[Rarebooks] Offering: Occult Books from Three Hands Press
Michael John Thompson
mjt at mjtbooks.com
Thu Aug 19 22:00:25 EDT 2010
Three Hands Press, a sister publishing house of
Xoanon Publishing, was first conceived in the
Summer of 2003 as a joint venture between Andrew
Chumbley, Daniel Schulke, and an anonymous third
party. The primary foci of their books are magic,
divination, folklore, folk-religion, magical
history, and mysticism, often written from the
twofold perspective of scholar and practitioner.
As with Xoanon, Three Hands Press maintains its
ongoing commitment to textual integrity, artful
design, quality craftsmanship, and the ingenium
of fascination which gives rise to the Book of Power.
Announcing: Two New Titles from Three Hands Press.
Clicking on the links will take you to our
webpage, where copies may be pre-ordered.
Forthcoming in September, 2010:
The Deluxe Hardcover issue:
HOWARD, Michael WEST COUNTRY WITCHES. Deluxe
hardcover edition, limited to 250
copies. Richmond Vista, CA: Three Hands Press.
2010. [Xoanon related imprint]. First edition.
Octavo, original cloth. 250 copies only printed.
224 pp. A fine copy without dust jacket as
issued. FORTHCOMING in September 2010. ¶ This
second volume of the Witchcraft in the British
Isles series examines the Craft sorcery and
folklore of Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Wiltshire
and Dorset. Rich in folklore and folk traditions,
the West Country has always had an aura of
mystery and magic, and this is reflected in its
past and the various races and their spiritual
beliefs who have occupied it down the
centuries. In 1930 a correspondent writing to
the Western Morning Post newspaper confidently
asserted 'We live in an age when those old
twilight beliefs are disappearing'. The beliefs
in question were various aspects of popular
superstition and the supernatural once widely
accepted by people in the West Country. In
response to this assertion, a correspondent
called Padely Silvanus said he lived on the
border of Dartmoor and could introduce the
previous writer to a haunted bridge that nobody
would cross at night. He could also take him to a
dell where faeries were still seen to dance, a
place on the moor where an earthbound spirit
dwelt and caused terrible accidents, introduce
them to a 'well-known and universally respected'
lady who had seen a pixy and heard the Wish
Hounds in full cry, and take them to visit a
witch in her cottage, but at the risk of them
being 'overlooked' (ill-wished or bewitched).
Silvanus' letter encompassed the surviving belief
in ghosts, faeries and witches that for centuries
has given the West Country its reputation as a
place where the paranormal is an everyday event. $85.00
http://www.thompsonrarebooks.com/?page=shop/item&si=301746
Also available in paperback:
HOWARD, Michael WEST COUNTRY WITCHES. Paperbound
edition. Richmond Vista, CA: Three Hands Press.
2010. [Xoanon related imprint]. First edition.
Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. 224 pp. A
fine copy in colour pictorial wrappers, without
dust jacket as issued. FORTHCOMING in September
2010. ¶ This second volume of the Witchcraft in
the British Isles series examines the Craft
sorcery and folklore of Devon, Cornwall,
Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset. Rich in folklore
and folk traditions, the West Country has always
had an aura of mystery and magic, and this is
reflected in its past and the various races and
their spiritual beliefs who have occupied it down the centuries. $22.00
http://www.thompsonrarebooks.com/?page=shop/item&si=301745
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Forthcoming in Autumn, 2010:
FITZGERALD, Robert. A GATHERING OF
MASKS. Richmond Vista, CA: Three Hands Press.
2010. [Xoanon related imprint]. First edition.
Octavo, original; cloth with letterpress dust
jacket, limited to 462 numbered copies. 128 pp.
With three full-page illustrations and 22 magical
diagrams. A fine copy in dust jacket.
FORTHCOMING, Autumn 2010. ¶ Aleister Crowley's
obscure Liber 231 remains one of his most
enigmatic received magical texts, and one whose
genesis directly concerns the workings of astral
magic and trance-mediumship. A Gathering of Masks
is the summation of direct magical workings with
the Genii of the Domes, the spirits governing the
revealed mystery of Liber 231, and serving as the
wards of the Major Arcana of the Tarot. Fulfilled
by the author over a period of a decade, the
twenty-two evocations of the Genii of the Domes
reveal a patterning of power and gnosis
heretofore little-explored in the practice of the
Art Magical. The book commences with the author's
Introduction, entitled "By Seal and Sphere: A
Treatise on Astral Magic". The heart of the work
is comprised of twenty-two oracles, each of which
is accompanied by a commentary and a unique Queen
Scale sigil derived from the Work. The book also
includes several illustrations by artist-author
Barry William Hale of Fulgur Limited. Of interest
to scholars of Thelema and practitioners of
ceremonial magic, Gathering stands as an outré
magical record of the Divinatory Art. $125.00
http://www.thompsonrarebooks.com/?page=shop/item&si=301744
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The following are now in stock and can ship
immediately. Copies of the "Deluxe" issue of THE
OCCULT RELIQUARY (the half-morocco, 250 copies
edition, not the Special copies in full morocco)
are en-route from the publisher and the
pre-orders should be shipped next week. The trade
hardcovers and specials (100 copies, full morocco) are in stock.
