THE ILLUSTRATED WHITE STAINS: The Literary Remains of George Archibald Bishop, A Neuropath of the Second Empire by Crowley, Aleister

Stockholm: Edda Publishing, 2011. Limited to 418 hand-numbered copies. Custom end papers; ribbon marker; A FINE COPY IN FINE DUST JACKET. The volume is printed red and black Edited, with an introduction, by William Breeze. Illustrated by Fredrik Söderberg in six stunning watercolors using the four color printing technique. Originally issued privately in 1898, Crowley used the pseudonym of George Archibald Bishop (a Neuropath of the Second Empire) as a veil though the name was taken from his mother's side of the family as her maiden name was Bishop. On the death of his father, Crowley was sent to live with his maternal uncle, Tom Bishop, who was by all accounts a bully towards the young AC. 109 pages. 16mo.