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Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks for Magiciansby Stewart JamesISBN 0486232069 (0-486-23206-9)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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The Adventures of Pinocchioby Carlo Collodi, Robert Blaisdell, Thea KlirosISBN 0486288404 (0-486-28840-4)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Adventures of Pinocchio'Book summary:Thrilling tale, filled with humor and adventure, about the naughty puppet that turns into a loving and obedient little boy after a series of harrowing experiences. This version includes all the original characters: Gepetto, a childless woodcarver; a wise old cricket, and a host of other familiar figures. 30 new illustrations. Abridged.[via]More editions of The Adventures of Pinocchio:
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After Twilightby Amanda Ashley, Christine Feehan, Ronda ThompsonISBN 0505524503 (0-505-52450-3)
Softcover, Dorchester Publishing Company, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'After Twilight'Book summary:Three of romance's hottest bestselling authors -- Amanda Ashley, Christine Feehan, and Ronda Thompson -- invite you to explore the dark side, to taste the forbidden, to dive into danger with heroes who fire the blood and lay claim to the soul in these striking tales of sensual passion. A man hunts for a woman. Yet what if he is no ordinary male, but a predator in search of prey? A dark soul looking for the light? A vampire, a werewolf, a mythic being who strikes fear into the hearts of mortals? When day fades into night, when fear becomes fascination, when the swirling seduction of everlasting love overcomes the senses, it must be after twilight. [via]
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Alchemyby E.J. HolmyardISBN 0486262987 (0-486-26298-7)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Alchemy'Book summary:Classic study by noted scholar ranges over 2,000 years of alchemy: ancient Greek and Chinese alchemy, alchemical apparatus, Islamic and early Western alchemy; signs, symbols, and secret terms; Paracelsus, English and Scottish alchemists, and more. Erudite coverage of philosophical, religious, mystical overtones; replacement of alchemy by scientific method, more. Illustrated.[via]More editions of Alchemy:
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Amulets and Superstitions: The Original Texts With Translations and Descriptions of a Long Series of Egyptian, Sumerian, Assyrian, Hebrew, Christianby Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis BudgeISBN 0486235734 (0-486-23573-4)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Annemann's Card Magic: An Unabridged Republication of the Two Volumesby Theodore AnnemannISBN 048623522X (0-486-23522-X)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Arabian Nightsby Jack ZipesISBN 0451525426 (0-451-52542-6)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Arabian Nights'Book summary:Full of mischief and valor, ribaldry and romance, The Arabian Nights is a work that has enthralled readers for centuries. The text presented here is that of the 1932 Modern Library edition for which Bennett A. Cerf chose the "most famous and representative" of the stories from the multivolume translation of Richard F. Burton.
The origins of The Arabian Nights are obscure. About a thousand years ago a vast number of stories in Arabic from various countries began to be brought together; only much later was the collection called The Arabian Nights or the Thousand and One Nights. All the stories are told by Shahrazad (Scheherazade), who entertains her husband, King Shahryar, whose custom it was to execute his wives after a single night. Shahrazad begins a story each night but withholds the ending until the following night, thus postponing her execution.
This selection includes many of the stories that are universally known though seldom read in this authentic form:
"Alaeddin; or, the Wonderful Lamp, " "Sindbad the Seaman and Sindbad the Landsman, " and "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves." These, and the tales that accompany them, make delightful reading, demonstrating, as the Modern Library noted in 1932, that Shahrazad's spell remains unbroken. [via]More editions of Arabian Nights:
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The Arabian Nights: Tales from a Thousand and One Nightsby Richard Francis Burton, Jack David ZipesISBN 0451527496 (0-451-52749-6)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Arabian Nights: Tales from a Thousand and One Nights'Book summary:Adapted from Sir Richard F. Burton's lavish unexpurgated translation, this volume illuminates the sensual mystery and lushness of the original Arabic tales. It includes a wide variety of tales--from magic fairy tales to torrid erotic tales--that reveal a great deal about what life was like in the Middle East during the Medieval period.
