The Collector’s Edition by Larry Baukin

“Now, that’s a major no-brainer.”

That was the thought that immediately went through my mind when Larry Baukin asked me, “Do you think there would be any interest in a hard cover collector’s edition of ‘The Larry Baukin Anthology’?”

We had published “The Larry Baukin Anthology” as an e-book in 2010 and, at the time, it was well-received by the community of magicians, mentalists and bizarrists. Containing three of Larry’s books plus various articles he had contributed to The New Invocation, MAGICK, Seance and The Altar Flame, the anthology was an incredible source book for bizarrists (and, in retrospect, ridiculously under-priced). Time marches on, however, and there are undoubtedly new members of that community who haven’t seen the wealth of material contained in the original digital version of Larry’s book — hence, my reaction to his question.

While there is the possibility that some people might not be familiar with Larry Baukin or the ground-breaking nature of the publications his work appeared in during the 80s and 90s, I suspect that anyone interested in the field of Bizarre Magick has at least heard the name, and possibly read some of his highly intriguing contributions to the art.