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Grimoires: A History of Magic Books
by DAVIES, OWEN
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- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
Oxford University Press 2009. FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, x + 368pp, illus/photos, VG+ (ligth bruising to board edges, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, prev. bookseller's labels to rear & front flap, 1cm closed tear with archival tape repairs to lower edge of front cover)
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Bookseller
- Hard To Find Books
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- 297639
- Title
- Grimoires: A History of Magic Books
- Author
- DAVIES, OWEN
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press 2009
- Keywords
- magic magick grimoires books of spells history esoteric supernatural sorcery occult religion culture first edition
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