[Rarebooks] FS: Andrew D. Chumbley; Xoanon and Three Hands Press Titles. Part One.

[Michael John Thompson]

Andrew D. Chumbley (1967 - 2004) was an English 
practitioner and theorist of magic, and a writer, 
poet and artist. He was Magister of the UK-based magical group Cultus Sabbati.

Chumbley published several limited edition books 
through his private press Xoanon Publishing, and 
had many articles printed in occult magazines. 
Their subject was the doctrine and practice of a 
tradition of sorcery which he called 'Sabbatic 
Craft', a term which, according to Chumbley, 
"describes the way in which elements of 
witch-lore, Sabbath mythology and imagery were 
being employed in the cunning-craft tradition 
into which I was originally inducted". He claimed 
that this tradition was founded in two lineages 
of traditional witchcraft, both pre-dating "those 
modern revivalist forms of witchcraft, which have 
become generically nominalised as 'wicca'".He was 
for a time a member of Peter Carroll's 
Illuminates of Thanateros and his earlier 
articles were published in the chaos magic 
journal Chaos International; later articles 
appeared in Starfire, journal of the Typhonian 
OTO, and in the long-established British 
witchcraft journal The Cauldron. Daniel A. 
Schulke succeeded him as Magister of Cultus Sabbati.

He died on his thirty-seventh birthday following 
a severe asthma attack. After his death, "his 
book values at second hand resale, which were 
already quite high, increased in an exponential 
and quite insane fashion within hours of his death becoming known."

At the time of his death Chumbley was working on 
his doctorate in the history of religion. In an 
obituary his close friend Michael Howard, a 
well-known occult writer and publisher of The 
Cauldron, described Chumbley as "a man of the 
land, rural in both birth and character. He 
fitted totally within the traditional archetypal 
parameters of the English (and specifically 
Essex) cunning man." Howard recalled Chumbley’s 
kindness, generosity and sense of humour: "To 
outsiders Andrew could sometimes appear to be 
aloof, intense and serious to the point of 
obsession
 However, if he met kindred spirits of 
sincerity and honour, who shared his interests 
and serious intent, he would willingly go out of 
his way to offer them help and guidance on the 
Path
 In fact he was a natural teacher and, like 
all good occult teachers, acted as a catalyst in the lives of his students."

- from the wikipedia article, which see: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_D._Chumbley



XOANON and THREE HANDS PRESS. A short list.
In stock, with a few forthcoming titles.

PART ONE .:.   Part Two to Follow

Terms: as usual.

1.  CHUMBLEY, Andrew D. MYSTICISM: INITIATION AND 
DREAM. California: Three Hands Press [Xoanon]. 
2012. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 
hardcover with dust jacket. 56 pp. Limited 
edition of 1,000 copies only. Issued as Three 
Hands Press Occult Monograph No. 1. A fine copy, 
as new in dust jacket. ¶ Written as an 
undergraduate at SOAS University of London in 
2001, 'Mysticism: Initiation and Dream' would 
foreshadow the concerns of Andrew Chumbley's 
later doctoral research on the transcendental 
nature of the magical dream. In the course of the 
exposition, the concepts of the Initiatic Dream 
are traced to furthest antiquity, epitomized by 
the participatory nature of the Mystic within the 
Oneiric Realm. The axiomata of Dream Reification 
and Rarefaction are introduced as defining 
processes of this twilight pilgrimage, both of a 
gnostic and illuminative character. At the time 
of his matriculation, Chumbley had already 
established a solid reputation as an occult 
author and practitioner of widely varying 
spiritual disciplines. His highly-acclaimed books 
Azoëtia (1992) and Qutub (1995) arose not only 
from the solid foundation of magical practice and 
theory, but also from a highly complex mystical 
dream-praxis, perfected for many years. Though 
forming the core of his coursework, 'Mysticism' - 
together with the bulk of his SOAS essays - were 
written in a transcendent dialogist style 
altogether in concord with the body of his occult 
work. Drawing upon sources as diverse as the 
dream-vision of the Christian saints, Sufic 
oneiric texts, and Bonpo termas, Chumbley here 
presents an arcane cartography of the dream as 
the eternal vessel for the perichoresis of matter and spirit. $75.00

