbound. Cover design by Michele Lanci-Altomare. Cover illustration by Wilbur McCauley. A collection of essays first published in Crowley's journal, The Equinox, and here prefaced and expanded by Regardie, whose on-again, off-again relationship with The Beast began in 1928 when the younger man moved to Paris to work as his secretary. Nine years later, after Regardie returned to the US, the two had a falling out via correspondence: Crowley, making fun of Regardie's adoption of the name, Francis (after St. Francis of Assissi), dismissively addressed him as 'Frank', and Regardie responded by calling Crowley both 'Alice' and 'a contemptible bitch'.
Tight, square, uncreased spine. Clean, unmarked interior. Some bumped corners and light edge-wear, but nice solid copy overall. 241 pp. Featured Rare & Collectible.