* The companion volume to the popular Signet Classic edition of Arabian Nights (8/91), also edited by Jack Zipes
* Jack Zipes is the author of several books of fairy tales and is the editor of the Signet Classic edition of The Complete Fairy Tales Of Oscar Wilde (5/96)
* These volumes offer the uncensored, erotic versions of the tales, not the rewritten fairy tales for children [via]
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Beardsleys Illustrations for Le Morte D'Arthurby Aubrey Vincent BeardsleyISBN 0486223485 (0-486-22348-5)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Beowulfby Burton RaffelISBN 0451527402 (0-451-52740-2)
Softcover, Signet Classic
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beowulf'Book summary:The epic poem of war and adventure.
Beowulf is the earliest extant poem in a modern European language. It was composed in England four centuries before the Norman Conquest. But no one knows exactly when it was composed, or by whom, or why. As a social document this great epic reflects a feudal, newly Christian world of heroes and monsters, blood and victory and death.
* Burton Raffel's modern language translation from the original Old English remains the most celebrated introduction of the poem to students and the general reader alike
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Beowulfby Beowulf, R.K. GordonISBN 0486272648 (0-486-27264-8)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beowulf'Book summary:Finest heroic poem in Old English celebrates character and exploits of Beowulf, a young nobleman of the Geats, a people of southern Sweden. Narrative combines mythical elements, Christian and pagan sensibilities, actual historical figures and events to create a striking work of great power and beauty. Genealogies.[via]More editions of Beowulf:
Card Magic for Amateurs and Professionalsby William Simon, Jean HugardISBN 048640188X (0-486-40188-X)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Card Manipulations: Series 1-5by Jean HugardISBN 0486205398 (0-486-20539-8)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Celtic Fairy Talesby Joseph JacobsISBN 0486218260 (0-486-21826-0)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Complete Art of Witchcraftby Sybil LeekISBN 0452278864 (0-452-27886-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Cravingsby Eileen Wilks, Laurell K. Hamilton, Maryjanice DavidsonISBN 0515138150 (0-515-13815-0)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cravings'Book summary:[via]All-new sensuous stories from four of today's most provocative authors.
Laurell K. Hamilton
MaryJanice Davidson
Eileen Wilks
Rebecca York
Four favorite authors present their favorite characters in all-new tales of bloodlust, appetites that must be sated again and again, and the passion that feeds them.
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Danse Macabreby Laurell K. HamiltonISBN 0515142816 (0-515-14281-6)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Doctor Faustusby Christopher Marlowe, Sylvan BarnetISBN 0451527798 (0-451-52779-8)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Doctor Faustus'Book summary:The story of a controversial, disreputable astrologer in Germany during the 1500's. His real name was possibly Johannes Faust. Told in dramatic form. [via]
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Dr. Faustusby Christopher MarloweISBN 0486282082 (0-486-28208-2)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dr. Faustus'Book summary:Doctor Faustus exists in two versions, both of which were edited from performances in the time of Marlowe. Both are considered to be authentic, but there are notable differences, both the b text containing additional scenes as well as different wording. Doctor Faustus: A text *Written to help students make the transition from GCSE to AS/A level;*Contains a detailed introductory section that puts the play in its historical context;*Provides in-depth textual notes;*Contains exam-style questions;*Includes carefully selected extracts from key critical works on the play;*Offers additional study skills for AS and A2 learning. [via]
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Dream Spellsby Claire NahmadISBN 0517161249 (0-517-16124-9)
Hardcover, Random House Value Publishing
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An Encyclopaedia of Occultismby Lewis SpenceISBN 0486426130 (0-486-42613-0)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'An Encyclopaedia of Occultism'Book summary:The most famous compendium of information on the occult and the first comprehensive work of its kind, this volume originally appeared in 1920. Compiled by Lewis Spence, a scholar of occult-related topics, it organizes a truly vast amount of information into 2,500 dictionary-style entries (many of which run to several pages). These entries encompass both familiar terms ("abracadabra," "poltergeist," "spells," "vampire") and more arcane topics ("Martian language," "bottle imps," "magic darts," "tinker's talk"). Numerous profiles of historical figures with ties to the occult include John Dee, Mary Baker Eddy, and Catherine de Medici. An oft-cited resource and a classic of its genre, this remarkable compilation of history and lore offers an essential tool for a fuller understanding of occult subjects. Index.[via]More editions of An Encyclopaedia of Occultism:
Europe's Inner Demons: An Enquiry Inspired by the Great Witch-Huntby Norman CohnISBN 0452009006 (0-452-00900-6)
Softcover, New Amer Library
