first edition Hardcover
1977 · New York
by [H. P. Lovecraft] [Grimoire] Edited with an Introduction by Simon
New York: Schlangekraft Inc. / Barnes Graphics, Inc, 1977. First edition of the Simon Necronomicon. Hardcover. Very Good +. 218pp. Quarto [26.5 cm] Black cloth over boards with silver stamping. With subtle wear to the spine and boards, and minor finger soiling to one of the introductory pages. The "Simon Necronomicon" is a modern grimoire that grew out of the Necronomicon mentioned in the stories of H.P. Lovecraft. The “Simon Necronomicon” is named for its pseudonymous compiler (widely believed to be occultist Peter Levenda). (Inventory #: 69009)