Images and Oracles of Austin Osman Spare

by Kenneth Grant

Without doubt one of the most important works on Spare ever published, this ground-breaking book has deservedly won an enviable reputation in modern occult studies. Out of print for over 20 years, it is offered once again as a facsimile of the original edition. Excerpts from Spare’s Zoetic Grimoire, a biographical essay, a thesis on the magical systems of Zos and many rare illustrations of manuscripts and pictures go to make this work essential reading for all those interested in AOS.

Landscape 4to, 240mm x 295mm
104 pages
60 illustrations
Printed in red and black throughout
Paperback £19.50 + p&p

Reviews

“…This facsimile edition has a new preface by Grant, then follows the strikingly well designed 1975 original, but it is actually better. It has been reset, the numerous illustrations - most of them not seen elsewhere - have been freshly photographed, and the overall effect is sharper, warmer, and easier to handle. Produced to Fulgur’s usual superb standard, this heavy duty paperback edition has transformed Images and Oracles from a keep-it-in-the-safe book to a read-it-in-the-bath book. It is barely available in bookshops, and better obtained direct from Fulgur.”

Fortean Times

“Kenneth Grant, Spare’s literary executor, wrote Images and Oracles almost 30 years ago and this edition is the most recent reprint. Fulgur initially brought this out in hardback (very covetable) and now the paperback is available (very affordable). In modern times you will find publishers will often cut corners in editions with a view to shifting the most amount of copies at the cheapest price possible, with very little by way of actually making an object of beauty. Perhaps we should allow for the stark realities of commerce, but, oh, what a joy to have an edition that is as pleasing aesthetically as the content is enthralling….”

Prediction Magazine

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