SCHULKE, Daniel A. [editor]; KING, Graham. THE
OCCULT RELIQUARY. Images and Artifacts of the
Richel-Edlermans Collection. Edited by Danial A.
Schulke, Introduction by Graham King. SPECIAL
EDITION in full morocco and slipcase, limited to
100 copies. California: Three Hands Press. 2010.
[Xoanon related imprint]. First edition. Quarto,
original gilt-stamped full scarlet morocco
leather with felt-lined slipcase, limited to 100
copies. 216 pp, over 275 illustrations, 130 of
which are in full colour. A fine copy in
slipcase. The Special edition was sold out almost
a year before publication. ¶ Edited by Daniel A.
Schulke and with an Introduction by Graham King,
The Occult Reliquary presents a selection of
images from the Richel-Eldermans Collection, an
occult archive of some 2,000 images and artifacts
housed in the Museum of Witchcraft in Boscastle,
Cornwall. Situated at the crossroads of erotic
magic, ceremonial angelic conjuration,
and witchcraft, the images comprise, in part, a
pictorial cipher of the rituals of Ars Amatoria,
a European magical order using sex magic, and the
lesser-known M.:.M.:., based in the Hague and
Leiden. Also referenced among the collection are
materials relating to A.:.A.:. of Aleister
Crowley. The transfixing procession of images,
charms, magical seals, and ritual objects in the
Collection is the work of multiple artists, and
displays a high degree of magical insight and
creativity. It will be of interest to students
of witchcraft, Freemasonry, the Goetia, sex
magic, and early twentieth century occultism. The
Reliquary presents for the first time a selection
of these magical images, many reproduced at full
scale, and bound with the highest quality
materials. Printed in large-format on archival
paper, it is to be released in three editions: A
Special Edition in full morocco and slipcase,
limited to 100 copies, a Deluxe Edition in
quarter morocco and slipcase, limited to 250
copies, and a Standard Edition in cloth, limited
to 675 copies. We Offer here a copy of the
Standard Edition, limited to 675 numbered copies.
Three Hands Press is an imprint associated with
XOANON Publications. (Note: This is a large
quarto, an oversized, heavy book will require
extra shipping for all services and destinations) $850.00
http://www.thompsonrarebooks.com/?page=shop/item&si=5581
SCHULKE, Daniel A. [editor]; KING, Graham. THE
OCCULT RELIQUARY. Images and Artifacts of the
Richel-Edlermans Collection. Edited by Danial A.
Schulke, Introduction by Graham King. STANDARD
EDITION in full cloth, limited to 700
copies. California: Three Hands Press. 2010.
[Xoanon related imprint]. First edition. Quarto,
original full scarlet cloth stamped in black,
limited to 675 hand-numbered copies. 216 pp, over
275 illustrations, 130 of which are in full
colour. A fine copy in dust jacket, as issued.
¶ Edited by Daniel A. Schulke and with an
Introduction by Graham King, The Occult Reliquary
presents a selection of images from the
Richel-Eldermans Collection, an occult archive of
some 2,000 images and artifacts housed in the
Museum of Witchcraft in Boscastle, Cornwall.
Situated at the crossroads of erotic magic,
ceremonial angelic conjuration, and witchcraft,
the images comprise, in part, a pictorial cipher
of the rituals of Ars Amatoria, a European
magical order using sex magic, and the
lesser-known M.:.M.:., based in the Hague and
Leiden. Also referenced among the collection are
materials relating to A.:.A.:. of Aleister
Crowley. The transfixing procession of images,
charms, magical seals, and ritual objects in the
Collection is the work of multiple artists, and
displays a high degree of magical insight and
creativity. It will be of interest to students
of witchcraft, Freemasonry, the Goetia, sex
magic, and early twentieth century occultism. The
Reliquary presents for the first time a selection
of these magical images, many reproduced at full
scale, and bound with the highest quality
materials. Printed in large-format on archival
paper, it is to be released in three editions: A
Special Edition in full morocco and slipcase,
limited to 100 copies, a Deluxe Edition in
quarter morocco and slipcase, limited to 250
copies, and a Standard Edition in cloth, limited
to 675 copies. We Offer here a copy of the
Standard Edition, limited to 675 numbered copies.
