Liber OZ

 

 

Liber OZ was published in several variations from 1941 through 1945 in both England and America.

     

Variation #1

Published Date:

22 December 1941.

Publisher:

Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.).

Printer:

Apex Printing.

Published At:

Published by the O.T.O. at the Abbey of Thelema, Rainbow Valley, Palomar Mountains, California and at 10 Hanover Square, London.

Pages:

2 pages.

Price:

 

State (a):

50 copies printed on a thick sheet of 7 1/4" x 4 5/8" paper and printed in dark blue on both sides. The front side features the Tarot trump design “The Devil” executed by Frieda Harris with “Liber LXXVII” (Oz) on the reverse.

State (b):

250 copies printed on a thick sheet of 7 1/4" x 4 5/8" paper and printed in dark blue on both side. The front side features the Tarot trump design “The Aeon” executed by Frieda Harris with “Liber LXXVII” (Oz) on the reverse.

 

Variation #2

Published Date:

circa 15 February 1942.

Publisher:

Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.).

Printer:

The Chiswick Press.

Published At:

London, England.

Pages:

2 pages.

Price:

 

Edition:

Unknown number of copies printed on a thick sheet of 6" x 4 1/4" thick buff paper. The front features a picture of Crowley in a turban with the caption “ALEISTER CROWLEY, author of the V sign.”

 

Variation #3

Published Date:

circa 10 August 1942.

Publisher:

Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.).

Printer:

The Chiswick Press.

Published At:

 

Pages:

2 pages.

Price:

 

State (a):

Unknown number of copies printed on a thick sheet of 6" x 4" thick buff paper. The front features a picture of Crowley in a stirring pose called ‘North Sea Patrol’, identifying with merchant seaman with the caption “ALEISTER CROWLEY, author of the V sign ‘Song of the Fighting French’ ‘Thumbs Up!’ etc., etc.”

State (b):

Unknown number of copies printed on a thick sheet of 6" x 4" thick buff paper. The front features a picture of Crowley sitting in a chair with a rather long cigar with the caption “ALEISTER CROWLEY, author of the V sign ‘Song of the Fighting French’ ‘Thumbs Up!’ etc., etc.”

 

Variation #4

Published Date:

circa 21 March 1943.

Publisher:

Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.).

Printer:

The Chiswick Press.

Published At:

 

Pages:

2 pages.

Price:

 

Edition:

Unknown number of copies printed on a sheet of 8 1/4" x 5 3/4" handmade paper. Constructed to be folded to form an envelope, with a gummed strip on the right margin. When closed, one side is blank and can be used for writing an address, with the other side having the printed text of Liber Oz. When opened, the left side has a photograph of Crowley wearing a turban and smoking a pipe. The right side is blank and can be used for writing a message.

 

Variation #5

Published Date:

circa 1 February 1942.

Publisher:

Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.).

Printer:

 

Published At:

The Sanctuary of the Gnosis which is in the Valley of Los Angeles, 1746 Winona Boulevard

Pages:

4 pages.

Price:

 

Edition:

5,000 copies printed on a sheet of 9 1/2" x 7 1/4" paper folded to make four pages. The interior features the Tarot trump design "The Devil" executed by Frieda Harris on the right-hand side and Liber Oz on the left.

 

Variation #6

Published Date:

Sometime between July 1944 and June 1945.

Publisher:

Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.).

Printer:

 

Published At:

Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

Pages:

2 pages.

Price:

 

State (a):

Possibly as many as 500 printed on a single sheet of 5 1/2" x 3 1/4" thick paper. The front has the text of Liber Oz. The reverse has a horizontal black line centered on the back, but otherwise left blank, presumably for a message to be written.

State (b):

Possibly as many as 500 printed on a single sheet of 5 1/2" x 3 1/4" thick paper with rounded corners. The front has the text of Liber Oz while the back is left blank presumably for a message to be written.

 

 

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