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Click here to subscribeLevi (Eliphas). Transcendental Magic, Its Doctrine and Ritual, trans., annotated and intro. by Arthur Edward Waite, new and revised ed., 1923, b&w port. frontis, b&w illusts., partly untrimmed, orig. cloth gilt, a little rubbed and spine lightly faded, some minor damp discoloration to margins of covers, 8vo., together with Waite (Arthur Edward), A Book of Mystery and Vision, 1st. ed., 1902, lacks front endpaper, pubs. advert. leaf at rear, t.e.g., orig. dec. cloth, a little rubbed and soiled, spine somewhat discoloured, square 8vo., plus Scot (Reginald), The Discoverie of Witchcraft, with an introduction by the Rev. I. V. Montague Summers, pub. John Rodker, 1930, b&w illusts., partly untrimmed, orig. cloth gilt, rubbed and some minor fraying to extremities, covers partly damp marked, folio, limited ed. 1009/1275, with an original issue of The Athenian Mercury, Number 29, March 21, 1693, loosely inserted at front, and Atwood (Mary Anne), A Suggestive Enquiry into the Hermetic Mystery, with a Dissertation on the More Celebrated of the Alchemical Philosophers.., revised ed., with an introduction by Walter Leslie Wilmshurst, 3rd. ed., Belfast, 1920, port. frontis, contemp. cloth, a little rubbed and spine faded, thick 8vo, plus others on philosophy and esoterica, incl. The Golden Bough, by J. G. Frazer, 2 vols., 1890, Kierkegaard, Sartre, Qabalah, etc., some in d.j's, mostly 8vo. (28)
Evans-Wentz (W.Y.). The Tibetan Book of the Dead, 2nd ed., 1949; Tibet's Great Yogi Milarepa, 2nd ed., 1951; The Tibetan Book of the Great Liberation, 1954, all pub. OUP, all orig. cloth, second and third vols. in sl. rubbed and chipped d.j.s, 8vo, together with Noel (Sybille), The Magic Bird of Chomo-Lung-Ma, Tales of Mount Everest, the Turquoise Peak, N.Y., Doubleday, 1931, orig. cloth, sl. sunned, spine ends chipped, 8vo, plus eight others, related (12)
Small quantity of Dinky and Corgi vehicles etc, Dinky: Foden Chain lorry, posts AF; Ford Zodiac, Jeep, Albion Chieftain cement lorry, Austin Champ, 2 Massey Harris tractors, AA motorcycle, Corgi Bedford Carrimore car transporter, Lincoln Continental, Marcos 1800 GT boxed, etc, plus a few Matchbox series and superfast series; and 3 unusual 'press out and assemble' books for aircraft, ships and "The Eagle Book of Magic", 2 made by Shaw. QGC to VGC, some wear chipping, books complete and unused.
Magic Comic 1 (1939) D. C. Thomson. Koko The Pup by E H Banger, Peter Piper by Dudley Watkins. This third title from The Beano and Dandy stable only lasted for eighty issues until 1941 due to wartime shortages of paper and dyestuffs. All are rare and this is only one of six issues known to exist. Bright fresh colours, minor foxing to front cover margin, supple light tan pages [fn]
Beano (1944) 222-248 Complete year in bound volume. Propaganda war issues. 'Paste Hitler with paper and get nearer the end of Germany.' No. 222 first Jimmy And His Magic Patch by Dudley Watkins. No. 225 Pansy Potter kicks Desperate Dan back into The Dandy! 243 worn torn back cover [gd], 247, 248 [vg], balance [fn/vfn] (27)
Jefferies (Richard). Wood Magic; A Fable, 2 vols., 1st ed., 1881, half-titles present, pubs. ads. at rear of each, orig. dec. cloth gilt, sl. rubbed and a few minor marks, together with Amaryllis at The Fair. A Novel, 1st ed., 1887, half-title present, some minor scattered spotting, orig. dec. cloth gilt, sl. rubbed, all 8vo (3)
Giraud (SL), Bookano Stories No.14, nd (1947) With five pop-up models. With: Pienkowski's ABC Dinosaurs (1993 pop-up book); Wilson's Medieval Castle (1997 pop-up book); Nister's Magic Windows (1981 facsimile revolving picture book); Nister's My Picture Puzzle Book (1991 facsimile); Joysmith's Pegasus (1945, in dw); & 13 other 20th century children's books (19)
