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The History of Magic by Kurt Seligman, First Edition Under this Title, Hardbound
$ 39.6
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The History of Magicby Kurt Seligman. Pantheon books, New York, 1948. First edition under this title. Hardcover with dustjacket protected by mylar covering.
Dustjacket in fair condition, with tears around edges, rubbing, and shelfwear. Book in good condition, with minor shelfwear, fading at top of front cover, faint fading on spine, but interior clean and unmarked. Bookshop sticker inside back cover.
"In this magnificently illustrated volume, the renowned surrealist painter recounts the whole fascinating story of magical ideas and manifestations in the Western world and reveals the aesthetic value and influence of magic on man's creative imagination. This is a book the general reader will welcome, a book which crystallizes the most significant and interesting aspects of magic since antiquity. Delving into the works of hundreds of scholars and specialists who have written on this inexhaustible subject, the author presents a vivid picture of the most typical religio-magical beliefs of ancient, medieval and modern times."