aureliusj:

I had the pleasure, no pun intended, of getting my hands on some original Austin Spare books, bookplates and prints! Here are some photos:

1. Cover of The Book Of Pleasure, published by Spare himself in autumn of 1913.

2. The Death Posture in Action

3. The Dwellers at the Gates of Silent Memory

4. The Instant of Obsession

5. Stealing the Fire from Heaven

6. The Self in Ecstacy

7. The Death Posture