Flint (W Russell), The Song of Songs, 1913 Ten tissue-guarded colour plates. With: Noyes' The Magic Casement (c1909, illus by Stephen Reid); Poems by Robert Browning (1900, illus by Byam Shaw); Crane's Of the Decorative Illustration of Books Old & New (1896, binding worn); Browning's Pippa Passes & Men & Women (1908, illus by EF Brickdale); & Memorials of Edward Burne-Jones (1904, 2 vol set) (7)
Doyle (AC), The Stark Munro Letters, 1895 First edition in orig dark green cloth (stained/worn) with publishers catalogue dated July 1895. With (same author): The Last Galley (1911, 1st edn in orig red cloth); Through the Magic Door (1912, 2nd imp); & The Tragedy of the Korosko (1898, defective copy) (waf) (4)
Cooper (W Heaton), The Hills of Lakeland, 1938 In an unclipped dustwrapper. 16 colour plates, and monochrome plates. With five illustrated books by WA Poucher (all in dw's): Escape to the Hills (1952 edn); A Camera in the Cairngorms (1947); Scotland Through the Lens (1943); Snowdonia Through the Lens (1941); & The Magic of Skye (1949) (6)
(Magic) A quantity including: The Tarbell Course in Magic (NY, 6 vol set); Precope's Medicine Magic & Mythology (1954); Proskauer's How'd Ja Do That?; Scarne on Dice (Harrisburg 1952); Scarne on Cards (NY 1955); Jonson's But Not To Play (1946); Hal's Reading is Believing (1947); Hoffmann's Miscellaneous Puzzles (nd); Colman's Mustard Parlour Magic for Little Folks; Magical Ovette's Advanced Magic (nd); & 10 other booklets (24)
Broadside. Stratton and Crowder's Manufactory and Warehouse, Near the Magdalen, Blackfriers-Road, for the Following New and Patent Inventions First, The Patent Antifuelist Smoak-Jack., for a Laundry., for a Camp., The Patent Magic Stove., Copper Utensils for Cooking., Patent Alarums., c.1795, eng. illust. of a kitchen range, with text printed beneath, watermark dated 1795, left margin trimmed, approx. 400 x 230mm (1)
Disney (Walt). Three Little Pigs, 1st UK ed., 1934, b & w illusts., orig. col. printed wrappers, sl. rubbed to extrems., 4to, together with Donald & Pluto, Movie Book in 10 Reels, pub. Collins, 1939, ten separate flick-books bound in, orig. printed. wrappers, rubbed, 8vo, and Snow White Magic Mirror Book and the Story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfes, Dean & Son, [c.1939], 3-D images with spectacles provided in pocket on front pastedown, b & w illusts., orig. printed boards, rubbed to extrems., oblong 8vo, plus other Disney items including three jigsaw puzzles (8)
Finch (Christopher). The Art of Walt Disney, from Mickey Mouse to The Magic Kingdoms, 1st ed., New York, 1973, col. and b&w illusts. throughout, folding title, orig. cream buckram gilt with Mickey Mouse on lay and printed glassine d.j., a little frayed, together with Snaffles, More Bandobast, 1st ed., 1936, b&w and tipped-in col. illusts., orig. cloth in sl. chipped and soiled d.j., both 4to, plus Fleming (Ian), The Spy Who Loved Me, 1st ed., 1962, orig. cloth in sl. soiled d.j., long closed tear to lower panel without loss, 8vo, plus other misc. books, mostly literature and illustrated (2 shelves)
Bertram (Charles, conjuror). Isn't it Wonderful? A History of Magic and Mystery, 1st ed., 1896, b & w illusts., t.e.g., orig. gilt dec. cloth, darkened on spine, 4to, together with Martin (Charles), The Civil Costume of England, from the Conquest to the Present Time, 1842, uncol. etched plts. by Leopold Martin, orig. cloth, broken on spine, 4to, plus Grimble (A.), The Dear Forests of Scotland, 1896, photogravure illusts. after Archibald Thorburn, orig. parchment-backed boards, rubbed and somewhat soiled, (500 copies printed), and other misc. books incl. Victorian illustrated works, art ref., company histories, etc. (2 cartons)
