Item #59619 The Magician's Wand. An Illustrated History. Magic Wands, Joe ANTIERE.

The Magician's Wand. An Illustrated History.

Oakville, CT: Joe Lantiere Books, 1990. First Edition. Softcover. Quarto. 55pp, numbered and printed on rectos only. Black plastic spiral binding, with glossy printed wrappers. Edition limited to 300 numbered copies, of which this is number 40. The first edition of this study of magic wands. Although the author is a conjuror, three quarters of the book is devoted to the history etc. of the wand as occultist's tool. Contents: Foreword, Introduction, Chapter 1, Development of the Rod of Power; Chapter 2, The Staff / Caduceus Connection; Chapter 3, Divining Rods; Chapter 4, The Wand of the Wizard; Chapter 6, A Gallery of Modern Conjuring Wands; Appendix; References; About the Author. Rather simple production values, the front cover design was clearly created with a dot matrix printer. Very unusual in first edition. A little superficial wear, overall VG + condition. Was $55.00. Item #59619

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