The Quest For Corvo
by Symons, A J A
Reviews
Review this book!
On Oct 6, 2010, EarlEDoors said
I first came across the name of Aleister Crowley when I acquired a copy of Maugham’s 1907 novel ‘The Magician’. The character Oliver Haddo is said to be based on Crowley. It made me want to read more.Symons’ book is a scholarly work if it is sometimes written in the style of a boys own adventure story. It traces, quoting its sources, a life which began in London in 1860 and ended in Venice in 1913.In between these dates the subject lived the live of a chancer;of a ‘ducker-and-diver’ and died in poverty. There is very little mention of his writings other than his novel Hadrian 1V,although he wrote copiously on the black arts (The Goetia,The Book of the Law etc) and no mention of his infamous stay in Sicily mentioned by Cammell (Aleister Crowley the Black Magician 1969).However, reading ‘The Search for Corvo’ with no other knowledge about Crowley you feel that you have read a well-written thoroughly researched study of a very unusual man.(To confuse the picture further see also ‘The Magical Dilemma of Victor Neuberg’ Fuller 1990)
Available Copies
More Photos
The Quest for Corvo: An Experiment in Biography
by Symons, A. J. A.
- Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Edition
- Early printing
- Published
- 1934
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Item Price
-
A$47.51
Show Details
Description:
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1934 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Dark blue-grey cloth, top edge dyed red, [xiv), 293 pp, 4 b & w ill., index. Spine faded, light overall wear, front endpapers browned by clippings laid in. Only part of one flap of the DJ remains. J Harold Kittleson's… Read more about this item Item Price
A$47.51
The Quest for Corvo
by Symons, A. J. A
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Edition
- First printing thus
- Published
- 1955
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
New Milford, Connecticut, USA
- Item Price
-
A$53.66
Show Details
Description:
Michegan: Michegan State University Press, 1955. First printing thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/good. A remarkable aesthete and connoisseur, Symons was 33 when he became obsessed with the self-styled Baron Corvo and created this account of his quest to discover the almost forgotten author of 'Hadrian VII'. Both men constructed a tangled self-image and life-style, "noted for outbursts of… Read more about this item Item Price
A$53.66
The Quest for Corvo
by Symons, A J A
- Condition
- Used
- Published
- 1993
- Binding
- Soft cover
- ISBN
- 9780704301979
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
LEWES, GBR
- Item Price
-
A$6.72
Show Details
Description:
Quartet, 1993,. 1993. Soft cover. 0704301970 paperback, 293pp, page edges slightly browned, text clean and tight, no inscriptions, no creasing on spine, Very Good condition. ISBN: 0704301970 . Item Price
A$6.72
The Quest for Corvo: An Experiment in Biography
by Symons, A. J. A
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN
- 9780880014830
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Item Price
-
A$9.20
Show Details
Description:
Ecco Pr. Used - Very Good. 1997. Paperback. Pbk. Some shelf-wear. Else clean copy. Very Good. Item Price
A$9.20
More Photos
The Quest For Corvo
by A. J. A. Symons
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 2nd U.K. edition
- Published
- 1934
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
St Ives, Cambridgeshire, GBR
- Item Price
-
A$48.01
Show Details
Description:
Second edition, March 1934. Good for age but a bit loose in somewhat bumped and marked boards with wear to spine. No dustjacket. Previous owner's name label inside front board. Item Price
A$48.01
The Quest for Corvo
by Symons, A. J. A.
- Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780704301979
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
- Item Price
-
A$6.26
Show Details
Description:
Paperback. Acceptable. Item Price
A$6.26
The Quest For Corvo: An Experiment in Biography (NYRB Classics) (New York Review Books Classics)
by A.J.A. Symons
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780940322615
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
- Item Price
-
A$15.06
Show Details
Description:
Paperback. Very Good. Item Price
A$15.06
The Quest for Corvo: An Experiment in Biography
by A. J. A. Symons
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dj
- Published
- 1997
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780880014830
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Edmonton, Alberta, CAN
- Item Price
-
A$23.00
Show Details
Description:
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Ecco Pr, 1997. Paperback. Very Good/No Dj. 8vo. pp. 293. Item Price
A$23.00
The Quest for Corvo: An Experiment in Biography
by Symons, A. J. A
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1934
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Andover, Massachusetts, USA
- Item Price
-
A$105.79
Show Details
Description:
London, Toronto, Melbourne: Cassell & Co., 1934. First printing. 293 pp. including index. Some scratches on the boards. Previous owner's name is on the front free endpaper. Spots of foxing on the fore edge and on the margins of some pages. Otherwise fine in a square, tight binding.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.… Read more about this item Item Price
A$105.79
The Quest for Corvo
by Symons, A J A
- Condition
- Used - VG : in very good condition with navy slipcase
- Edition
- Reissue
- Published
- 1992
- Binding
- Patterened paper covered boards with black cloth spine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Alnwick, Northumberland, GBR
- Item Price
-
A$29.96
Show Details
Description:
London: The Folio Society. VG : in very good condition with navy slipcase. 1992. Reissue. Patterened paper covered boards with black cloth spine. 230mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). xxx, 290pp. . Item Price
A$29.96
The Quest for Corvo
by Symons, A J A
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Published
- 1992
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Horncastle, Lincolnshire, GBR
- Item Price
-
A$16.32
Show Details
Description:
London: Folio Society, 1992. Reprint in the Folio Society edition, 8vo, 290pp, introductions by Sir Norman Birkett and Sir Shane Leslie, photo illustrations, decorated paper-covered boards and black cloth decorated spine; VG+ Copy in VG+ Slipcase. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
A$16.32
The Quest for Corvo: An Experiment in Biography
by A.J.A. Symons
- Condition
- New
- Published
- 2001-03-31
- Binding
- New
- ISBN
- 9780940322615
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania, USA
- Item Price
-
A$13.78
Show Details
Description:
One day in 1925 a friend asked A. J. A. Symons if he had read Fr. Rolfe's Hadrian the Seventh. He hadn't, but soon did, and found himself entranced by the novel -- "a masterpiece"-- and no less fascinated by the mysterious person of its all-but-forgotten creator. The Quest for Corvo is a hilarious and heartbreaking portrait of the strange… Read more about this item Item Price
A$13.78
The Quest for Corvo: An Experiment in Biography
by Symons, A J A
- Condition
- Used - 4
- Jacket Condition
- 7
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Published
- 1993
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780704301979
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Belen, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
-
A$7.62
Show Details
Description:
London, England: Quartet Books (UK), 1993. Revised ed.. Trade paperback. 4. Very good. 304 p. Very good. Pages are clean and free of marks. Pages are lightly tanned. Cover shows minimal wear. Front has a faint crease.. Item Price
A$7.62
The Quest for Corvo: An Experiment in Biography
by Symons, A J A
- Condition
- Used
- Published
- 1992
- Binding
- Hardback.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Lancaster, Lancashire, GBR
- Item Price
-
A$14.40
Show Details
Description:
Folio Society , 1992 . Hardback. . 8vo decorative boards with blue cloth spine in slipcase. The image on this page is of the actual book for sale. Fine hardback in Fine slipcase. As new. Item Price
A$14.40
THE QUEST FOR CORVO.
by Symons, A.J.A.
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Published
- 1934
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Santa Monica, California, USA
- Item Price
-
A$306.64
Show Details
Description:
NY: MACMILLAN.. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1934. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First American deition. Near fine in very good dust jacket. (Moderate shelf wear & traces of soiling to jacket. A few short edge tears to jacket. ) A classic in a minor key. . Item Price
A$306.64
The Quest for Corvo
by Symons, A. J. A
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1979-11-29
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780140002911
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
South Lyon, Michigan, USA
- Item Price
-
A$13.80
Show Details
Description:
Penguin Books, 1979-11-29. paperback. Very Good. 7x1x5. 1979; glossy illustrated paper covers; wear and discoloration around edges; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; Interior is clean and unmarked; 297 pages. Item Price
A$13.80
The Quest For Corvo
by Symons, A J A
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1952
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Burntisland, Fife, GBR
- Item Price
-
A$38.41
Show Details
Description:
Folio Society, 1952. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. h/b 290 pages, condition is very good. minor edge wear to the DJ.
Item Price
A$38.41
THE QUEST FOR CORVO; AN EXPERIMENT IN BIOGRAPHY
by Symons, A. J. A.
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Published
- 1934
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Ottawa, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
A$52.90
Show Details
Description:
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1934. 293 pp. Beige endpapers. Blue cloth with gilt titles. Corners bumped, small stains, head and tail of spine lightly worn. VG-. First American Edition. Item Price
A$52.90
The Quest for Corvo : An Experiment in Biography
by Symons, A.J.A
- Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1934
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Johannesburg, ZAF
- Item Price
-
A$38.33
Show Details
Description:
Cassell and Company, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. the book is shelf rubbed and edge worn. contents are foxed. ownership inscription and a small sticker. all text is clear and legible. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Item Price
A$38.33
The Quest for Corvo
by Symons, A. J. A
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Published
- 1934
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Olney, Maryland, USA
- Item Price
-
A$46.00
Show Details
Description:
London: Cassell. 1934. Second Edition. NF, v sl sp lean, no dj, a little offsetting, else quite nice; hardback . Item Price
A$46.00