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Favorite Tales from the Arabian Nights' Entertainmentsby Richard F. BurtonISBN 0486419177 (0-486-41917-7)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Favorite Tales from the Arabian Nights' Entertainments'Book summary:Six enchanting tales, told by an Arabian princess to delay her execution, teem with giants, magnificent palaces, and beautiful princesses. Includes "Sindbad the Seaman and Sindbad the Landsman;" "Aladdin, or the Wonderful Lamp;" "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves;" "The Fisherman and the Jinni;" "Judar and His Brethren;" and "Khalifah the Fisherman of Baghdad."[via]More editions of Favorite Tales from the Arabian Nights' Entertainments:
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Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Gardenby Frances Hodgson BurnettISBN 0451528832 (0-451-52883-2)
Softcover, Signet Classic
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden'Book summary:Mistress Mary is quite contrary until she helps her garden grow. Along the way, she manages to cure her sickly cousin Colin, who is every bit as imperious as she. These two are sullen little peas in a pod, closed up in a gloomy old manor on the Yorkshire moors of England, until a locked-up garden captures their imaginations and puts the blush of a wild rose in their cheeks; "It was the sweetest, most mysterious-looking place any one could imagine. The high walls which shut it in were covered with the leafless stems of roses which were so thick, that they matted together.... 'No wonder it is still,' Mary whispered. 'I am the first person who has spoken here for ten years.'" As new life sprouts from the earth, Mary and Colin's sour natures begin to sweeten. For anyone who has ever felt afraid to live and love, The Secret Garden's portrayal of reawakening spirits will thrill and rejuvenate. Frances Hodgson Burnett creates characters so strong and distinct, young readers continue to identify with them even 85 years after they were conceived. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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- Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden: ISBN 0486280241 (0-486-28024-1)
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Softcover, Dover Pubns - Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden: ISBN 0460051016 (0-460-05101-6)
Hardcover, J M Dent & Sons Ltd - Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden: ISBN 0517221152 (0-517-22115-2)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub - Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden: ISBN 0451524179 (0-451-52417-9)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics - Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden: ISBN 0451525817 (0-451-52581-7)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics - Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden: ISBN 0451528832 (0-451-52883-2)
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- Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden: ISBN 0486280241 (0-486-28024-1)
From Paracelsus To Newton: Magic And The Making Of Modern Scienceby Charles WebsterISBN 0486438333 (0-486-43833-3)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Hamletby William Shakespeare, Sylvan BarnetISBN 0451526929 (0-451-52692-9)
Softcover, Signet Classic
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hamlet'Book summary:Undoubtedly the most famous of all of Shakespeare's plays, Hamlet remains one of the most enduring but also enigmatic pieces of western literature. The story of Hamlet, the young Prince of Denmark, his tortured relationship with his mother, and his quest to avenge his father's murder at the hand of his brother Claudius has fascinated writers and audiences ever since it was written around 1600.
For many years interest focused on both Hamlet's inability to avenge his father's death, claiming that "the native hue of resolution / Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought", and, according to none other than Freud, his oedipal fixation with his mother. However, more recently critics have turned their attention to Hamlet's bold theatrical self-reflexivity (most famously reflected in the performance of "The Mousetrap"), its fascination with issues of theology and Renaissance humanism, and its dense, complex poetic language. What is so remarkable about the play is the way in which it tends to uncannily reflect the concerns of different epochs. As a result, Hamlet has been at different moments defined as a romantic rebel, an angst-ridden existentialist, a paralysed intellectual and an ambivalent New Man. Whatever subsequent generations make of Hamlet, they are unlikely to exhaust the possibilities of this most extraordinary play. --Jerry Brotton [via]
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- Hamlet: ISBN 0486272788 (0-486-27278-8)
Softcover, Dover Pubns - Hamlet: ISBN 0486424707 (0-486-42470-7)
Softcover, Dover Pubns - Hamlet: ISBN 0460871765 (0-460-87176-5)
Softcover, Everymans Library - Hamlet: ISBN 0486410951 (0-486-41095-1)
Softcover, Dover Pubns - Hamlet: ISBN 051706488X (0-517-06488-X)
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- Hamlet: ISBN 0486272788 (0-486-27278-8)
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History of Magic and the Occultby Kurt SeligmannISBN 0517150328 (0-517-15032-8)
Hardcover, Random House Value Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'History of Magic and the Occult'Book summary:From the demons of Mesopotamia to those plaguing our own late-20th-century civilization, this comprehensive primer covers every aspect of magic and the occult since earliest recorded time. Spanning 5,000 years of world history it covers every major civilization and includes sections on alchemy, the Devil, witchcraft, the cabala, astrology, the tarot, the Rosicrucians, Nostradamus, and vampires. Profusely illustrated with nearly 170 black-and-white illustrations. [via]
