Art of the Grimoire : An Illustrated History of Magic Books and Spells by Owen DaviesA copiously illustrated global history of magic books, from ancient papyri to pulp paperbacks A beautiful production: a typographic and calligraphic treat as treasurable as a rare magical text itself. Almost every page is filled with wonder.Suzi Feay, The Spectator Grimoires, textbooks of magic and occult knowledge, have existed through the ages alongside other magic and religious texts in part because of the need to create a physical record of