2.  CHUMBLEY, Andrew D. OPUSCULA MAGICA. Volume 
I: Essays on Witchcraft and The Sabbatic 
Tradition. Edited by Daniel A. Schulke. Standard 
Hardcover Issue. California: Three Hands Press 
[Xoanon]. 2010. First Edition, First Printing. 
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. This edition is 
out-of-print. ¶ 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 
Magica 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 Cauldron . 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 these 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.           $150.00

3.  CHUMBLEY, Andrew D. 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 [Xoanon]. 2010. 
First Edition, First Printing. 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. ¶ 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 Magica 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 Cauldron. 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 
these 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.          $300.00

4.  CHUMBLEY, Andrew D. OPUSCULA MAGICA. Volume 
II: Essays on Witchcraft and Crooked Path 
Sorcery. Edited by Daniel A. Schulke. Standard 
Hardcover Issue. California: Three Hands Press 
[Xoanon]. 2011. First Edition, First Printing. 
Octavo, original cloth in dust wrapper. Limited 
to 870 copies of which this is one of 726 
numbered copies bound in cloth (a further 144 
copies were issued in half morocco). 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 
Magica Volume Two contains ten essays written 
between 1992 and 2000, including one previously 
unpublished. Expanding upon themes developed in 
Opuscula Volume I, the book also treats Crooked 
Path Sorcery, a transcendental ethos of 
traditional witchcraft having parallels in such 
traditions as Petro Voudon. Also new in this 
volume is an Author's Preface, as well as Robert 
Fitzgerald's rare 1996 interview with Chumbley in 
Esoterra. The 1999 article 'Gnosis For the Flesh 
Eternal' appears here for the first time, being a 
much-expanded version of 'Wisdom For the New 
Flesh' which first appeared in Starfire. Included 
in this second volume are nine Azoëtia-era 
illustrations which have never before seen print. 
The essays reflect a degree of magical insight, 
clarity of vision, and creativity seldom equaled 
in occult writing to this day.      $100.00

5.  CHUMBLEY, Andrew D. OPUSCULA MAGICA. Volume 
II: Essays on Witchcraft and Crooked Path 
Sorcery. Edited by Daniel A. Schulke. Deluxe 
Hardcover Edition: Quarter morocco with slipcase. 
California: Three Hands Press [Xoanon]. 2011. 
First Edition, First Priting. Octavo, original 
quarter brown morocco over cloth boards, 
slipcased. Limited to 870 copies of which this is 
one of 144 numbered copies bound in quarter 
morocco (a further 726 copies were issued in 
regular cloth). A fine copy in slipcase, as 
issued. ¶ 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 
Magica Volume Two contains ten essays written 
between 1992 and 2000, including one previously 
unpublished. Expanding upon themes developed in 
Opuscula Volume I, the book also treats Crooked 
Path Sorcery, a transcendental ethos of 
traditional witchcraft having parallels in such 
traditions as Petro Voudon. Also new in this 
volume is an Author's Preface, as well as Robert 
Fitzgerald's rare 1996 interview with Chumbley in 
Esoterra. The 1999 article 'Gnosis For the Flesh 
Eternal' appears here for the first time, being a 
much-expanded version of 'Wisdom For the New 
Flesh' which first appeared in Starfire. Included 
in this second volume are nine Azoëtia-era 
illustrations which have never before seen print. 
The essays reflect a degree of magical insight, 
clarity of vision, and creativity seldom equaled 
in occult writing to this day.        $275.00