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Hoffmann's Modern Magicby HoffmannISBN 0486236234 (0-486-23623-4)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Key of Knowledgeby Nora RobertsISBN 0515136379 (0-515-13637-9)
Softcover, Jove Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Key of Knowledge'Book summary:In the second installment of Nora Roberts' thrilling Key series, Dana Steele is forced to face her past with the handsome Jordan Hawke when he writes a book that connects him to her quest for the Key of Knowledge. Now, Dana must seek out the truth from among deception and lies--or succumb to her worst nightmares. [via]
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Key of Lightby Nora RobertsISBN 051513628X (0-515-13628-X)
Softcover, Jove Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Key of Light'Book summary:Nora Roberts invites you to unlock your dreams... Three women. Three keys. Each has 28 days to find her way through a dangerous quest. Nora Roberts brings us a unique series with a twisteach novel is written in real time, and the novels will be published in consecutive months.[via]More editions of Key of Light:
Key of Valorby Nora RobertsISBN 0515136530 (0-515-13653-0)
Softcover, Jove Pubns
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Laurell K. Hamilton Setby Laurell K. HamiltonISBN 0515136174 (0-515-13617-4)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Le Morte D'Arthurby Thomas MaloryISBN 0460010468 (0-460-01046-8)
Softcover, J M Dent & Sons Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Le Morte D'Arthur'Book summary:An immortal story of love, adventure, chivalry, treachery and death.
Edited and first published by William Caxton in 1485, Le Morte D'Arthur is Sir Thomas Malory's unique and splendid version of the Arthurian legend. Mordred's treason, the knightly exploits of Tristan, Lancelot's fatally divided loyalties and his love for Guenever, the quest for the Holy Grail; all the elements are there woven into a wonderful completeness by the magic of his prose style.
The result is not only one of the most readable accounts of the knights of the Round Table but also one of the most moving. As the story advances towards the inevitable tragedy of Arthur's death the effect is cumulative, rising with an impending sense of doom and tragedy towards its shattering finale. [via]
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Learn Magicby H. HayISBN 0486212386 (0-486-21238-6)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Leyden Papyrusby F. L. GriffithISBN 0486229947 (0-486-22994-7)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Magicby F. KingISBN 0500810087 (0-500-81008-7)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Magic Cottageby James HerbertISBN 0453005748 (0-453-00574-8)
Hardcover, New Amer Library
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Magic of Ozby L. Frank Baum, John R. NeillISBN 0486400190 (0-486-40019-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Magic of Oz'Book summary:While searching for special birthday presents for Princess Ozma of Oz, Dorothy, the Wizard, and the Cowardly Lion discover a treasonous plot. In addition to familiar faces from previous Oz stories, this exciting and amusing tale introduces a host of new characters. 101 black-and-white drawings plus 12 full-color plates.[via]More editions of Magic of Oz:
Magic: Stage Illusions, Special Effects, and Trick Photographyby Albert A. HopkinsISBN 0486265617 (0-486-26561-7)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Magic Tricks and Card Tricksby W. JonsonISBN 0486209091 (0-486-20909-1)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Malory's Le Morte D' Arthurby Thomas Malory, Keith BainesISBN 0451528166 (0-451-52816-6)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Malory's Le Morte D' Arthur'Book summary:From the incredible wizardry of Merlin to the undeniable passion of Sir Launcelot, these tales of Arthur and his knights offer epic adventures with the supernatural-as well as timeless battles with our own humanity. [via]
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Malory's Le Morte D'Arthurby Malory ThomasISBN 0451625676 (0-451-62567-6)
Softcover, New Amer Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur'Book summary:New rendition of the classic tale of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table. [via]
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Mind & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Mysterious and Unexplainedby Francis X. KingISBN 0517060361 (0-517-06036-1)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub
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More Self-Working Card Tricks: 88 Foolproof Card Miracles for the Amateur Magicianby Karl Fulves, Joseph K. SchmidtISBN 0486245802 (0-486-24580-2)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Mummies, Myth and Magic in Ancient Egyptby Christine El MahdyISBN 0500275793 (0-500-27579-3)
Softcover, Thames & Hudson
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mummies, Myth and Magic in Ancient Egypt'Book summary:In this definitive book of the mummy and the Egyptian way of death, Christine El Mahdy reveals how to practice of mummification arose, how it was perfected, and how it came to play a central part in the ancient Egyptian quest for eternal life. In medieval times mummies were crushed to become aphrodisiacs; a hundred years ago the "unwrapping of a mummy from Egypt" was billed as an entertainment; and the twentieth century has created its own superstition in the fabled "Curse of the Pharaohs." Yet the present century has also witnessed the birth of the first truly scientific studies of mummies, culminating in the major projects currently under way all round the world.
