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1876 1ed Lives of Conjurors MAGIC Mirrors Pagan Worship

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1876 1ed Lives of Conjurors MAGIC Mirrors Pagan Worship Wizards Demons Tricks

‘Lives of the Conjurors’ is a history of stage magicians and performers, demon conjurors, wizards, pagan rites, and apparitions. Written by Thomas Frost, this book is a fascinating work describing the use of magic mirrors in the ancient world, black magic, and the mysteries of pagan worship in Egypt and necromancers in Israel.

Item number: #10701

Price: $499

FROST, Thomas

The lives of the conjurors

London : Tinsley Brothers, 1876. 1st edition

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Collation: Complete with all pages

[viii] 360

Language: English

Binding: Cloth; tight and secure

Size: ~7.5 in X 5.25 in (19 cm x 13 cm)

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