The Compleat Witch: Or What To Do When Virtue Fails Anton Lavey

First edition, first printing of LaVey's third book, ".undiluted Gypsy lore regarding the forbidden knowledge of seduction and manipulation" (Publisher). An extension of LaVey's witches workshops which were conducted prior to the founding of the Church, The Compleat Witch presents its methods as a tool of the feminine, and how the female can enchant and manipulate men. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1971. Publisher's original yellow boards, spine lettered in red, illustrated endpapers; pp. xiv, 274. A near fine copy in a near fine, price-clipped dust jacket. Binding remains tight, sturdy and square, minimal wear to boards. Owner's inscription to title page, else internally clean and fine. The dust jacket remains bright and vivid showing the slightest trace of shelfwear. A very presentable copy of this scarce title, protected in archival mylar.