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The Narrow Road To The Deep North
AU$800.00 Read MoreAdd to cartRichard Flanagan
Sydney: Knopf, 2013.The first printing of the Australian–being the true–first edition of Flanagan’s Man Booker Prize winning novel. This being the variant without the printed signature on the half-title (the variant with often found erroneously described as signed). This copy signed by Flanagan in purple marker on the title page and with a signed by author sticker on the jacket upper panel.
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Die Buecher Der Namenlosen Liebe (2 Volumes)
AU$100.00 Read MoreAdd to cartJohn Henry Mackay [Sagitta]
Berlin: Verlag Rosa Winkel, 1979.The Books of Nameless Love. Seven volumes were originally published between 1906-1926 under the pseudonym Sagitta. Writer, anarchist, and advocate Mackay traces early developments of the homosexual emancipation movement in Germany.
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Cosmic Love Wonder Lust: The Imperial Slacks Project
AU$110.00 Read MoreAdd to cartNicholas Tsoutas
Sydney: Campbelltown Arts, 2018.Accompanying book to exhibition by artist run collective Imperial Slacks held across the Campbelltown Arts Centre and Sydney College of the Arts Galleries in 2015. Imperial Slacks challenged the traditional model of artist run spaces, using their collective to test alternative attitudes towards curating.
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Getting Ready: A Guide for International NGO, Permaculture and Community Development Workers
AU$30.00 Read MoreAdd to cartPermaculture and Development Project
Sydney: Permaculture and Development Project, 1998. -
An Account of the Mine and Works of Mount Morgan Limited at Mount Morgan
AU$50.00 Read MoreAdd to cartMount Morgan Limited
Brisbane: Jackson & O’Sullivan, 1953.Includes a folding plate showing an aerial view of surface plant and open cut.
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The Thunder of the Guns
AU$500.00 Read MoreAdd to cartLes Bishop
Sydney: 2/3 Australian Field Regiment Association, 1998.This copy inscribed by Bishop, To Stan.
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Which Way Out of the Men’s Room? Options for the Male Homosexual
AU$50.00 Read MoreAdd to cartGordon Johnston
South Brunswick and New York: A. S. Barnes and Company, 1979. -
In Saint George’s Name: An Anthology of Medieval German Fighting Arts
AU$60.00 Read MoreAdd to cartChristian Henry Tobler
Wheaton: Freeland Academy Press, 2010. -
In Search of Smiles: LSD, Operation Julie and Beyond
AU$85.00 Read MoreAdd to cartAndy Roberts
London: Psychedelic Press, 2023.“The life of Alston Hughes, aka Smiles, is an extraordinary journey through Britain’s counterculture and illicit drug networks in the late twentieth century. A key figure in the Microdot Gang conspiracy, Smiles shifted millions of doses of LSD before being arrested in 1977 by Operation Julie — the police investigation which unearthed what was then the largest LSD manufacturing and distribution operation of its kind. Based on a series of interviews, Andy Roberts’ In Search of Smiles is an enthralling folkloric biography of a life lived to the full, and a culture pushed to the edge. From a tough upbringing in postwar Manchester, to free festivals, hashish smuggling, and travels to South Asia, Smiles’ cat and mouse adventure with the authorities weaves through an intimate portrayal of his life, relationships, and community in the village of Llanddewi Brefi and beyond.” (publisher’s blurb)
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The Confessions of Wanda von Sacher-Masoch
AU$30.00 Read MoreAdd to cartWanda von Sacher-Masoch; V. Vale; Andrea Juno
San Francisco: RESEARCH, 1990.The first English translation of the classic feminist story of Wanda’s life as sadistic slave to her husband, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, and his sexual fantasies which gave rise to the term masochism. Edited by V. Vale and Andrea Juno. Translated by Marian Phillips, Carline Hebert, and V. Vale.
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Roberta Cowell’s Story by Herself
AU$1,000.00 Read MoreAdd to cartRoberta Cowell
London: William Heinemann, 1954.Scarce autobiography of British race car driver, WWII fighter pilot, and first known British trans woman to undergo gender-affirming surgery in 1948 after Michael Dillon (British physician and the first trans man to undergo FtM surgery) performed an inguinal orchiectomy (removal of the testicles) on Cowell.
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Kirrenderri: Heart of the Channel Country
AU$35.00 Read MoreAdd to cartMichael C. Westaway; Mandana Mapar; Tracey Hough; Shawnee Gorringe; Geoff Ginn
Brisbane: The University of Queensland Anthropology Museum, 2022.“The project was developed in partnership between the Anthropology Museum, Mithaka Aboriginal Corporation and researchers from The University of Queensland. This publication contains 14 essays by 22 contributors and explores the pre-colonial history of the Channel Country, to the early years of European settlement and through to the more recent history, now being shaped by the academic researchers that have come to study the distant past of the land and the people who have always been part of this story. But this is not just about the past – it continues into the present. Central to this story is the involvement of the Aboriginal people who have never ceased their connection to the Channel Country.” (publisher’s blurb)
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Freemasonry: Foundation of the Western Esoteric Tradition
AU$80.00 Read MoreAdd to cartAngel Millar
Brisbane and Chiang Mai: Salamander and Sons, 2013.Limited to 500 numbered copies, this copy out of sequence.
