How To Become A Witch In Ten Easy by Mary Norton
SKU: B-000497

How To Become A Witch In Ten Easy

Author: Mary Norton
Special Features: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Condition: Used book in good condition. Some scuffing to the cover, small tears to the cover edges and spine. One page has a smudge.

Fantasy Children’s Books Classics

Witchcraft Magic English Literature 1940s Literature Juvenile Fiction

Mary Norton’s scarce 1943 hardcover How to Become a Witch in Ten Easy Lessons blends wartime whimsy with classic British fantasy. This first-edition treasure, richly illustrated by Waldo Peirce, follows two resourceful children whose bumbling witch-in-training tutor catapults them into moonlit mischief and bed-knob transportation.

Collectors prize the Hyperion Press original for its vibrant plates and early Norton magic, years before Bedknobs and Broomsticks hit screens. The story’s gentle humor and period charm make it an enchanting read-aloud or nostalgic shelf-showpiece.

This copy retains its sturdy binding and crisp text block; Peirce’s drawings remain bright. Covers show light edge scuffs and tiny spine nicks, one page bears a minor smudge—honest wear that keeps the price friendly for a 1943 first printing.

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