6.  CHUMBLEY, Andrew D. THE SATYR'S SERMON. By 
the Hand and Eye of Alogos. "Standard" edition, 
bound in half morocco, with slipcase. Xoanon 
Publishing Limited. MMIX [2009]. First Edition, 
First Printing. Small oblong quarto, original 
brown cloth with brown morocco spine panel. 84 
pp. Printed in full letterpress in red, black and 
gold. The 'standard' edition, although there is 
nothing standard about it, being entirely 
hand-printed and bound in 1/4 morocco. This 
edition is strictly limited to 333 numbered 
copies. A deluxe edition was also issued, bound 
in full morocco and issued in a specially 
hand-made oak box accompanied by a sacramental 
talisman of the Corpus Satyri, limited to 111 
copies. A fine copy in slipcase, as issued. 
Out-of-print upon publication. ¶ Completed in 
early 2004, the Sermon formed a portion of the 
"Monadic Transmission" series of texts originally 
issued in hand-written, hand-illustrated editions 
of one copy only. This unique grimoire concerns 
the sorcerous precept of Unfettered Desire, as 
expounded in parable form by the twin sexual 
hypostases of the Sabbatic Agapae. The book gives 
voice to a connubial dialectic patterned upon 26 
aphoristic formulae or "Sermons" and their 
accompanying calligraphic sigils. As a whole, the 
book exposits diverse formulae of magical 
adoration, invoking the eternal mystae of The Beloved.   $450.00

7.  CULTUS SABBATI, being the joint authorship of 
Andrew D. CHUMBLEY, Daniel A SCHULKE, Robert 
FITZGERALD and Others. THE PSALTER OF CAIN. No 
place: Xoanon Publishing Ltd. 2012. First 
Edition, First Printing. Octavo, original crimson 
linen, with gilt blocking, limited to 701 copies. 
Printed letterpress, illustrated. 110 pp. New 
book in fine condition, FORTHCOMING in March, 
2012. ¶ The Psalter of Cain consists of a series 
of devotional magical works to Cain, holy 
ancestor of sorcerers. Its magical foci are 
dedicated specifically to the Ancestral Manes of 
the Sabbatic Current, the shade-mothers and 
fathers of the Companie of the Wise. 
Historically, the figure of Biblical Cain is 
known from the context of Italian witchcraft and 
Romany magic, as well as esoteric orders of 
freemasonry and the Society of the Horseman’s 
Word. However, it is from the British 
witchcraft-lineages of the CULTUS SABBATI that 
Cain has come to modern occult prominence as the 
especial patron of the Witch’s Art, the 
embodiment of Exile and Opposition explicit 
within the Elder Craft. In its rarefied 
embodiment of Crooked Path Sorcery – the 
ever-deviating path of Bane and Blessing, the 
power of Cain arises from his mythic forms of 
Transgressor-against-God, First Murderer, 
Wandering Exile, and First Tamer of the Horse, 
among others. These Cainite arcana received their 
highest ritual and literary expression in Andrew 
D. Chumbley’s Dragon-Book of Essex.The Psalter of 
Cain is the first public work of joint authorship 
of the magical order CULTUS SABBATI, its pages 
drawn from the collective work of its present 
initiatic body. As a work of devotional rite, 
charm, and incantation, the book manifests the 
transcendant Sabbatic vision of Cainite Gnosis: 
the radiance which illumines the Nocturnal Eden, 
the light of vision-anointed eyes. The book 
features new contributions from the following 
authors: ANDREW D. CHUMBLEY; ROBERT FITZGERALD; 
FRATER A.B.A.; SOROR T.A.; FRATER A.Z.; DANIEL A. 
SCHULKE; SOROR I.S.; SOROR S.I.; FRATER A.A.; & 
FRATER R. I. In addition, The Psalter also 
features works from the outer sodality of the 
Cultus, the solitary companions of The Companie 
of the Serpent-Cross. Its progression of rite and 
charm is incepted by a Proem by Andrew D. 
Chumbley, and a Consummatum by Daniel A. Schulke. 
The book is produced to the highest Xoanon 
standard, with a design wholly apposite the 
Cainite Arcanum. 110 pages, octavo format, 
printed letterpress, and illustrated by Fraters 
A.A., Soror T.A. and Frater A.H.I.              $145.00