Three Hands Press is an imprint associated with
XOANON Publications. (Note: This is a large
quarto, an oversized, heavy book will require
extra shipping for all services and destinations) $150.00
http://www.thompsonrarebooks.com/?page=shop/item&si=5583
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The hardcover issue:
CHUMBLEY, Andrew D. [edited by Daniel A.
Schulke]. OPUSCULA MAGICA. Volume I: Essays on
Witchcraft and The Sabbatic Tradition. Edited by
Daniel A. Schulke. Standard Hardcover
Issue. California: Three Hands Press. 2010.
[Xoanon related imprint]. First edition. Octavo,
original cloth, art paper end-leaves, letterpress
dust wrapper. Limited to 968 copies of which this
is one of 726 numbered copies bound in cloth (a
further 242 copies were issued in half morocco).
152 pp., Illustrated. A fine copy in a fine dust
wrapper. The Opuscula Magica treats in four
volumes the short exegetical works on magic by
the British occult author Andrew D. Chumbley
(1967-2004). The series presents his magical
essays, homilies, and other obscure works which
originally appeared in small-circulation occult
journals now out of print. Each volume presents a
series of collated works, some revised or updated
prior to his death, as well as a number of
writings and illustrations previously
unpublished. Together with his grimoire-texts of
the magical order Cultus Sabbati, these ‘minor
works on magic’ are the origination-point and
foundation texts of Sabbatic Witchcraft and
Crooked Path Sorcery, two of Chumbley’s most
important contributions to the Art Magical. With
the intent to make these works more widely
available to scholars and magical practitioners,
the series is printed and bound in a fine book
format suited to their study and preservation.
The series editor is Daniel A. Schulke. Opuscula
Volume One contains nine essays written between
1990 and 2003, including one previously
unpublished. This volume also includes an
Author’s Introduction never before published, as
well as an expanded version of the interview with
Chumbley in The Cau ldron . The essays reflect a
degree of magical insight, clarity of vision, and
creativity seldom equaled in occult writing to
this day. Three Hands Press, a sister
publishing house of Xoanon Publishing, was first
conceived in the Summer of 2003 as a joint
venture between Andrew Chumbley, Daniel Schulke,
and an anonymous third party. Its name refers in
part to the threefold actuating force of author,
publisher, and the animating spirit of a book.
Dually-born of vision and epiphany, Three Hands
arose in consideration of the body of essays,
academic works, and other writings beyond the
intent and scope of Xoanon, but common to its
corpus of authors. As a textual vessel serving
the varied concerns of these separate works,
Three Hands is driven by the energeia of the
Xoanon publishing ethos. The primary foci of our
books are magic, divination, folklore,
folk-religion, magical history, and mysticism,
often written from the twofold perspective of
scholar and practitioner. As with Xoanon, Three
Hands Press maintains its ongoing commitment to
textual integrity, artful design, quality
craftsmanship, and the ingenium of fascination
which gives rise to the Book of Power. $75.00
http://www.thompsonrarebooks.com/?page=shop/item&si=5645
The Deluxe Hardcover issue:
CHUMBLEY, Andrew D. [edited by Daniel A.
Schulke]. OPUSCULA MAGICA. Volume I: Essays on
Witchcraft and The Sabbatic Tradition. Edited by
Daniel A. Schulke. Deluxe Hardcover Edition:
quarter morocco with slipcase. California: Three
Hands Press. 2010. [Xoanon related
imprint]. First edition. Octavo, original cloth
with morocco leather spine, art paper end-leaves,
slipcased. Limited to 968 copies of which this is
one of 242 numbered copies bound in cloth (a
further 726 copies were issued in cloth). 152
pp., Illustrated. A fine copy in slipcase. $350.00
http://www.thompsonrarebooks.com/?page=shop/item&si=5646
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HOWARD, Michael. WELSH WITCHES AND WIZARDS.
Paperbound edition. Richmond Vista, CA: Three
Hands Press. 2009. [Xoanon related
imprint]. First edition. Octavo, original
pictorial wrappers (trade paperback format]. 182
pp, printed on acid-free, archival paper stock. A
fine copy. ¶ Welsh Witches and Wizards is the
first in a much-anticipated four-book series on
Witchcraft in the British Isles. The widespread
belief in witches and wizards in Wales reflects a
land steeped in legend and myth since the ancient
times. The witch's power to harm people,
livestock, and crops was greatly feared; for this
reason country people consulted with so-called
'cunning men' and 'wise women' who had the power
to negate their spells with counter-magic.
