The Simon Necronomicon (1980)

New York City: Avon (book, blurb), 1980.
6.75" x 4.125" x 0.75", ~230 pages, softcover 1st.

The Necronomicon by "Simon" in its first softcover edition (later printing) by Avon in 1980.

William S. Burroughs contributes a blurb to the back cover: "Let the secrets of the ages be revealed. The publication of the Necronomicon may well be a landmark in the liberation of the human spirit."

Contents: 

• L. K. Barnes: Acknowledgment
• Introduction:
• "Preface to the Second Edition"
• Introduction:
• "The Mythos and the Magick"
• "Sumeria"
• "Worship of the Ancient Ones in History"
• "The Goddess of the Witches"
• "The Horned Moon"
• Prefatory Notes
• Chart of Comparisons
• Supplementary Material to 777
• Notes on Pronunciation
• The Spells (Translated)
• Common Sumerian Words and Phrases in English
• A Word Concerning the Original Manuscript
• Banishings
• Bibliography & Suggested Reading List
• The Necronomicon:
• "The Testimony of the Mad Arab"
• "Of the Zonei and Their Attributes"
• "The Book of Entrance, and Of the Walking"
• "The Incantations of the Gates"
• "The Conjuration of the Fire God"
• "The Conjuration of the Watcher"
• "The MAKLU Text"
• "The Book of Calling"
• "The Book of Fifty Names"
• "The MAGAN Text"
• "The URILIA Text"
• "The Testimony of the Mad Arab (The Second Part)"

External Links: 

• Wikipedia: Necronomicon
• Reality Sandwich: "The Beat Godfather, The Great Beast & The Necronomicon" by Matthew Levi Stevens