Magic hardcover

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Magician Monsieur Lapin is auditioning assistants and Houdini the rabbit is the obvious choice - he loves magic and knows how to take care of everyone and everything in the theatre. So one night when things go wrong, Houdini tries to carry on with the show...and unfortunately that spells rabbit-shaped disaster for his human magician. Features Summary Magician Monsieur Lapin is auditioning assistants and Houdini the rabbit is the obvious choice - he loves magic and knows how to take care of everyone and everything in the theatre... Author Meg McLaren Publisher Andersen Press Ltd Release date 20160303 Pages 40 ISBN 1-78344-338-3 ISBN 13 978-1-78344-338-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Who says unicorns aren't real? Life's never dull when you have a unicorn by your side. These sparkly friends bring magic into our lives, from the tips of their magical horns to the swishy ends of their rainbow tails. Enter the awesomely cute world of unicorns, and whatever anyone says - don't stop believing! Features Summary Life's never dull when you have a unicorn by your side. These sparkly friends bring magic into our lives, from the tips of their magical horns to the swishy ends of their rainbow tails... Publisher Summersdale Publishers Release date 20160523 Pages 96 ISBN 1-84953-956-1 ISBN 13 978-1-84953-956-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days If you practice any sort of magic--or plan on giving it a try--you probably know that for most people, card tricks are often the starting point. If you have a deck of cards readily available, as many common households do, the only things required to wow an audience are a little sleight of hand and a magician's secrets. In spite of the timeless credo "good magicians never reveal their secrets," renowned magicians Jean Hugard and Frederick Braue generously divulged theirs in Card Tricks: The Royal Road to Card Magic. Published originally in the 1940s, this classic guide contains more than one hundred spectacular tricks allowing anyone to pick up a deck and dazzle an audience--whether their performance is in a theatre, at a party, or even on the street! With more than 120 illustrations to accompany trick instructions and the addition of a new foreword by Steven Cohen, a master of sleight of hand, this edition of Card Tricks is one of the leading authoritative books on card magic. Features Summary If you practice any sort of magic--or plan on giving it a try--you probably know that for most people, card tricks are often the starting point. If you have a deck of cards readily available... Author Jean Hugard (Author), Frederick Braue (Author) Publisher Skyhorse Publishing Release date 20161011 Pages 292 ISBN 1-944686-27-4 ISBN 13 978-1-944686-27-7

Magic and Other Realism By: The Society of Illustrators A first edition hardcover published by Visual Communication Books in 1980 Black cover boards with silver writing to the spine & front cover, binding is tight & strong, no marks or inscriptions, dustjacket is complete but with tear to spinetop has been taped Packaging and Postage within South Africa R50.00 Overseas Customers can contact us for a Postal Quotation

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days "This book deserves to be on every child's bookshelf." (Junior Design Awards). A deluxe, beautifully-illustrated hardback edition of Enid Blyton's The Magical Faraway Tree for the 75th anniversary. When Joe, Beth and Frannie climb up to the top of the Faraway Tree, they meet Silky, Moon-Face and the Saucepan Man. Their new friends show them an exciting secret - how to visit lots of strange and magical lands, where they have many thrilling adventures. Whether they're exploring the Land of Do-As-You-Please to the Land of Tempers, readers will delight in beautiful, full-colour illustrations from the fantastic Mark Beech. This stunning edition of The Magic Faraway Tree was highly commended in the 2014 Junior Design Awards and shortlisted in the Prima Baby Awards. It is a richly nostalgic offering perfect for bedtime reading. Children aged five and up will fall in love with the Faraway Tree. Look out for the seluxe editions of The Enchanted Wood and Folk of the Faraway Tree. Enid Blyton is arguably the most famous children's author of all time, thanks to series such as The Wishing-Chair, The Faraway Tree-, The Mysteries, The Famous Five and The Secret Seven. Enid takes her place alongside Roald Dahl, Beatrix Potter, and A. A. Milne as one of Britain's true heritage children's authors. "Her books were terrific page-turners in the way no others were". (Michael Morpurgo, author of War Horse). Features Summary When Joe, Beth and Frannie climb up to the top of the Faraway Tree, they meet Silky, Moon-Face and the Saucepan Man. Their new friends show them an exciting secret - how to visit lots of strange and magical lands... Author Enid Blyton Publisher Egmont Books Release date 20160908 Pages 208 ISBN 1-4052-8426-9 ISBN 13 978-1-4052-8426-4

