Crossed Keys : Michael Cecchetelli 2011 [ Jake Stratton-Kent Library ]
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First Edition Scarlet Imprint Chimeric Grimoire Crossed Keys by Michael Cecchetelli Inscribed By Publishers To Late Author and Occultist Jake Stratton-Kent
Cecchetelli, Michael. Crossed Keys. Scarlet Imprint. [Cornwall, UK]. 2011. First Edition. One of 685 cloth bound copies.
Hardcover first edition copy of the scarce early Scarlet Imprint grimoire Crossed Keys, written and compiled by controversial author Michael Cecchetelli. A “chimeric” binding of two classic grimoires, The Veritable Black Dragon and The Enchiridion of Pope Leo, Cecchetelli claimed to have worked through both books while serving time in federal prison through the help of a friendly chaplain and the use of magazine cologne inserts for incense, discovering parallels between the two texts meriting their mutual consideration. Cecchetelli, also the author of The Book of Abraxas, is a confirmed member of the Latin Kings, known as “King Merlin”, currently serving a four year sentence.
Strictly limited by the publishers to 685 cloth copies (in addition to 55 bound in full Morocco leather) ahead of the later Bibliotheque Rouge paperback edition, this copy is inscribed by Scarlet Imprint founders Alkistis Dimech and Peter Grey, author of Lucifer Princeps, The Red Goddess, and Two Antichrists (who also provided editing and additional notes to the text), to the late author and occultist Jake Stratton-Kent.
Stratton-Kent, known popularly as “JSK”, was a major figure in the ongoing occult revival, particularly noted for his efforts to revitalize the grimoiric tradition. Most famous as the author of The True Grimoire, his Quimbanda influenced take on the Grimorium Verum, published by Scarlet Imprint, he was also the author of many other titles including The Geosophia, and The Testament of Cyprian the Mage.
212pp + [3] addenda. 8vo. Black cloth boards with gilt decoration and lettering. Top spine bumped. Stain to back board. Spot top text block. Fraying to ribbon. Inscribed by publishers to Jake Stratton-Kent on copyright page. Pages clean. Very good.
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