The Annotated DISCOVERY OF WITCHCRAFT Booke XIII (Reginald Scott)
by Forrester, Stephen James (SIGNED)
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Fine
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Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Calgary, Alberta: Self Published , 2000. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Fine. A commentary on the first printed English conjuring text, showing the development of magic tricks from 1584 to the present day. Written by the Canadian magician, locksmith, writer, magic historian & rare book collector. Published for magic historians and magicians interested in the beginnings of their art. Includes unpublished references to Reginald Scot with quotations and illustrations from the early English books on conjuring from 1584 up to 1784. In 1993, Forrester published a Canadian bibliography of magic books called A Bibliography of Classic Authors in Magic and Related Arts. Green boards with gilt lettering on spine & gilt design & lettering on front. (viii) 108 pages with woodcuts & facsimiles. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. SIGNED limited edition of 500 (#461) of which 480 are for sale. Due to size & weight, extra shipping WILL be required outside Canada. Outside Canada, please do not order without emailing us first.
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- Bookseller
- High Park Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005022
- Title
- The Annotated DISCOVERY OF WITCHCRAFT Booke XIII (Reginald Scott)
- Author
- Forrester, Stephen James (SIGNED)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Self Published
- Place of Publication
- Calgary, Alberta
- Date Published
- 2000
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Magic - Magicians - Witchcraft - Early Works to 1800
- Bookseller catalogs
- UK History;
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High Park Books
Biblio member since 2007
Kitchener, Ontario
About High Park Books
We are a small independent bookseller specializing in non-fiction, music, art, poetry, Canadian local history, Mennonite history, Canadian literature, children's literature and books on native issues.
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