1st 1949 352pp Michael Houghton. Illustrated endpapers showing various magical symbols. Black cloth, silver titling on spine nice and bright. Rubbed top and tail of spine. Dustwrapper rubbed and chipped at edges, small closed tear to top rear (now in protective sleeve). VG+ in VG unclipped dustwrapper.
 
A novel by Gardner under the magical name SCIRE. O.T.O. 4=7. On the surface it is a story of medieval magic, but with this work Gardner attempted to put forth his thoughts on the occult and witchcraft in the guise of fiction. Sales were not great and Gardner took a stack of books to The Witches Mill where he often heavily discounted them or gave away signed copies for free to advance the cause.