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A screen-matched Darkhold book from Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The Darkhold, a book of spells that corrupted its readers with infinite knowledge and which first appeared in the pages of Marvel Comics in 1972, appeared throughout Season 4 until Robbie Reyes, aka Ghost Rider, brought it to Hell. It again returned in Season 6, when Leo Fitz read from a children's version of the book during a Chronicom-induced illusion. Creasing on the leather of this book screen-matches it to the opening scene of the Season 4 episode "Broken Promises," as well as to the Season 3 episode "Left-Hand Path" of Marvel's Runaways.

The first television series to be set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ran for seven seasons in tandem with the theatrical films and often featured references to them, expanding upon the global impact of many of the films' major events.

Originating from a producer, this Darkhold features dark red leatherette binding with webbed brass-colour resin borders, a metal clasp painted in matching brass shades, and text on the cover reading "Darkhold" both rightside up and upside down. The vellum pages with green dots were used for visual effects inserts. The book exhibits some dents on the front and back cover. Dimensions: 32 cm x 26.75 cm x 5 cm (12.75" x 10.5" x 2")

Estimate: £10,000 - 20,000 Ω

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