The Magic Arts in Celtic Britain.
London: Rider & Company, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. x + 11-198pp. Black cloth with gilt titling to spine; b&w illustrations, list of works cited, references, indexes. By James Lewis Thomas Chalmers Spence (1874 - 1955), the Scottish journalist and folklorist who is best known for his works on Atlantis and Lemuria. From dust jacket blurb: "The entire range of British-Celtic material connected with the Occult arts is described and explained" covering the forms assumed and the characters involved in Celtic Magic, the cultus of Arthur, second sight, reincarnation and the question of the Holy Grail. Boards very lightly shelf worn and bowed, page edges darkened, tiny book-worm tunnel at extreme upper edge of top margin of first 30 pages (not affecting text - worm long gone!). Endpapers unevenly browned, pages toned but bright and unmarked. Overall a tight, clean VG+ copy in Good dust jacket. The rare, thin, "wartime economy paper" dust jacket is complete but darkened, discoloured and somewhat rubbed, light chipping and chafing to edges and folds, not clipped. (Now in protective mylar cover). Item #67880
Sold