8.  DUFFY, Martin. THE DEVIL'S RAIMENTS. 
Habiliments of the Witches' Craft. California: 
Three Hands Press [Xoanon]. 2012. First Edition, 
First Printing. Octavo, hardcover with dust 
jacket. 96 pp. Limited edition of 800 copies 
only. Issued as Three Hands Press Occult 
Monograph No. 2. FORTHCOMING in late March, 2012. 
A fine copy, as new in dust jacket. ¶ In occult 
literature, the Vestments of the Art Magical are 
poorly understood, principally because few save 
the body of initiates behold them. The robe, 
mask, hood, mantle, garter, and veil, 
constituting the exterior arrayments of the 
witch, trace their pedigree to a number of 
magical sources, each constituting a mystery of 
form and function. These mystical underpinnings 
often possess a deeper arcanum, being both 
emblematic of specified witch-powers and serving 
a hidden ritual purpose. In 'The Devil's 
Raiments', Martin Duffy examines the relationship 
of the sorcerer to that which clothes him, with 
particular emphasis on the witch-cult. Also 
explored is the modern perception of the witch as 
the Naked Enchantress, as well as some of the 
older historical rationales for the portrayal of 
nudity in witchcraft. The text is illustrated 
with five original drawings by Sussex artist Steve Damerell.   $75.00

9.  FITZGERALD, Robert. A GATHERING OF MASKS. 
Richmond Vista, CA: Three Hands Press [Xoanon]. 
2010. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 
original maize cloth with golden 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. This 
edition is out-of-print. ¶ This book is a 
culmination of over fifteen years of magical 
operations conducted by two practitioners of 
ceremonial magic. It is a distillation of the 
received words, statements, formulae and oracular 
visions given to the seer by the Genii of the 
Domes. These genii, their sigils and qlipphotic 
counterparts are found in the holy book LIBER 
ARCANORVM twn ATV tou TAHUTI QVAS VIDIT ASAR IN 
AMENTI SVB FIGVRÂ CCXXXI LIBER CARCERORVM twn 
QLIPHOTH CVM SUIS GENIIS ADDENTVR SIGILLA ET 
NOMINA EORVM (essentially, the Books of the Genii 
of the 22 Scales of the Serpent and the 
Qliphoth), by the Master Therion (known to the 
Vulgar as Aleister Crowley). 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 . 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, 'A Gathering of Masks' stands 
as an outré magical record of the Divinatory Art.     $150.00

10.  HOWARD, Michael. WEST COUNTRY WITCHES. 
Deluxe hardcover edition, limited to 250 copies. 
Richmond Vista, CA: Three Hands Press [Xoanon]. 
2010. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 
original red cloth. 250 copies only printed. 224 
pp. A fine copy without dust jacket as issued. ¶ 
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.       $85.00

11.  HOWARD, Michael. WEST COUNTRY WITCHES. 
Paperbound edition. Richmond Vista, CA: Three 
Hands Press [Xoanon]. 2010. First Edition, First 
Printing. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. 
224 pp. A fine copy in colour pictorial wrappers, 
without dust jacket as issued. ¶ 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

12.  HOWARD, Michael. CHILDREN OF CAIN. A Study 
of Modern Traditional Witches. Standard hardcover 
edition. California: Three Hands Press [Xoanon]. 
2011. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 
original cloth in dust jacket. 344 pages, 
illustrations, many in colour. A fine copy in a 
fine dust jacket. ¶ The mid-twentieth century 
witnessed the birth of popular occultism in the 
West, including an interest in witchcraft. At the 
forefront of popular witchcraft was Wicca, a 
recension of ceremonial magic and nature worship 
advanced by Gerald Gardner and Alex Sanders, now 
widely regarded as a religion. However, 
lesser-known streams of the witch-current thrived 
the shadows, having older historical roots, and 
linked to an ancient body of practice – 
witch-bottles, knotted cord spells, curses, 
exorcisms, sexual magic, and charms ranging from 
the conjuration of angels to protection of 
livestock and hearth. This was Traditional 
Witchcraft, whose origin in part lies with the 
sorcery of the cunning-folk of Britain and 
Colonial America. Though largely avoiding the 
popular occult limelight, from 1970 onward, 
elements of Traditional Witchcraft experienced a 
partial emergence into the public through such 
publications as Paul Huson's Mastering 
Witchcraft, the writings of Robert Cochrane and 
Evan John Jones, and Andrew Chumbley’s Azoëtia: A 
Grimoire of the Sabbatic Craft. Based on over 
forty years of research and private collaboration 
with practitioners, Michael Howard’s Children of 
Cain is the definitive history of Traditional 
Witchcraft and its key operatives in Britain and 
the United States. Supplemented with diverse 
photographs and illustrations, many appearing for 
the first time, the book artfully encompasses the 
unique legacy of Traditional Witchcraft - those 
who bear the Mark of the Exile as a sign of 
hidden power: the Children of Cain. This book 
will be of great interest to anyone studying or 
practicing "traditional" witchcraft. Tracing the 
roots of witchcraft, the book has in-depth essays 
on Traditional Witch Ways, The Clan of Tubal 
Cain, The Regency, The Pickingill Craft, The 
Horse Whisperers, American Traditional Witches, 
The Sabbatic Craft and The Old Craft Today, with 
an extensive Glossary and Bibliography. There are 
16 pages of images on glossy paper stock, mostly 
in colour, depicting portraits of persons 
discussed within the text, artifacts, and art, 
including colour artwork by Andrew D. Chumbley 
and Austin Osman Spare. "The Sabbatic Craft" 
chapter, which runs some 26 pages, examines in 
depth the work of Chumbley and the Cultus 
Sabbati, and is perhaps the best essay extant on 
this curious and gifted group of initiates. Essential reading.    $75.00

13.  HOWARD, Michael. CHILDREN OF CAIN. A Study 
of Modern Traditional Witches. Deluxe hardcover 
edition. California: Three Hands Press [Xoanon]. 
2011. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo. 
Deluxe hardcover edition, bound in heavy black 
linen with embossed wraps, marbled endsheets, and 
slipcase, limited to 161 copies. 344 pages, 
illustrations, many in colour. ¶ The 
mid-twentieth century witnessed the birth of 
popular occultism in the West, including an 
interest in witchcraft. At the forefront of 
popular witchcraft was Wicca, a recension of 
ceremonial magic and nature worship advanced by 
Gerald Gardner and Alex Sanders, now widely 
regarded as a religion. However, lesser-known 
streams of the witch-current thrived the shadows, 
having older historical roots, and linked to an 
ancient body of practice – witch-bottles, knotted 
cord spells, curses, exorcisms, sexual magic, and 
charms ranging from the conjuration of angels to 
protection of livestock and hearth. This was 
Traditional Witchcraft, whose origin in part lies 
with the sorcery of the cunning-folk of Britain 
and Colonial America. Though largely avoiding the 
popular occult limelight, from 1970 onward, 
elements of Traditional Witchcraft experienced a 
partial emergence into the public through such 
publications as Paul Huson’s Mastering 
Witchcraft, the writings of Robert Cochrane and 
Evan John Jones, and Andrew Chumbley’s Azoëtia: A 
Grimoire of the Sabbatic Craft. Based on over 
forty years of research and private collaboration 
with practitioners, Michael Howard’s Children of 
Cain is the definitive history of Traditional 
Witchcraft and its key operatives in Britain and 
the United States. Supplemented with diverse 
photographs and illustrations, many appearing for 
the first time, the book artfully encompasses the 
unique legacy of Traditional Witchcraft - those 
who bear the Mark of the Exile as a sign of 
hidden power: the Children of Cain. This book 
will be of great interest to anyone studying or 
practicing "traditional" witchcraft. Tracing the 
roots of witchcraft, the book has in-depth essays 
on Traditional Witch Ways, The Clan of Tubal 
Cain, The Regency, The Pickingill Craft, The 
Horse Whisperers, American Traditional Witches, 
The Sabbatic Craft and The Old Craft Today, with 
an extensive Glossary and Bibliography. There are 
16 pages of images on glossy paper stock, mostly 
in colour, depicting portraits of persons 
discussed within the text, artifacts, and art, 
including colour artwork by Andrew D. Chumbley 
and Austin Osman Spare. "The Sabbatic Craft" 
chapter, which runs some 26 pages, examines in 
depth the work of Chumbley and the Cultus 
Sabbati, and is perhaps the best essay extant on 
this curious and gifted group of initiates. Essential reading.      $250.00

14.  HOWARD, Michael. CHILDREN OF CAIN. A Study 
of Modern Traditional Witches. Special "Black 
Goat" edition, limited to 66 numbered copies. 
California: Three Hands Press [Xoanon]. 2011. 
First Edition, First Printing. Octavo. Special 
"Black Goat" edition. Full Black Goat Leather in 
felt-lined slipcase, front panel embossed with a 
skull and crossed bones design by Liv 
Rainey-Smith, spine titled in silver, 
hand-marbled endsheets, limited to 66 
hand-numbered copies. 344 pages, illustrations, 
many in colour. The Special editions of this 
title were sold out almost instantly upon 
announcement, almost a year before publication. ¶ 
The mid-twentieth century witnessed the birth of 
popular occultism in the West, including an 
interest in witchcraft. At the forefront of 
popular witchcraft was Wicca, a recension of 
ceremonial magic and nature worship advanced by 
Gerald Gardner and Alex Sanders, now widely 
regarded as a religion. However, lesser-known 
streams of the witch-current thrived the shadows, 
having older historical roots, and linked to an 
ancient body of practice – witch-bottles, knotted 
cord spells, curses, exorcisms, sexual magic, and 
charms ranging from the conjuration of angels to 
protection of livestock and hearth. This was 
Traditional Witchcraft, whose origin in part lies 
with the sorcery of the cunning-folk of Britain 
and Colonial America. Though largely avoiding the 
popular occult limelight, from 1970 onward, 
elements of Traditional Witchcraft experienced a 
partial emergence into the public through such 
publications as Paul Huson’s Mastering 
Witchcraft, the writings of Robert Cochrane and 
Evan John Jones, and Andrew Chumbley’s Azoëtia: A 
Grimoire of the Sabbatic Craft. Based on over 
forty years of research and private collaboration 
with practitioners, Michael Howard’s Children of 
Cain is the definitive history of Traditional 
Witchcraft and its key operatives in Britain and 
the United States. Supplemented with diverse 
photographs and illustrations, many appearing for 
the first time, the book artfully encompasses the 
unique legacy of Traditional Witchcraft - those 
who bear the Mark of the Exile as a sign of 
hidden power: the Children of Cain. This book 
will be of great interest to anyone studying or 
practicing "traditional" witchcraft. Tracing the 
roots of witchcraft, the book has in-depth essays 
on Traditional Witch Ways, The Clan of Tubal 
Cain, The Regency, The Pickingill Craft, The 
Horse Whisperers, American Traditional Witches, 
The Sabbatic Craft and The Old Craft Today, with 
an extensive Glossary and Bibliography. There are 
16 pages of images on glossy paper stock, mostly 
in colour, depicting portraits of persons 
discussed within the text, artifacts, and art, 
including colour artwork by Andrew D. Chumbley 
and Austin Osman Spare. "The Sabbatic Craft" 
chapter, which runs some 26 pages, examines in 
depth the work of Chumbley and the Cultus 
Sabbati, and is perhaps the best essay extant on 
this curious and gifted group of initiates. Essential reading.    $750.00

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