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Frazer (James George). The Golden Bough, a Study in Magic and Religion, 13 vols. incl. supplementary 'Aftermath' vol., 3rd ed., 1923 - 37, illusts., t.e.g., orig. cloth with gilt mistletoe design, sl. rubbed, a few vols. with minor edge wear, 8vo. Generally held to be the most authoritative edition. (13)
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Tozer (Katharine). Wanderings of Mumfie, Here Comes Mumfie, Mumfie the Admiral, Mumfie's Magic Box, Mumfie's Uncle Samuel, all 1st eds., 1935 - 39, num. col. and b & w illusts. by the author, all orig. linen - backed pict. boards, a little rubbed and a few minor marks, 8vo The first, second, third, fifth and sixth story in the series featuring Mumfie the toy elephant. (5)
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De Givry, Grillot. Witchcraft Magic & Alchemy. Translated by J. Courtenay Locke. With 10 Plates in Colour and 366 Illustrations in the Text. 4to., 1931; Waite, Arthur Edward. The Book of Ceremonial Magic. Including the Rites and Mysteries of Goëtic Theurgy, Sorcery and Infernal Necromancy. 4to., 1911; Remy, Nicholas. Demonolatry ...... Drawn from the Capital Trials of 900 Persons, more or less, who with in the last fifteen years have in Lorraine paid the penalty of death for the crime of Witchcraft. 4to., [First published Lyon, 1595] This edition, 1930. Together with four other books about the occult, all with some pencil scoring. Various formats and bindings. (7).
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Film Memoribilia. A Silver Cigarette Box, c.1940, hinged lid, wooden interior and leather base, London hallmark, stamps, fore-edge engr. 'Roy, best wishes from Dawn Addams', slightly bumped and tarnished, 4in. x 3.5in. x 1in., together with a Gold Money Clip, c.1940, the circular medalion showing a relief design of St. Christopher carrying Jesus, the reverse engr. 'Roy, love Tallulah [Bankhead]', 2in. x 1.5in., plus a Black Papier Mache box with a hand-painted lid depicting a scene from the Magic Squirrel, c.1970s., with a handwritten card inside, 'Dearest Roy, thanks for all the fun - this comes from Kiev and is made from old Russian tails.... - don't throw it away - the're hard to find!, love David [Niven]', 6in. x 3.25in. x 1.5in. All three items were presented to Roy Ashton, the famous make-up artist of Hammer Horror Films. (4)
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Disney (Walt). The Art of Walt Disney. From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdoms, by Christopher Finch, with Special Essay by Peter Blake, pub. Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1973, num. col. and b & w illusts., some folding, orig. white cloth, spine lettered in gilt, cut-out figure of Mickey Mouse to upper cover, orig. plastic d.j., 4to, together with Feild (Robert D.), The Art of Walt Disney, reprinted, 1947, port. frontis., num. col. and b & w illusts., orig. cloth in slightly frayed d.j., 4to, plus four others including 1946 & 1947 Mickey Mouse annuals (6)
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An Edwardian magic lantern by 'Newton & Co, Scientific Instrument Makers to H.M. The King, 72 Wigmore St, London W', with black japanned case containing original gas mantel and reflector, with shaped chimney above and lacquered brass lens assembly to front, 30cm high; another similar lacking lamp; and six boxes of slides containing Mediterranean and Middle Eastern topographical views.
