The Witches Sabbath and Axiomata
The work comprises two complete previously unpublished texts by Spare bound back to back - ie the texts start at opposite ends of the book, with each finishing in the middle. Each text has its own color frontis and numerous black and white illustrations. Spare claimed to have been introduced to Witchcraft in his youth by a mysterious "Mrs. Patterson," and to have attended many Sabbaths. "The Witches' Sabbath" is his short, highly sexually charged account of the Sabbath, its meaning and practice, along with an 'Evocation,' 'Affirmation,' and 'Prayers' of Communion and Adoration. It was long believed that two thirds of the copies had accidentally been destroyed before release, making the book much scarcer than its stated limitation. However in 2007 a number of partial sets of sheets were rediscovered, and have been reissued with a new introduction.
Hardback edition
29.6cm x 21cm
64 pages
2 colour | 19 black and white
Published October 1992
900 copies only [400 extant]
Deluxe edition
One of 91 copies issued in 2007 from the remains of the 1992 edition– signed and numbered by Kenneth and Steffi Grant
Black quarter morocco, custom endpapers, dust-jacket, slipcase
