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The Illustrated Anthology of Sorcery, Magic and Alchemy
by De Givry, Emile Grilllot
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0883560186
- ISBN 13
- 9780883560181
- Seller
-
Madison, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York City: Causeway Books, 1973. 395 pp. Bright blue boards with gold lettering on the spine only. Rubbing to the extremities, corners. Red endpapers are very clean, save for pencilled price. Pictorial, full-color dust jacket is somewhat shelf-worn but intact. One-inch tear to the top rear dj. 376 illustrations inside. Binding is serucre and square. Some foxing tohe page edges only. interior pages are unamrked. A nice, comprehensive reference guide for the occult reader or collector.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Thick Octavo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033405
- Title
- The Illustrated Anthology of Sorcery, Magic and Alchemy
- Author
- De Givry, Emile Grilllot
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0883560186
- ISBN 13
- 9780883560181
- Publisher
- Causeway Books
- Place of Publication
- New York City
- Date Published
- 1973
- Size
- Thick Octavo
- Keywords
- Translated by J. Courtney Locke
Terms of Sale
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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About the Seller
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
Biblio member since 2005
Madison, New Jersey
About The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
The Chatham Bookseller began in 1968, and, in 1970, opened a store at its present location in Madison, NJ. The store contains over 10,000 books in over 80 different subjects, and favors good used books and good literature (both hardcover and paperback) over popular books and bestsellers. Our Internet business began in 2001. Upon visiting the store, we can show and sell individual online titles upon request. Store hours are 10:00-5:30 (Tues.-Sat.) and 11:00-4:00 (Sun.). The business is run by Richard Chalfin.
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- Rubbing
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- First Edition
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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