"Mummies, Myth and Magic" gives for the first time a full account of the work in progress in Europe and the United States to discover from mummies how the ancient Egyptians lived - what they ate, the illnesses they suffered from, the medical techniques available to help them and how they died. Controversial issues such as the rehydrating of tissues and the attempt to clone cells from long-dead pharaohs are also addressed. Featuring specially commissioned diagrams of tombs and royal burial chambers, and a Factfile listing mummies held by major international museums and institutions, this is the most comprehensive volume yet produced on an eternally fascinating subject. [via]
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The Odysseyby Homer, W. H. D. RouseISBN 0451527364 (0-451-52736-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Odyssey'Book summary:Excellent prose translation of the ancient epic poem recounts the adventures of Odysseus on his homeward voyage from the Trojan War. The clever hero circumvents the wrath of Poseidon to overcome an incredible array of obstacles, including a fantastic cast of adversaries Cyclops, the one-eyed giant; the enchantress Circe; plus cannibals, sirens, and many other monstrous creatures. A selection of the Common Core State Standards Initiative.[via]More editions of The Odyssey:
- The Odyssey: ISBN 0486406547 (0-486-40654-7)
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Softcover, New Amer Library - The Odyssey: ISBN 0460871552 (0-460-87155-2)
Softcover, Tuttle Pub - The Odyssey: ISBN 0472112317 (0-472-11231-7)
Hardcover, Univ of Michigan Pr - The Odyssey: ISBN 0517390531 (0-517-39053-1)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub - The Odyssey: ISBN 0451527364 (0-451-52736-4)
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- The Odyssey: ISBN 0486406547 (0-486-40654-7)
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Once upon a Dreamby Nora RobertsISBN 051512947X (0-515-12947-X)
Softcover, Jove Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Once upon a Dream'Book summary:The four ladies who brought us Once upon a Castle and Once upon a Star are at it again with this latest anthology, Once upon a Dream. These stories revolve around the magic and dreams that draw our heroes and heroines together. At best, such as in Ruth Ryan Langan's "The Enchantment," the fantasy elements are naturally integrated into what is a fundamentally strong plot, and they help to emphasize the main romantic dilemma. At worst, the magical dreams start to feel a little bit like a Brigadoon plot device, and distract us from the characters. Even so, Once upon a Dream makes a nifty stocking stuffer, or an antidote to a slow weekend. --Nancy R.E. O'Brien [via]
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Pinocchioby Carlo Collodi, Jack ZipesISBN 0451526376 (0-451-52637-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)
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Practical Mental Magicby Theodore AnnemannISBN 0486244261 (0-486-24426-1)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Rinkitink in Ozby L. Frank Baum, John R. NeillISBN 0486277569 (0-486-27756-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Rinkitink in Oz'Book summary:A classic in Baum's series of "Oz" adventures. Relates the exciting adventures of the jolly monarch Rinkitink and his talking goat Bilbil, who arrive on the island kingdom of Pingaree only to be caught in the middle of a war between Pingaree and a neighboring kingdom. 114 black-and-white illustrations by John R. Neill.[via]More editions of Rinkitink in Oz:
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The Scarecrow of Ozby L. Frank Baum, John R. NeillISBN 0486405486 (0-486-40548-6)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Scarecrow of Oz'Book summary:The ninth sequel to Baum's timeless classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz brings to life the adventures of the Scarecrow, sent by Glinda the Good to rescue Trot, her friend Cap'n Bill, and Princess Gloria from the clutches of the evil witch and King Krewl. 12 full-color and 96 black-and-white illustrations.[via]More editions of The Scarecrow of Oz:
Scarletti Curseby Christine FeehanISBN 050552421X (0-505-52421-X)
Softcover, Love Spell
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Secret Gardenby Random House Value Publishing Staff, Frances Hodgson BurnettISBN 0517189607 (0-517-18960-7)