[Fashion]. The London and Paris Ladies' Magazine of Fashion, mixed issues bound into one volume, c.1866, contains approx. 90 fashion engravings, many hand coloured, contemp. cloth, worn with covers detached, 4to, together with Bertram (Charles), Isn't it Wonderful? A History of Magic and Mystery, 1899, b & w illusts., contemp. cloth, 8vo, and Fleming (J.M.), The Practical Violin School for Home Students, 1886, orig. cloth gilt, a little fraying to extrems., 4to, plus others including a volume of the Illustrated London News, Christmas and valentine card reference, two copies of M.R. Werner's P.T. Barnum, etc. (a carton)
JENNINGS, JAMES. Poems, Consisting of The Mysteries of Mendip, The Magic Ball, Sonnets, ..., Printed for the Author, 1810. Errata leaf. Bookplate of Ernest E. Baker, F.S.A.; Observations on Some of the Dialects in The West of England, Particularly Somersetshire..., 1825. Bookplate of the Royal Institution of South Wales. First Editions. Both 12mo., orig. cloth. (2)
The Beano. The Magic Beano Book, pub. D.C. Thomson, 1943, illusts. throughout, a few leaves frayed at edges, owner name filled-in and with gift inscription, hinges broken with contents entirely loose, orig. pict. boards showing Big Eggo and others in three-legged race, some wear, particularly to spine and joints, corners bumped, 4to, together with The Magic Beano Book, 1948, illusts., owner name filled-in, upper hinge weak, orig. pict. boards showing Big Eggo and others playing musical instruments, rubbed, some wear to joints, corners a little bumped, 4to, and The Dandy Monster Comic, 1950, illusts. throughout, owner name filled-in, gift inscription on brown paper pasted to title, orig. pict. boards showing Korky pouring water from a kettle into the sea, some wear, joints worn, spine chipped, 4to. (3)
An important Ossie Clark 'Moon and Stars' gown, circa 1971 labelled Ossie Clark, print by Celia Birtwell, size 10 the black moss crepe bodice embroidered with pink crescent moons and white stars, with pink suede cross over strappy neckline, key-hole front of bodice adorned with prestuds, above broad suede band applied with water snake stars, contrasting red damask skirt with embroidered rainbow banding applied with green braid, stars and moon, bust 81cm, 32in, waist 56cm, 22in This gown is featured in 'Ossie Clark 1965-1974' by Judith Watt (V&A Publications), p.94 'He loved nature astrology and the night sky particularly the moon. This is literally 'a magic dress'.
Miscellaneous books, including an Encyclopaedia of Gardening, by J. C. Loudon, new ed., 1859, num. b&w wood eng. illusts. to text, recent dark green full mock morocco, thick 8vo, together with Dickens (Charles), Master Humphrey's Clock, 3 vols. bound in two, 1st ed., 1840-41, b&w illusts., later 19th-c. half green morocco, contrasting gilt morocco labels to spines, rubbed and some marks, large 8vo, plus others, various, 19th- & 20th-c., including The Complete History of Buckingham Palace by H. Clifford Smith, n.d., c. 1930, A History of Gold Snuff Boxes by Richard and Martin Norton, 1938, several books on magic and card tricks, etc (a carton)
PRATCHETT, Terry. THE COLOUR OF MAGIC. St Martin's Press, New York 1983. First US edition. 8vo. Fine copy in near fine bright dustwrapper with just a hint of rubbing to extremities. Dustwrapper with overpasted commentary and reviews on front flap. Inscribed by author to "William Gilbert" and signed and dated June '87. The first "Discworld" novel. UK first editions are rare.
PRATCHETT, Terry. THE LIGHT FANTASTIC. Colin Smythe, Gerrards Cross 1986. First edition. 8vo. The usual tanning to the text block otherwise an exceptional, fine and bright copy. Inscribed by author to "William Gilbert" and signed and dated June '87. The sequel to the first Discworld novel The Colour of Magic.