The 250 best & newest feats of magic chosen for the ease which they can be performed hardcover with 260 pages   

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Brothers Jake and Simon Grubb aren't thrilled when they have to leave their home in Canada to move in with their cousin Hannah and her family in England. But things get interesting when they encounter a magician at a highway rest stop, who presents them with three gifts: a carpet, a camera and a stopwatch. Unfortunately, the magician doesn't provide them with any instructions, so the boys and Hannah learn as they go along. Flying over London, traveling through time, meeting the queen; they can't think of anything that could top this, until something does! Features Summary Brothers Jake and Simon Grubb aren't thrilled when they have to leave their home in Canada to move in with their cousin Hannah and her family in England... Author Heather Dyer (Author), Serena Malyon (Illustrator) Publisher Kids Can Press Release date 20170321 Pages 144 ISBN 1-77138-203-1 ISBN 13 978-1-77138-203-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Features Author Carrie Clickard Publisher Holiday House Release date 20170725 ISBN 0-8234-3559-8 ISBN 13 978-0-8234-3559-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days Elliot is mad about magic. Completely and utterly mad. It¿s all he talks about, all he thinks about, and even all he dreams about! And it¿s not surprising, because magic is in Elliot¿s blood. His great grandfather had once been known as The Greatest Magician in the World and Elliot is desperate to follow in his footsteps. But it¿s tricky when the only magic book in the library is missing half its pages, and there¿s no one around to teach you. But all that¿s about to change when Elliot discovers a long lost letter from his great grandfather and embarks on a magical adventure that could change his life forever! Written by former professional magician and TV and radio star Matt Edmondson, and illustrated by the bestselling Garry Parsons, The Greatest Magician in the World is an incredible interactive novelty gift book featuring a brilliantly witty and exciting quest story, a cast of personality-packed magicians and everything you need to perform seven jaw-dropping magic tricks. Prepare to be amazed! Features Summary Elliot is mad about magic. Completely and utterly mad. It’s all he talks about, all he thinks about, and even all he dreams about! And it’s not surprising... Author Matt Edmondson (Author), Garry Parsons (Illustrator) Publisher Macmillan Children's Books Release date 20171027 Pages 48 ISBN 1-5098-0618-0 ISBN 13 978-1-5098-0618-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days The fourth book of Earthsea in a beautiful hardback edition. Complete the collection with A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan and The Furthest Shore. With illustrations from Charles Vess In this fourth novel in the Earthsea series, we rejoin the young priestess the Tenar and powerful wizard Ged. Years before, they had helped each other at a time of darkness and danger. Together, they shared an adventure like no other. Tenar has since embraced the simple pleasures of an ordinary life, while Ged mourns the powers lost to him through no choice of his own. Now the two must join forces again and help another in need-the physically, emotionally scarred child whose own destiny has yet to be revealed.... '[This] trilogy made me look at the world in a new way, imbued everything with a magic that was so much deeper than the magic I'd encountered before then. This was a magic of words, a magic of true speaking' Neil Gaiman 'Drink this magic up. Drown in it. Dream it' David Mitchell Features Summary A beautiful hardback edition of the classic Tehanu, the fourth book of Earthsea. The perfect addition to any library. With illustrations by Charles Vess. Author Ursula K. Le Guin Publisher Gollancz Release date 20191017 Pages 320 ISBN 1-4732-2359-8 ISBN 13 978-1-4732-2359-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Whether it be creating a rainbow out of different colored handkerchiefs or filling up the sky with flying doves carrying playing cards, the feats carried out by a would-be magician fill the pages of this book about everyday magic. Although not really a magician, the main character imagines himself to be one, accomplishing impressive tricks such as changing night into day and back again. This amusing and colorful story helps children discover the magic of the everyday and to perceive the world as a spectacular magic show in its own right. Features Summary Winner at the 2012 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards A book overflowing with poetry and color, helping us to discover that we live within the most amazing magic show we could ever imagine... Author Fran Nuno (Author), Enrique Quevedo (Illustrator), Jon Brokenbrow (Translator) Publisher Cuento de Luz SL Release date 20120824 Pages 24 ISBN 84-15-24111-9 ISBN 13 978-84-15-24111-9