Hardcover, Random House Value Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Secret Garden'Book summary:Mistress Mary is quite contrary until she helps her garden grow. Along the way, she manages to cure her sickly cousin Colin, who is every bit as imperious as she. These two are sullen little peas in a pod, closed up in a gloomy old manor on the Yorkshire moors of England, until a locked-up garden captures their imaginations and puts the blush of a wild rose in their cheeks; "It was the sweetest, most mysterious-looking place any one could imagine. The high walls which shut it in were covered with the leafless stems of roses which were so thick, that they matted together.... 'No wonder it is still,' Mary whispered. 'I am the first person who has spoken here for ten years.'" As new life sprouts from the earth, Mary and Colin's sour natures begin to sweeten. For anyone who has ever felt afraid to live and love, The Secret Garden's portrayal of reawakening spirits will thrill and rejuvenate. Frances Hodgson Burnett creates characters so strong and distinct, young readers continue to identify with them even 85 years after they were conceived. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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The Secret Garden : A Young Reader's Edition of the Classic Storyby Frances Hodgson Burnett, Troy HowellISBN 0517200198 (0-517-20019-8)
Softcover, Crown Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Secret Garden : A Young Reader's Edition of the Classic Story'Book summary:Mistress Mary is quite contrary until she helps her garden grow. Along the way, she manages to cure her sickly cousin Colin, who is every bit as imperious as she. These two are sullen little peas in a pod, closed up in a gloomy old manor on the Yorkshire moors of England, until a locked-up garden captures their imaginations and puts the blush of a wild rose in their cheeks; "It was the sweetest, most mysterious-looking place any one could imagine. The high walls which shut it in were covered with the leafless stems of roses which were so thick, that they matted together.... 'No wonder it is still,' Mary whispered. 'I am the first person who has spoken here for ten years.'" As new life sprouts from the earth, Mary and Colin's sour natures begin to sweeten. For anyone who has ever felt afraid to live and love, The Secret Garden's portrayal of reawakening spirits will thrill and rejuvenate. Frances Hodgson Burnett creates characters so strong and distinct, young readers continue to identify with them even 85 years after they were conceived. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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The Secrets of Houdiniby John Clucas CannellISBN 0486229130 (0-486-22913-0)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Self-Working Handkerchief Magic: 61 Fool Proof Tricksby Karl FulvesISBN 0486256944 (0-486-25694-4)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Self-Working Number Magic: 101 Foolproof Tricksby Karl FulvesISBN 0486243915 (0-486-24391-5)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Sex and the Single Vampireby Katie MacalisterISBN 0505525542 (0-505-52554-2)
Softcover, Leisure Books
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Sex, Lies And Vampiresby Katie MacalisterISBN 0505525550 (0-505-52555-0)
Softcover, Love Spell
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sex, Lies And Vampires'Book summary:Amongst the Dark Ones there is one they call The Betrayer, one who is doomed to hand his own kind over to a demon lord... for eternity.
But now a small boys been kidnapped, and its up to Nell Harris a Charmer no, literally, thats her job to rescue him. Problem is, she cant help but find The Betrayer a teeny, tiny bit attractive... is it possible he is not as soul-less as he seems, or has her penchant for bad-boys just gone into overdrive?
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Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte D'Arthurby Thomas Malory, Keith BainesISBN 0517020602 (0-517-02060-2)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub
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Sleight of Handby Edwin SachsISBN 048623911X (0-486-23911-X)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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The Stand: The Complete & Uncut Editionby Stephen KingISBN 0517219018 (0-517-21901-8)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Stand: The Complete & Uncut Edition'Book summary:In 1978, science fiction writer Spider Robinson wrote a scathing review of The Stand in which he exhorted his readers to grab strangers in bookstores and beg them not to buy it.
