Narratives of sorcery and magic, from the most authentic sources
by Harry Houdini Collection, Mcmanus-Young Collection & Thomas Wright
- First published:
- 19th century
- Language: English
First published in London, 1851. Also available in digital form. LAC ecr 2018-08-20 LC Review of LAC Completed/Approved 2018-08-24
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Why this book is in the catalog
Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Ritual magic and grimoires and Witchcraft and folk magic.
Controlled discovery queries from library-of-congress matched “magic occult”. Retained metadata contains “Magic” in the title, “Magic” in the subject metadata, and “Magic” in the edition title.
- “magic occult”· via Library of Congress
- “Magic”· in title
- “Magic”· in subject
- “Magic”· in edition title
Retained metadata contains “Witchcraft” in the subject metadata.
- “Witchcraft”· in subject
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| Edition | Date | Publisher | Language | ISBN | Access | Links |
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Library of Congress digitized edition | 1852 | — | English | — | Public digital item |
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- 11014498
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