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The noted entertainer details the circumstances of his son's sudden joining of a religious enclave, the reasons involved, and the effects on his family and discusses the wider social context of cults and their converts. Condition is very fine, accompanying dust cover.

The Magical Record of the Beast 666 by John Symonds and Kenneth Grant gives us a fascinating glimpse into the magical activities of Aleister Crowley during the years of the Great War. They can be read as a continuation of the experiments he made with fellow magician and poet Victor Neuburg, during 1914 in The Paris Working - a series of 'operations' which were a transition between the ceremonial rituals as taught in the Golden Dawn and the sex rites of the Ordo Templi Orientis. The sexual force replaced the lengthy conjurations of the past and the records aim to show to what extent the sexual 'current' can determine or influence events. Condition is very good, however some scuffs towards the top of the cover.

New Lines is an anthology edited by R. Conquest, containing work by himself, E. Jennings, John Holloway, Larkin, Gunn, Amis, Enright, Davie, and J. Wain, poets associated with the Movement. In his introduction Conquest attacked obscure and over‐metaphorical poetry, presenting the claims of ‘rational structure and comprehensible language’. New Lines Volume II added other poets including Thwaite, Scannell, and G. MacBeth. Condition is very fine with dust cover.

An account of the author's discovery of prehistoric man-made ground patterns in the Glastonbury area and their zodiacal significance. In recent years detailed archaeological study has shown that in parts of the world prehistoric man had a far deeper understanding of astronomy than traditional historians were willing to accept. Glastonbury has always been at the heart of legends of chivalry and sanctity dating back for beyond written records, and has long excited the interest of scholars and seers.

Written and compiled by those fans who knew and loved Elvis Aaron Presley. This book is a fan written biography on everything Elvis. Nice short charming read, suitable for anyone interested or not about who and what Elvis Presely was. Condition is very fine, very little yellowing.

We shall overcome recreates with detailed accuracy and vivid urgency the strife-torn, crisis-riddled months that began the riots touched off by the enviroment of James Meredith at the University of Mississippi and ended just under a year later with the admittance, under a display of federal force. This marked the accomplishments of a large step towards the end of segregation in all 50 states. Condition is acceptable, no parts of the book are damaged severely however front cover is not connected.

This book goes over the inner world of the early astronauts, John Glenn, Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, and their confreres, that Tom Wolfe describes with his extraordinary powers of empathy. He shows us the hidden olympus which all ambitious combat and test pilots aspire to, the top of the pyramid of 'the right stuff'. The condition is good, with severe yellowing and torn back cover.

Intermedia and Expanded Cinema, both as a critical approach and artistic practice, left an indelible mark in a period of Japanese art history that is broadly considered to be one of the most dynamic moments in the wake of its postwar reemergence. This is a great read, not only the material being rich in culture, but the rhetoric used to convey said material makes the whole book distinct yet very intelligible and coherant. Condition is very fine with little to no signs of use.

This is a book about movement in culture that in conventional terms barely left a trace - and yet in terms of how people actually live ; how they walk and talk, left traces that linger in the minds and voices of countless people all over the world. The condition of the book is very fine and has little to no marks whatsoever, come with protective dust sleeve.

Guilty of Everything is an honest, readable, informative book which incidentally mirrors the human condition. Guilty of Everything is the raw sociology of literature, the natural voice heard by Burroughs and Ginsberg. Unaffected by Ego, Unaffiliated, an untouchable of the drug underclass afflicted with the resonance of his own pain, Huncke speaks with adorned directness of the man on the next barstool. Condition is very fine with dust cover included.

In 'The End of a Road', John Allegro explores the shattering implications of his theory that Christianity springs directly from an ancient Near Eastern fertility clinic. Condition is very good, with beautifully designed cover still intact.

Luis Borges was born in 1899 in Buenos Aires. Educated in Europe, he returned to Argentina in 1921, where he was one of the pioneers of the ultraista movement, the Spanish equivalent of German Expressionism. This book follows his life and accomplishments told by Luis Borges himself. Condition is very good, however there are some marks on the front cover and a very small tear at the top of the cover as well.

The Network is Smith's first novel since his famed 'The Business of Loving' book. The Network, goes over the rollercoaster story of the rise of independent television in the United States. While the setting of The Network is authentic and factual, the characters and their activities both in and away from the office are of the purest fiction. The condition of the book is very fine and any marks on the cover are intentionally placed there by the covers designer.

This book contains the lively selection of contemporary Cuban writing and influences, with authors such as Kafka, Eliot and Apollinaire among them. Above all however, it introduces us to a new generation of writers who, irrespective of politcs, are in the new found sense of nationhood, as exciting as any in the world.

Nancy Hunt details one of the most honest and acutely revealing accounts of the transsexual experience of their time (1978), relating the step by step process of the physical transformation. This book is in very fine condition with little to no yellowing of pages.

A literary masterpiece written by a collection of incredibly brilliant authors including Kerouac, Burroughs, Jones and Di Prima among others. The Moderns is a timely and lavishly illustrated book that fills a gap in American graphic design history. The period is mid-century and the authors explore the work of sixty-three designers whose work reflected the ideals of European modernism. Very good condition, tight bind, some marks on the front and back cover due to age.

Catch 22 is a remarkable account of the authors 10,000 mile journey through modern China, entailing all the things he saw and learnt vividly described throughout he book. Fifty years after its original publication, Catch-22 remains a cornerstone of American literature and one of the funniest—and most celebrated—books of all time. In recent years it has been named to “best novels” lists by Time, Newsweek, the Modern Library, and the London Observer.

The first collected writing piece of F. Scott Fitzgerald. An american literature masterpiece, known as some of Fitzgeralds best writing. Condition is good, yellowing and some marks to the dust jacket as is customary with old books like this. Very rare book in this condition.

Palmer's 'The Trials of OZ' depicts the famous long-lasting obscenity court case finally in truth. The trial; The People vs Oz magazine, was rewritten and censored in order to make the British justice system look lawful, however after Palmers revealing writing, the spotlight finally shone on all the illegal activity the justice system were abusing. This book marks a revolutionary discovery in the British Justice system and is an interesting and jaw-dropping read for all. Condition is very good with some light fading to the cover as is customary to old books like this.

Huxley's 1930 essay is a somewhat disjointed but ultimatly very memorable set of musings on vulgarity, as a literal phenomenon. The attitude of the book reflects the way his own fiction was going at the time, as he entered a phase where often startling and grotesque images would feature in his stories. A great test for critical work is one where you never look at subject the same way after reading. This essay certainly passes the test. A great read for deep thinkers. Condition is very good with dust cover, however some yellowing and scuffs to the spine as customary to a book of this life span.