The Stand is like that. You either love it or hate it, but you can't ignore it. Stephen King's most popular book, according to polls of his fans, is an end-of-the-world scenario: a rapidly mutating flu virus is accidentally released from a U.S. military facility and wipes out 99 and 44/100 percent of the world's population, thus setting the stage for an apocalyptic confrontation between Good and Evil.
"I love to burn things up," King says. "It's the werewolf in me, I guess.... The Stand was particularly fulfilling, because there I got a chance to scrub the whole human race, and man, it was fun! ... Much of the compulsive, driven feeling I had while I worked on The Stand came from the vicarious thrill of imagining an entire entrenched social order destroyed in one stroke."
There is much to admire in The Stand: the vivid thumbnail sketches with which King populates a whole landscape with dozens of believable characters; the deep sense of nostalgia for things left behind; the way it subverts our sense of reality by showing us a world we find familiar, then flipping it over to reveal the darkness underneath. Anyone who wants to know, or claims to know, the heart of the American experience needs to read this book. --Fiona Webster [via]
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Tales from the Arabian Nights: Selected from the Book of the Thousand Nights and a Nightby David Shumaker, Richard Francis BurtonISBN 0517261847 (0-517-26184-7)
Hardcover, Avenel Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tales from the Arabian Nights: Selected from the Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night'Book summary:This retelling of the magnificent tales told by Scheherazade to the King of India in order to save her life includes such magical classics as ""Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves,"" ""Aladdin, or the Wonderful Lamp,"" and many other favorites. [via]
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Tik-Tok of Ozby L. Frank Baum, John R. NeillISBN 0486280020 (0-486-28002-0)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Wedding Spellby Donna FletcherISBN 0515124826 (0-515-12482-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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What Do You Say to a Naked Elf?by Cheryl SterlingISBN 0505526190 (0-505-52619-0)
Softcover, Dorchester Publishing Company, Incorporated
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Wild Rainby Christine FeehanISBN 0515136824 (0-515-13682-4)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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The Wind in the Willowsby Kenneth Grahame, Alex Taso, Luanne RiceISBN 0451530144 (0-451-53014-4)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Wind in the Willows'Book summary:Beloved classic of children's literature recounts the antic adventures of an engaging assembly of animals who are its central characters: the shy but curious Mole, the extremely personable Water Rat; Badger, a philosophical recluse; and pleasure-seeking Toad of Toad Hall. Newly abridged, with 31 illustrations.[via]More editions of The Wind in the Willows:
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Wizard and Glassby Stephen KingISBN 0452284724 (0-452-28472-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Wizard and Glass'Book summary:Wizard and Glass, the fourth episode in King's white-hot Dark Tower series, is a sci-fi/fantasy novel that contains a post-apocalyptic Western love story twice as long. It begins with the series' star, world-weary Roland, and his world-hopping posse (an ex-junkie, a child, a plucky woman in a wheelchair, and a talking dog-like pet named Oy the Bumbler) trapped aboard a runaway train. The train is a psychotic multiple personality that intends to commit suicide with them at 800 m.p.h.--unless Roland and pals can outwit it in a riddling contest.
It's a great race, for the mind and pulse. Movies should be this good. Then comes a 567-page flashback about Roland at age 14. It's a well-marbled but meaty tale. Roland and two teen homies must rescue his first love from the dirty old drooling mayor of a post-apocalyptic cowboy town, thwart a civil war by blowing up oil tanks, and seize an all-seeing crystal ball from Rhea, a vampire witch. The love scenes are startlingly prominent and earthier than most romance novels (they kiss until blood trickles from her lip).
After an epic battle ending in a box canyon to end all box canyons, we're back with grizzled, grown-up Roland and the train-wreck survivors in a parallel world: Kansas in 1986, after a plague. The finale is a weird fantasy takeoff on The Wizard of Oz Some readers will feel that the latest novel in King's most ambitious series has too many pages--almost 800--but few will deny it's a page-turner. [via]
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El Jardin Secretoby Frances Hodgson Burnett, Aurora Ulsamer, Rafael Diaz Santander, Thea KlirosISBN 0486291995 (0-486-29199-5)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'El Jardin Secreto'Book summary:In this abridged adaptation of the classic novel, a lonely orphan discovers the wonders of a mysterious garden and befriends her invalid cousin. [via]
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