(The Book that brings good Luck) The Mascot Book : A Popular Encyclopaedia of Bringers of Luck, with their attendant Legends and Beliefs – Talismans from Every Land = Eastern Lore and Mystery – Gipsy Traditions – Ancient Love Charms and Spells – Old World Legends – Amulets that Cure Disease and Ward Off Danger – The Astrological Influence of Birth Dates – Mascots to ensure Business Success – the Meaning of Moles – the Mystic Power of Colours – Jewels and Numbers, etc., etc. Illustrated [INSCRIBED]

Villiers, Elizabeth. (The Book that brings good Luck) The Mascot Book : A Popular Encyclopaedia of Bringers of Luck, with their attendant Legends and Beliefs – Talismans from Every Land = Eastern Lore and Mystery – Gipsy Traditions – Ancient Love Charms and Spells – Old World Legends – Amulets that Cure Disease and Ward Off Danger – The Astrological Influence of Birth Dates – Mascots to ensure Business Success – the Meaning of Moles – the Mystic Power of Colours – Jewels and Numbers, etc., etc. Illustrated [INSCRIBED]. London: T. Werner Laurie, n/d. Inscribed in black pen at free front endpaper: “Elizabeth Villiers hopes this will [illegible] a real mascot book to you [“you” underlined]. To Rothmile Nelson. Felt every good week from “Stella Felix”. An old friend [“an old friend” underlined].”

8vo. vi. 192pp. Red cloth with black lettering and illustration [a swastika]. Illustrated half-title and title page, the latter also with a swastika [not used in the Nazi sense since this work was published before the Nazis came to power. Frontispiece. Ex library stamp to inside of front board. Work on mascots and amulets, or as the title calls it “a popular encyclopedia of bringers of luck.” With many in-text illustrations. Minor age wear to binding, with minor browning throughout. Otherwise clean and tight. Very good condition. vg. Hardcover. (19956) $95