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Circles of Power: A Guide to Ceremonial Magic
AU$100.00 Read MoreAdd to cartJohn Michael Greer
Brisbane and Chiang Mai: Salamander and Sons, 2013.Limited to 500 numbered copies, this copy out of sequence but with a laid in presentation bookplate signed by the author.
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The Search for Abraxas
AU$80.00 Read MoreAdd to cartNevill Drury; Stephen Skinner
Brisbane and Chiang Mai: Salamander and Sons, 2013.“The second edition of The Search for Abraxas examines the nature of human potential emblematised by the transcendent Gnostic deity Abraxas – a figure associated not only with Time and Eternity, but also representative of the polarities of good and evil. Navigating the complex terrains of ‘The World of Light’, ‘The World of Shadows’ and ‘The World of Dreams’, renowned esoteric researchers and authors Nevill Drury and Stephen Skinner map the major themes of the Western esoteric tradition and elaborate upon the philosophies and cosmologies underpinning them. From modern occult revivals and the international counter-culture and psychedelic revolution of the late 1960s to theoretical and practical qabalah and ceremonial magic; from witchcraft, sorcery and ‘transformation phenomena’ to astral and etheric projection and reincarnation, The Search for Abraxas reminds us that “magic is essentially about altered states of awareness that can lead alternatively towards cosmic transcendence and spiritual integration or towards dark alienation and even evil.” Explorations of this duality – the polar opposites within the psyche – are particularly pronounced in the works of various artist-magicians, including the unconventionally brilliant and visionary Austin Osman Spare; the phantastically sinister yet transcendent Late Art-Nouveau, Decadents Aubrey Beardsley, Harry Clarke, Alastair, Edmund Dulac, and Kay Nielsen, and the Surrealists Yves Tanguy, Wolfgang Paalen and Max Ernst. This connection between magical thought and visionary art is a central motif of “this far-ranging and highly readable book.”” (publisher’s blurb)
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The Magister: Magick in History, Theory and Practice (Volume 0: The Order of Revelation: The Worker Enters the Workshop)
AU$125.00 Read MoreAdd to cartFrater V (Marcus Katz)
Brisbane and Chiang Mai: Salamander and Sons, 2014.The foundational volume in a total of 11 in which Frater V explores the Western esoteric system of spiritual initiation and presents curricula from the histories of great magical orders. Edited by Paul Hardacre. This copy with a laid in presentation bookplate signed by the author.
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Tarosophy: Tarot to Engage Life, Not Escape It
AU$85.00 Read MoreAdd to cartMarcus Katz
Brisbane and Chiang Mai: Salamander and Sons, 2015.“Based upon 30 years of studying, reading and teaching tarot, more than 10,000 face-to-face readings and extensive research in the field, Marcus Katz successfully combines academic rigour with invaluable practical experience and breathtaking originality. Suitable for all tarot readers – from absolute beginners to experienced professionals – Tarosophy is written in three sections: basic tarot in a new light for the beginning Tarosophist, intermediate tarot in a magical light for the enquiring Tarosophist, and advanced tarot in a spiritual light for the progressive Tarosophist. From terminology and technique, to reading and spreads, inner work and trees, Tarosophy encapsulates the wisdom of tarot as a living, divine art and science; a dynamic interface between awareness and appearance, and a system to observe, tie and untie the ‘secret knots’ that bind the world. With 50 unique exercises, in excess of 50 illustrations, extensive footnotes, and detailed reading lists, there are more new tarot ideas on any given page of Tarosophy than in some entire texts on the subject.” (publisher’s blurb) This copy with a laid in presentation bookplate signed by the author.
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Into Your Hands: Essays Inspired by Mystic, Prophet, and Activist Michael Bernard Kelly
AU$30.00 Read MoreAdd to cartAndrew Brown
Melbourne: Clouds of Magellan Press, 2022.Academic and personal tributes to the life and work of leading Australian gay activist and religious commentator Michael Bernard Kelly.
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Always Remember: 40 Years – 40 Objects and Images from the AIDS Epidemic, 1981-2021
AU$30.00 Read MoreAdd to cartGeoff Allshorn
Melbourne: Clouds of Magellan Press, 2021.“A brief history of AIDS in Australia, expressed through forty objects and images – newspaper clippings, books, films, TV, music, memorials, activism and art. Not to mention badges and milk cartons. Allshorn tenderly recalls his own experiences and struggles. More broadly, Allshorn probes the meanings behind the many silences, exclusions and (mis)representation, while at the same time celebrating the heroic work of many ‘heroes of the epidemic’.” (publisher’s blurb)
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Death in the Sauna
AU$35.00 Read MoreAdd to cartDennis Altman
Melbourne: Clouds of Magellan Press, 2023.“On the eve of a major international AIDS Conference in London, the Conference chair is found dead in suspicious circumstances. Tracking down how he died reveals layers of deception, rivalry and danger for those close to him.” (publisher’s blurb) The first novel of Australian gay rights activist and academic Dennis Altman (1943-).