Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Avon; 1st edition (March 1, 1980)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0380751925
ISBN-13: 978-0380751921
Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 0.7 x 6.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (339 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #18,823 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #8 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Occult & Paranormal > Occultism #14 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > New Age & Spirituality > Wicca, Witchcraft & Paganism > Wicca #14 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Occult & Paranormal > Magic Studies
This book hasn't seen an authorized hard cover printing since 1981 so this beautiful new edition from Ibis is most welcome. Everything about this book screams quality. It is bound in heavy black cloth and the front cover and spine feature deep foil stamping in silver. The NECRONOMICON seal is featured on the front of this edition but the Elder sign, Covenant sign and Watcher sign are ommited this time, making this the first hardcover printing not to feature the seal in it's component parts. Endpapers are heavy black and laid in well. The printing quality is first rate and all designs and seals are impeccably reproduced here. The pagination is the same as all previous editions (including the Avon printings). The paper is heavy, acid free, and has a bit of gloss. The book has a sewn binding and black ribbon book marker. It is an oversized volume and is rather heavy to lift. While it dosen't quite approach the world's most evil coffee table book size, it is considerably larger than the average hard cover. This is a very well produced book and worth the price being asked here on .All though this is noted as being a revised edition, the only new inclusion I spotted was yet another introduction from Simon. All (three!) previous introductions are also included here as well as the pronunciation guide, additions to the 777 tables etc. All texts appear in this volume exactly as they have in every other edition starting (and ending) with the testimomy and continuing to the attributes of the Zonei, Entrance, Gates, MAKLU text, 50 names, MAGAN and URILLA texts etc. It's all here and all very well presented. Some of the interior art designs have been modified (not the sigals of course) giving the book a more subdued feel.
The Necronomicon