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Spell Bound: Exploring Witchcraft and the Occult Through Vintage Paperbacks
SPELL BOUND: EXPLORING THE WORLD OF WITCHCRAFT AND THE OCCULT THROUGH THE VIVID ART OF VINTAGE PAPERBACKS.
Limited edition of 333 copies
Printed in Los Angeles
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All paperback covers are from the physical library of Astraleyes.
Front cover design and photograph by Emily Utne.
Cover sorceress: Marlena Noble.
Ceremonial athame created by Rachel P. Hsuing Sorceress and the Stone.
Back cover and interior design by Eric Nordhauser and Astraleyes.
Limited edition of 333 copies
Printed in Los Angeles
✥
All paperback covers are from the physical library of Astraleyes.
Front cover design and photograph by Emily Utne.
Cover sorceress: Marlena Noble.
Ceremonial athame created by Rachel P. Hsuing Sorceress and the Stone.
Back cover and interior design by Eric Nordhauser and Astraleyes.
108 pages, Paperback
First published August 11, 2023
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May 14, 2026
I’ve been a fan of the Century Guild press and its proprietor Thomas Negovan since I bought my first Grand Guignol poster from Thomas back in the early 00s. The press produces beautiful limited edition art books.
Spell Bound is a thin volume about witchy paperbacks from the mid-Twentieth Century, with cover reproductions and explanatory text, basically a scrapbook for those of us who miss the sexy sorcery of yesterday.
The material is well presented, with some familiar covers and many others new to me. Of course, now I’d like to read the books themselves but, at least here, there are no more paperback swap stores where they might turn up, Half Price Books is a joke, and eBay prices are terrifying.
Spell Bound is a thin volume about witchy paperbacks from the mid-Twentieth Century, with cover reproductions and explanatory text, basically a scrapbook for those of us who miss the sexy sorcery of yesterday.
The material is well presented, with some familiar covers and many others new to me. Of course, now I’d like to read the books themselves but, at least here, there are no more paperback swap stores where they might turn up, Half Price Books is a joke, and eBay prices are terrifying.
April 18, 2026
Everything I love in a book: vintage book covers and occultism. I fear I will develop a need to collect the novels mentioned in this book.
April 6, 2026
A beautiful book full of beautiful covers, with history and intriguing context included. I know I will refer to this book often.
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews