Description
| Product ID: | 9780711260252 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | CN |
| Series: | Folklore Field Guides |
| Title: | A Natural History of Magick |
| Authors: | Author: Poppy David, Jessica Roux |
| Page Count: | 64 |
| Subjects: | Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Mysteries and the unexplained, Traditional stories (Children's / Teenage), Mysteries, the supernatural, monsters & mythological beings (Children’s/Teenage), Interest age: from c 7 years |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A follow up to A Natural History of Fairies, this scrapbook compendium offers a window into the Natural History of Magick. Over his lifetime, the botanist Professor Gessner has discovered something astounding - not only does magic exist, it is all around us, in the sunshine, in the changing of the seasons, in the plants and air around us. This book compiles all his findings including how to read the signs of magic in the plants and natural fabric of our world and how channel magic ourselves. Children will be transfixed by his detailed discoveries all noted down in exquisite and beautifully illustrated detail. This enchantingly illustrated natural history of magick, compiled in the 1920s by the globetrotting naturalist Professor Conrad Gessner for his grandson, is now unveiled for readers of today. Featuring a gold foil–embossed cloth cover, a ribbon marker and sprayed gold edges, this gorgeous volume is filled with intriguing sketches and precise notes detailing the secret world of magic, a natural force hidden all around us. Inside, you will discover the history of magic and its dazzling array of practices around the globe. Delight in this hidden world as you learn about these and more topics:
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| Imprint Name: | Frances Lincoln Children's Books |
| Publisher Name: | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-09-07 |