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DAME LAURA KNIGHT Behind the Scenes at the Old Vic signed and inscribed, charcoal, 35.5 x 25cm This sketch depicts the Birmingham Old Rep production of Shakespeare's Henry VI trilogy at the Old Vic in 1953. Laura Knight was commissioned by Sir Barry Jackson to do a series of drawings to coincide with the Birmingham Rep's 40th anniversary. In her autobiography - The Magic of a Line - she writes "From among the many subjects I have studied, few have interested me more than those I found at the Old Vic. I filled many big sketch books with perhaps the best drawings I ever did of life backstage." In excellent condition
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Nesbit (Edith). The Railway Children, 1906; The Story of the Amulet, 1906; The Enchanted Castle, 1907; The Phoenix and the Carpet, 1908; The House of Arden, 1908; Harding's Luck, 1909; The Magic City, 1910; Five of us and Madeline, 1925, illusts. to each, t.e.g., all orig. cloth gilt, somewhat faded & worn, 8vo, together with three other early 20th c. Nesbit reprints (11)
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Pratchett (Terry). The Colour of Magic, 1st ed., Gerrards Cross, Colin Smythe, 1983, ex?lib. copy with new endpapers, some leaves a little marked or stained, orig. cloth in US?printed d.j. with Colin Smythe logo to spine and sterling price sticker to inner flap, d.j. a little frayed and chipped in places with one closed tear and internal sellotape repair, 8vo Scarce. Only 500 printed in the UK with most copies going to public libraries. This copy signed by the author on the title page. (1)
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Cannell (J.C.). The Secrets of Houdini, 1st ed., 1931, port. frontis., b & w illusts. and diags., some spotting of prelims., orig. cloth in slightly frayed d.j., together with Goldston (Will), Tricks of the Masters, n.d., pub. Routledge, c. 1930s, author's presentation copy, signed and inscribed on flyleaf 'F.C. Norris, performs his magic with charm, from his friend, Will Goldston', together with Great Tricks Revealed, by Will Goldston, pub. Routledge, 1935, signed by the author on flyleaf, num. b & w illusts. and diags. to text, both orig. cloth in slightly frayed d.j.s., all 8vo (3)
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Larwood (Jacob and Hotten, John Camden). The History of Signboards, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day, 3rd ed., 1866, hand?col. eng. frontis. and b & w plts., orig. gilt dec. cloth, rebacked, 8vo, together with Hamerton (Philip Gilbert), Etchings & Etchers, new ed., 1876,title printed in red & black, numerous etched plts., contemp. morocco, rubbed, 8vo, with King Penguin Books, Magic Books from Mexico with an Introduction and Notes on the Plates by C.A. Burland, 1st ed., 1953, col. illusts., orig. boards in d.j., a little yellowed, slim 8vo, and with twenty?two other King Penguin books, plus fifteen other general late 19th/early 20th c. books inc. art reference (40)
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Magic Comic 1 (1939). Koko by E H Banger, Peter Piper by Dudley Watkins. Bright cover colours, two one inch spine tears, four one inch margin tears. Small cover corner piece missing top right. Light tan pages [gd+] This third title from the Beano and Dandy stable only lasted for eighty issues. All are scarce and only eight copies of number one are known to exist.
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Sooty Snowball original full colour artwork by Robert MacGillavray (c1940) from Magic Comic. Sooty has politically incorrect snowball fight, the local bobby is not amused! First appearing in Magic Comic, Sooty Snowball was one of the few characters to survive when Magic was amalgamated in to the Magic-Beano Book in 1942. No other artworks are known to survive. Small corner pieces missing. Poster colour on card, 9 x 14 inches
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* Ballooning Memento. A rare 19th c. magic lantern slide, showing a crowd of spectators standing by a tent flying the Union Jack, watching a hot-air balloon with two passengers wearing white hats, the balloon basket with red and blue flags and catherine-wheel type fireworks suspended below, the balloon envelope inscribed GREEN and coloured blue, yellow and red, mounted in a mahogany frame with sliding glass section painted with a black patch to shield the balloon. Literature:- Dickens, C. Sketches by Boz (London, 1995) Ch XIV.. (1)
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Sitwell, Osbert, Left Hand Right Hand [The Cruel Month, The Scarlet Tree, and Great Morning], London, Macmillan & Co, 1945-1948, 8vo (215 x 140mm.), three volumes, half titles, frontispiece plates, original red cloth, spines lettered in gilt, dust-jackets, tears, First Edition With three other works, including Margaret Barton and Osbert Sitwell's 'Sober Truth' (London, 1932), another work by the same author's 'Brighton' (London, 1935), and a First English Edition (in a single volume) of Thomas Mann's 'The Magic Mountain' (London, 1928)
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Harlequinade. The Sister Witches, or Mirth and Magic, engraved sheet with four large illustrations by Jane Tringham, each with two lifting flaps to transform the picture and to continue the story in verse, coloured by hand, original dark blue paper wrapper, [Roscoe J334A, locating only two copies], narrow 8vo, E. Tringham, E. Newbery, W. Nicoll, and I. Merry, 1782. An excellent well-coloured copy of this rare early harlequinade.
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