The Book of Spells: Over 40 Secret Recipes to Get Your Own Way in Love, Work, and Play [Hardcover]

Nicola de Pulford (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1998

Do you believe in magic? For those who do--but also for those who just want to have fun--here are 42 enticing, exotic, and sometimes slightly erotic magic spells to help readers prosper at work, play, or in love. This "recipe-style" book presents spells from many different times and cultures. They include ancient Egyptian, Babylonian, Persian, Mayan, North American Indian, and Druidic charms, ingredients, dances, and incantations for looking and feeling one's best, for catching and keeping a mate, for repelling unwanted suitors, for gaining a measure of fame and fortune, for protecting against bad luck, and much more. There is also detailed information on potent herbs and their uses, including rosemary, St. John's Wort, garlic, mistletoe, ginger root, sage and bay leaves. Includes more than 300 full-color illustrations.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series; First Edition edition (September 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764150987
• ISBN-13: 978-0764150982
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (68 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #288,313 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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73 of 82 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good For Beginners, February 19, 2000

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"miss_witch" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Book of Spells: Over 40 Secret Recipes to Get Your Own Way in Love, Work, and Play (Hardcover)

This book is a good way to learn about craft and is a good book for people who know more than a little about "witchcraft", or a good book for kids who know a lot more, and want to do some really kick a** spells... but its not a good book for VERY experianced "witches". I reccomend this book because it has spells that really work, but they only work if you are serious, and are good at concentrating and BEING serious, not being wild and hiper during the spell... it is only for mature people who know what they are doing... It does require you go out shopping once in a while, or go to parks and get materials, but most of the things are things that most people already have on hand... Buy this book but be carful and use them right. HAVE FUN! ;)

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Hard for beginners, October 8, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Book of Spells: Over 40 Secret Recipes to Get Your Own Way in Love, Work, and Play (Hardcover)

This book looks very cute to display, but has very difficult spells, that require items such as a moonstone or gold or silver coins, and other things that can't be found around the house. It's not a good first time book, especially for someone like me who wanted a spell book to start with. It's illustrated with cartoons, and doesn't seem liek it will actually show any resutls. A good gift for a non-believer.

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfectly reflects the energy and beauty behind magic, December 6, 1999

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Amy (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Book of Spells: Over 40 Secret Recipes to Get Your Own Way in Love, Work, and Play (Hardcover)

I fell in love with this book instantly. It is beautifully illustrated with lots of little tid bits of information like numerology, color association, etc... explains symbolism well and the spells are simple, descriptive and perfectly reflect the energy and beauty behind magic. A good mixture of spells for different occasions. A treasure!