Cunning-folk practitioners were also consulted
for love spells, to find lost property or missing
persons, exorcise ghosts and banish evil spirits
. The figures of both witch and wizard for part
of a broader folk-magic continuity in Wales. This
popular belief in witchcraft bears little
relation to modern neo-pagan Wicca, and there is
little evidence of its linkage to a nature
religion based on a pre-Christian Fertility
cult. This book describes the
historically-attested Welsh practitioners of folk
magic and witchcraft - the Dark Sisters and the
Toadmen, the Druids and Wizards, the Cunning Men
and Faery Doctors - and the charms and spells
they used. Also examined are surviving pagan
beliefs associated with holy wells and the cult
of the sacred head, and the mysterious and
sometimes sinister 'creatures of the night' such
as faeries, lake monsters, dragons and Black
Dogs. It will be of interest to students of the
occult and folklore, as well as those who have
followed Mr. Howard's fascinating work of the
years. Three Hands Press is a new imprint
associated with XOANON Publications. $25.00
http://www.thompsonrarebooks.com/?page=shop/item&si=4996
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PENDELL, Dale. THE LANGUAGE OF BIRDS. Some Notes
on Chance and Divination. Hardbound
issue. [Hecules, California]: Three Hands Press.
2009 [actually, 2010]. [Xoanon related
imprint]. First edition. Small octavo, original
cloth. Limited edition of 1050 copies, of which
this is one of 250 hardbound copies (a further
50 copies were bound in quarter morocco and 750
copies were issued in trade paperback format). 72
pages, printed on heavy acid-free art stock,
illustrated with ten curious old woodcuts from
16th & 17th Century books. A fine copy without
dust wrapper, as issued. ¶ Chance, the great
beloved of gamblers, lovers, generals and kings,
has long held sway over mortal a f fairs.
Whether assuming the form of the goddess Fortuna
and her ever-turning Wheel, or the abstract
mathematic of ‘randomness’ Her favor is
universally sought, and Her displeasure feared.
To the devotee of Chance, Divination may be
regarded as Her secret liturgy, providing
glimpses of the unknown to those she esteems.
Into the retort of the alchemist-poet, Pendell
compounds portent, omen, oracle, and the art of
prediction to distill The Language of the Birds,
a reverie upon the nature of th e G oddess of
Fortune and the sacred function of Chance. Dale
Pendell is the author of the acclaimed Pharmako
books on the Poison Path: Pharmako/Poeia,
Pharmako/Dynamis, and Pharmako/Gnosis. Three
Hands Press is a new imprint associated with XOANON Publications. $75.00
http://www.thompsonrarebooks.com/?page=shop/item&si=5390
PENDELL, Dale. THE LANGUAGE OF BIRDS. Some Notes
on Chance and Divination. Paperbound
edition. [Hecules, California]: Three Hands
Press. 2009 [actually, 2010]. [Xoanon related
imprint]. First edition. Small octavo, original
pictorial wrappers (trade paperback format).
Limited edition of 1050 copies, of which this is
one of 750 paperbound copies (a further 250
copies were hardbound in cloth and 50 copies were
bound in quarter morocco). 72 pages, printed on
heavy acid-free art stock, illustrated with ten
curious old woodcuts from 16th & 17th Century
books. A fine copy. ¶ Chance, the great beloved
of gamblers, lovers, generals and kings, has long
held sway over mortal affairs . Whether assuming
the form of the goddess Fortuna and her
ever-turning Wheel, or the abstract mathematic of
‘randomness’ Her favor is universally sought, and
Her displeasure feared. To the devotee of Chance,
Divination may be regarded as Her secret liturgy,
providing glimpses of the unknown to those she
esteems. Into the retort of the alchemist-poet,
Pendell compounds portent, omen, oracle, and the
art of prediction to distill The Language of the
Birds, a reverie upon the nature of the Goddess
of Fortune and the sacred function of Chance.
Dale Pendell is the author of the acclaimed
Pharmako books on the Poison Path:
Pharmako/Poeia, Pharmako/Dynamis, and
Pharmako/Gnosis. Three Hands Press is a new
imprint associated with XOANON Publications. $20.00
http://www.thompsonrarebooks.com/?page=shop/item&si=5389
Kind regards and thanks for looking,
Michael Thompson
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