Search Results: Magic & Witchcraft from The Mortuary Korps

First edition, first printing, with bookplate from publisher stating it is a review copy.

229 p. : ill., 8 plates; 21 cm.

Handsome blue hardcover with debossed title, black spine with gilt lettering, exhibits some edgewear and the textblock is completely cracked between 134-137, but is otherwise quite Fine. Please see pictures. Pictorial dust jacket is price-clipped and shows expected wear as well as minor chips/tears to edges.

From the rear:

HOW MUCH DO WE REALLY KNOW?
Where was Camelot? What are the gigantic mathematical lines spotted from the air on the Nazca Desert in Peru? Has fabled Atlantis finally been located? Were the Egyptian pyramids really ancient astronomical observatories? Was the dividing of the Sea of Passage part of a cosmic catastrophe which struck the whole earth?

Shrouded in mystery and obscured by legend, man's prehistory is still largely an enigma. Each year new archaeological and scientific discoveries change our view of the past. Rupert Furneaux's ANCIENT… Read More

First thus, first printing stated. Holographic front cover. 213 p. and 10 leaves of bonus material, including an interview, discussion points, and a preview of the sequel. Some shelfwear, internally Near Fine. From the back: A statue. A coin. An old book.They look as dusty as everything else in Faulkner's Antique Books. But when Sam Faulkner slipsthe coin into the statue, he's swept back to Scotland in 800 A.D.—he age of the Vikings!—where he must find both the statue and another coin in order to escape. It's the first journey in an adventure that will take him to World War I, medieval Europe, and even ancient Egypt. . .and a mystery that will end only if Sam can find his father in Time.

105 p. Some shelfwear, otherwise Near Fine. Table of Contents:- Night Lovers - Portents - Whiskey Poems - Songs of Pain - Animals Dead - Birds of Prey

First thus, first printing. 441 p. Light shelfwear with mild discolourations to foredge, but otherwise Fine, in unread condition. From the back: Kit Marley, poet, playwright, and spy in the service of Queen Elizabeth, has been murdered. His poetry and plays were infused with a subtle magic that maintained her rule, and the Prometheus Club—a secret society of nobles engaged in battle against sorcerers determined to destroy England—has chosen William Shakespeare to assume Marley's role. But Shakespeare is unable to create the magic his queen and country need to hold their enemies at bay. England's only hope resides in Faerie. Kit Marley, resurrected by enchantment, must serve Queen Morgan. Caught between two worlds and two allegiances, Kit knows that the only way to save both is to assist Will in the art of magic...and to reveal the traitor within the Prometheus Club responsible for his death.May require small amount of extra shipping due to thickness of book.

First printing stated, First Edition.157 p.; ill. Very minimal signs of external wear, but no creasing to spine and otherwise Fine. Perfect gift for a die-hard D&D fan.From the introduction: In this story, you are Sparrow, a young juggler who, together with his brother, Jay, travels from town to town performing your act at inns and fairs in order to scratch out a meager existence. It's a hard life, and nothing exciting ever seems to happen to you – until today, that is . . . .Pick a Path to Adventure™ in this vintage Dungeons & Dragons™ Endless Quest® with a map given to you by a mysterious stranger who lay dying beneath a rowan tree. You must set free the spirit of a tormented king in order to gain a hoard of treasure!For those unfamiliar "Choose Your Own Adventure" types of books, they are great for rereading: the story presents the reader with choices in key situations, each choice leading to a different page and, ultimately, a different ending.

First Edition stated. Minor wear to extremities and slight curl to front cover, with a faint "8" stamp to bottom foredge, otherwise Near Fine, clean, clear and tightly bound. From back cover: Every old house has a legacy. And through the spirit of a single, small girl the legacy of a single, old house will stand revealed in all its raw and murderous evil. Nothing can put the evil to rest except one solitary, unnameable act. An act that, whatever the terror, whatever the cost, only the innocent can accomplish.

240 p.; ill. (diagrams); 18 cm. A vintage mass market paperback, shows moderate wear to covers, including spine creasing, there is the expected discolouration of paper, and the previous owner's details in pen to the inside of the front cover. There was a small stain noted on one page (see pictures) but otherwise the book seems to be in Near Fine condition.From the rear: EDGAR CAYCE'S INCREDIBLE HEALING POWER is recorded fact. Thousands of microfilms filed at the foundation for psychic research at Virginia Beach testify to Cayce's ability to diagnose, prescribe, and cure the ills of people whose names and locations he was given, but whom he had never seen. Known as "The Miracle Man of Virginia Beach," his successes astonished medical authorities—and the world. MANY MANSIONS is Dr. Cerminara's account of these healings—and an affirmation of the age-old belief in reincarnation. She tells how Cayce saw past the barriers of space and time, how he penetrated the "previous" lives of his subjects, and… Read More

Unpaginated [29 p.] ; illustrated. Ex-library with only one unobtrusive number stamp to title page. Pictorial green cloth hardcover is worn, with mild dampstains, significant edgewear, and some damage to tip and heel of spine. Minor stains and nicks to the margins of a few pages, but text and illustrations remain clean and bright with sound binding. Please contact if you desire more detailed photos of condition. Every second illustration in full colour. A well-loved vintage 1960s children's book with beautifully detailed illustrations that blend the essences of both the innocent and the sinister. The classic story of a brother and sister who are led into the woods and abandoned by their wicked step-mother, only to face an evil witch who lives in a deceptively quaint gingerbread house.

Covers show some minor wear to extremities and slight spine crease, otherwise Very Good+ to Near Fine with gilt embossed title (hence it did not scan well, thus the third image is to show the cover title better but it is a stock image and does not represent the condition of this copy). 727 p. [THICK VOLUME may require extra shipping charges]From MacMillan publisher: Kellen Tavadon, son of the Arch-Mage Lycaelon, thought he knew the way the world worked. His father, leading the wise and benevolent Council of Mages, protected and guided the citizens of the Golden City of the Bells. Young Mages in training--all men, for women were unfit to practice magic--memorized the intricate details of High Magic and aspired to seats on the council.Then he found the forbidden Books of Wild Magic--or did they find him? The three slim volumes woke Kellen to the wide world outside the City's isolating walls. Their Magic was not dead, strangled by rules and regulations. It felt like a living thing, guided by the hearts… Read More

First (Dell) Printing. 244 p. Very very minor wear to covers, otherwise Near Fine. Winner of the Vicky Metcalf Award for a Body of Work, Witchery Hill brought Katz a nomination for the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award. From back cover: Mike Lewis is excited about spending the summer with his journalist father on the Channel Island of Guernsey. There he mets his father's friend, Tony St. George, and his wife, Janine, a native of the island, and Lisa, Tony's daughter.At first, Lisa doesn't care for Mike's company, but they join forces when Mike learns that Lisa believes a coven of witches meets each Friday night at a prehistoric tomb on the hill behind her father's house. What's most shocking is that Lisa is certain that her stepmother is one of the witches. It's difficult for Mike to accept the idea of real witchery. But as one terrifying event leads to another, Mike can no longer deny that some force is out to destroy Tony and Lisa. Is it after him too?