Published by George Johnson, 1941
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Signed
Condition: Fair. 1941. No Edition Remarks. 74 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Black and white illustrations throughout. Signed by the author with dedication to first page. Slight cracking to binding, rear cover is loose. Pages and illustrations are lightly tanned throughout. Pencil inscription and water stain to first page. Paper cover has mild edgewear with curling to corners. Light tanning to spine and edges.
Published by George Johnson: London, 1941
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Illustr, 7 x 5, wraps, 74pp + ads, covers a bit worn and soiled and darkened, former owner's bookplate on half-title else a nice copy.
Paperback. Condition: Fair. First Paperback Edition. 8vo. pp 74. Paperback. Original publisher's illustrated yellow covers, lettered green. With the bookplate of the late Christopher Brinson, a collector of books on magic, researcher and author of works on magic (Arcady Press). The bookplate shows a sphinx with pyramids in the background and conjuring tools in the foreground including a magic wand. Signed presentation from the author on the half title page, "To Christopher, with all magical wishes, Peter Warlock." Bookplat eof Wilfred Tyler and J. Maclaren on the front inside cover, with slight handling wear and some rubbing at spine, otherwise near very good. Signedes.