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Draw never-ending Princess artworks on the reusable luminous screen, then test your drawing skills in the fun-packed activity pages, and finally complete three awesome papercraft projects. Get ready to draw a kingdom of gorgeous castles, princesses and royal parties. Doodle Magic Princesses is packed with projects to excite young artists everywhere. Be inspired by lots of ideas to draw and draw again on the lift-to-erase luminous layer. Also includes 32 drawing and colouring activities and three papercraft projects. Features Summary Draw never-ending Princess artworks on the reusable luminous screen, then test your drawing skills in the fun-packed activity pages, and finally complete three awesome papercraft projects. Author Srimalie Bassani Publisher Qed Publishing Release date 20160412 Pages 64 ISBN 1-78493-452-6 ISBN 13 978-1-78493-452-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days From the bestselling author of How to Train Your Dragon comes an exciting high-adventure series - set in an ancient, magical time, full of Wizards, Warriors, Giants and Sprites. This is the story of a young boy Wizard and a young girl Warrior who have been taught since birth to hate each other like poison; and the thrilling tale of what happens when their two worlds collide. Perfect for boys and girls who love fantasy adventure... Once there was Magic, and the Magic lived in the dark forests. Until the Warriors came... Xar is a Wizard boy who has no Magic, and will do anything to get it. Wish is a Warrior girl, but she owns a banned Magical Object, and she will do anything to conceal it. In this whirlwind adventure, Xar and Wish must forget their differences if they're going to make it to the dungeons at Warrior Fort. Where something that has been sleeping for hundreds of years is stirring... Features Summary From the bestselling author of How to Train Your Dragon comes an exciting high-adventure series - set in an ancient, magical time, full of Wizards, Warriors... Author Cressida Cowell Publisher Hodder Children's Books Release date 20170916 Pages 384 ISBN 1-4449-3670-0 ISBN 13 978-1-4449-3670-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Try to describe a smell without thinking back to a place and time and it's impossible not to have all five senses come into play. Scent is immersed in our lives. It conjures up memories of travels and temperatures, feelings about people and things. Fragrance transports you and can make your heart skip a beat. In A Scented World by author and design journalist Claire Bingham, we step inside the cradle of haute perfumeries and meet the talented aesthetes of the industry who are creating the most soothing and tantalizing scents for our olfactory receptors. Where does the future of fragrance lie? How does the creation of a new scent begin? How do you capture the essence of a moment and release it upon a person's skin? Combining art and science, a perfumer's philosophy is built on a passion for naturals and intuition. These fragrance heroes have the talent to take something every day and with a unique blend of ingredients, craft it into something exquisite. This book steps into the lives of the modern perfume elite and explores the environments where the magic takes place. Features Summary This extensive volume delves into the world of fragrances-the iconic brands and the creative minds behind the most fabulous perfumes. Fascinating interviews with perfumers reveal their inspiration and explore such topics as how fragrances can be used at home or as signature scent. Author Claire Bingham Publisher teNeues Media GmbH & Co. KG Release date 20180831 Pages 224 ISBN 3-9617112-6-7 ISBN 13 978-3-9617112-6-0

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The Golden Bough - A Study in Magic and Religion By: Sir James George Frazer *** Reading Copy*** An Abridged hardcover edition published by MacMillan in 1924 Blue cover boards with gold writing to the spine & illustration to front cover, cover boards have agewear & borer holes, book has been treated, a good reading copy, binding is tight & strong, but front cover is loose, foxing to front & rear flyleaves borer has penetrated pages front & back Postage inside South Africa R40.00 Overseas Customers can contact us for a Postal Quote  

