David Herrerias: THE BOOK OF QAB-ITZ Deluxe ex-series
Deluxe edition 2019 128pp Atramentous Press. Illustrated in colour. Full goat with gold blocking to front board and spine and blind stamped design to rear board. Raised bands on spine. Marbled endpapers. Near fine in slipcase.
This appears to be an ex-series of the limited 13 copy Telesmatic edition. It is un-numbered and lacks the original talisman.
Emerging as a record of his work, this being based on Andrew Chumbley’s Dragon Book of Essex, Qutub and Azoetia, as well as the work of Spare such as The Zoetic Grimoire of Zos and The Book of Pleasure, it places this particular book at the pinnacle of contemporary artistic spirit-possessed expressionism. Herrerias manages to produce an evolved emanation of these previous masters. Combining his Mexican cultural background with the western occultism, The Book of Q’ab iTz presents an opportunity to engage with a pantheon of tricksters, familiars, Gods and Goddesses through the dream state. And while it acknowledges the influence of others, it is not a simple reflection of the past, but rather marks the evolution of the mysteries based on individual endeavour.