Book of the Law

in English, by Aleister Crowley, 1904

One of many Crowley Books, this introduces Crowley's theories of magic, which poses a marked departure from the tame techniques of the Theosophists and the Golden Dawn. Crowley's mysticism consists of a revival of classic medieval hermeticism with a strong dose of kabbalism thrown in. The copy stored in the Miskatonic University library came there as part of the Akeley Bequest. (Johnson, Sam, and Sandy Antunes. "Miskatonic University: A Handbook to the Pride of Arkham." Chaosium, Oct. 2005. )