The Magic of  Diamonds By: A. Monnickendam A first edition hardcover published by Hamond Black cover boards with Silver writing to the spine, binding is tight & strong, dustjacket is mostly complete but tear & loss to spine & book ends Postage inside South Africa R30.00 Overseas Customers can contact us for a Postal Quote  

The Magic of Cake Decorating Edited By: Beryl Guertner A second impression hardcover published by Murray in 1971 Dustjacket  is plasticated to cover boards, binding is tight & strong, foxing to front & rear flyleaves, a nice clean copy Postage within South Africa R30.00 Overseas Customers can contact us for a Postal Quotation

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days In the tradition of Edward Eager and E.L. Konigsburg, a novel about the excitement¿and the dangers¿of wishing. Tess and her brother, Max, are sent for the summer to their aunt¿s sleepy village in the English countryside, where excitement is as rare as a good wifi signal. So when Tess stumbles upon an old brass key that unlocks an ornately carved gate, attached to a strangely invisible wall, she jumps at the chance for adventure. And the world beyond the gate doesn¿t disappoint. She finds rose gardens, a maze made of hedges, and a boy named William who is just as lonely as she is. But at William¿s castle, strange things begin to happen. Carnival games are paid for in wishes, dreams seem to come alive, and then there's William's eerie warning: Beware of the hawthorn trees. A warning that chills Tess to the bone. In a magical, fantasy world that blurs the line between reality and imagination, readers are left to wonder exactly what they¿d wish for if wishes could come true. Perfect for fans of Half Magic and The Secret Garden¿and for anyone who's ever wondered if magic is real. Features Summary In the tradition of Edward Eager and E.L. Konigsburg, a novel about the excitement—and the dangers—of wishing. Tess and her brother, Max, are sent for the summer to their aunt’s sleepy village in the English countryside... Author Amy Ephron Publisher Penguin Putnam Release date 20170207 Pages 192 ISBN 0-399-54698-7 ISBN 13 978-0-399-54698-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Poor, orphaned Harry Potter is stuck living with his miserable relatives until salvation arrives in the form of a letter: He's been invited to attend the prestigious Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. From that point on your child will follow Harry into a world of mystery, magic, and intrigue she won't soon forget! Features Summary What did Harry Potter know about magic? He was stuck with the decidedly un-magical Dursleys, who hated him. He slept in a closet and ate their leftovers... Author J. K. Rowling Publisher Scholastic US Release date 19980901 Pages 309 ISBN 0-590-35340-3 ISBN 13 978-0-590-35340-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Nursery magic is very strange and wonderful, and only those playthings that are old and wise and experienced like the Skin Horse understand all about it. Like the Skin Horse, Margery Williams understood how toys--and people--become real through the wisdom and experience of love. This reissue of a favorite classic, with the original story and illustrations as they first appeared in 1922, will work its magic for all who read it. Features Summary The story of a child and his toy illustrated with original two-color drawings. Revised and updated. Author Margery Williams (Author), William Nicholson (Illustrator) Publisher Heinemann Young Books Release date 19580106 Pages 33 ISBN 0-385-07725-4 ISBN 13 978-0-385-07725-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Children can relive the LEGO Movie magic in EMMET'S AWESOME DAY - retold in an easy-to-read full-colour format with scenes from the film, narrated by Emmet himself. The LEGO Movie is the first-ever full-length theatrical LEGO adventure. It follows the story of Emmet (Chris Pratt) - an average LEGO minifigure who is mistaken as the only person who can save the world. He is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop the evil tyrant, Lord Business (Will Ferrell), from gluing the Universe together. Features Summary Children can relive the LEGO Movie magic in EMMET'S AWESOME DAY - retold in an easy-to-read full-colour format with scenes from the film, narrated by Emmet himself. Author Anna Holmes Publisher Scholastic Press Release date 20140807 Pages 32 ISBN 1-4071-5569-5 ISBN 13 978-1-4071-5569-2