The Book of Talismans, Amulets and Zodiacal Gems

by William Thomas Pavitt and Kate Pavitt 

First edition.  London:  William Rider & Son, Ltd., 1914  

Hardback is overall in VERY GOOD condition.

• Blue cloth covers have blind stamped title and decoration. 
• Boards show some wear, marks, bumps, dings, scuffing, edgewear.  Corners are worn, with exposed board.  See photos.  
• Spine has gilt text and is darkened, with crushed, chipped ends.
• Binding is secure. 
• Pastedowns and feps have some toning. 
• Frontispiece is present.  
• Illustrations are bright and clear.   
• Interior is gently age-toned. 
• Inside pages have scattered marginalia, underlining.  See photos.  
• Text block edges have some edgewear at foot. 
• PS2024.1016

292 pages. 5.5 x 8.5 inches

A very good copy, in publisher's blue cloth, of the First Edition of this volume on gems, their history and their place in the zodiac and astrology.  With a color frontispiece and ten black and white plates drawn by William Thomas Pavitt.

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