Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Ever since I was a young kid I have always been interested in witchcraft. Probably influenced by the television program, "Bewitched", witches and sorceries fueled my imagination. Growing uo in the 1970s the occult was all around me. Ouija Boards, tarot cards, and books from the library were fascinating. Although I wasn't exposed to these paperback books featured in "Spell Bound" I knew that I had to purchase this beautiful book from Century Guild and have a peek into this history. I have so much high praise for this volume of standout images from these pulp paperbacks. I love the sensual collection of images, especially those that coupled sin and sex! I can imagine devouring these titles in my youth. I couldn't because I was much too young and my parents were quite conservative in their views. I really don't blame them because even though I expressed an interest in the occult, I was a big fraidy cat. Now that I'm older, it's so great to "experience" these magical images in this context!

Thomas Negovan is a tremendous author and artist himself. The presentation is gorgeous while the commentary is astute and scholarly. His intelligence and passion for the subject made it a terrific read. I love the mentions of "Man, Myth, and Magic" and the discussion of Paul Huson's "Mastering Witchcraft" of which I have the paperback from 1980 in my collection. I so didn't want the book to end because it is an awesome compilation of rare images. I certainly wish I had collected some of the books with the sexy covers. They would have been quite useful to my adolescent pursuit of auto-erotic pleasure.

I'm so looking forward to Mr. Negovan's next book, "Binding the Devil" of which I pledged today on Kickstarter!

Happy with my purchase!

Beautiful

When I saw there was a book concerning macabre art, I was immediately drawn in. This tome more than met my expectations. Glorious dark artwork that's magnificent and stunning with incredible, haunting images! I can't praise this work enough!!

Great product well made

Great book! I really enjoyed it.

Excellent book! Great quality and graphics. Beautiful and interesting.

Fun book! Wish I had the original paperbacks!

Beautiful book.

Superb Performance Quality Contents.

Absolutely beautiful. Extremely well done from packaging to the publishing.

Gorgeous book!

Great book! Arrived fast and in perfect condition. This is a high quality book with period correct art work. It's def worth the money and makes awesome coffee table decor. Highly recommended!!!

This is a fascinating volume. As a teenager I picked up a lot of these (and similar) books, so it's been a joy to see them again. The design of the book holds true to the high standards of quality that Century Guild is known for, and that I I have enjoyed in their previous tomes.

Stunning