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Published by London: Fitzhouse, 1990
ISBN 10: 0713402776ISBN 13: 9780713402773
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Book
Reprint. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 200p : ill ; 23cm. Subjects; Witchcraft England History. Witchcraft Great Britain History. England Witchcraft to 1951. English history. Witch-hunts; Britain. 1 Kg.
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Published by Book Club Associates, London, 1977
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Mervyn Peake(Illustrator) (illustrator). Book Club Edition. Witchcraft in England by Christina Hole (Book Club Edition, 1977) A square firm copy. Bright color and lettering. Bookplate to front pastedown. Sunned spine, bright cover. No tears. First published 1977, Copyright 1977 stated. This edition published 1977 by arrangement with B.T. Batsford, Ltd., stated. Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. BOOK.
Published by Book Club Associates, 1977
Seller: MacKellar Art & Books, Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illustrated Edition. Book Club Associates Hardback 1977 - Near fine in very good+ dust jacket. slight fade on spine. Illustrated by Mervyn Peake.
Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Peake, Mervyn (illustrator). 2nd Impression. 2nd Impression in year of publication. Red bds with bright Gilt title (unworn with sl faded spine and slim strip top) pp 167 with numerous illus by Peake produced when he was in his recognised best period. ight and clean copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by B.T. Batsford, London, 1945
Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OXON, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Peake, Mervyn (illustrator). Hardcover without dust jacket. Red cloth boards have a watermark to front and to rear, corners lightly worn. Text and illustrations remain clean and unmarked throughout. AD. Used.
Published by B.T. Batsford London, 1945
Seller: Addyman Books, Hay-on-Wye, United Kingdom
First Edition
First edition. B.T. Batsford, London. 1945. Hardback, NO DW. Red cloth, gilt. Frontis. + drawings throughout. 168 pages. Index. Spine and board margins faded. Gift inscription to front free end-paper, some occasional light foxing to o/w clean and sound contents.
Published by London, B T Batsford, 1945, 1945
Seller: WHITE EAGLE BOOKS, PBFA,IOBA,West London, London, United Kingdom
First Edition
1st Edition ( 2nd Imp ). 168 pages. Very good but faded wartime red cloth. Very good Mervyn Peake designed dust jacket but with loss to the bottom right-hand panel. Internally very good with numerous ills by Mervyn Peake. Scarce.
Published by B.T. Batsford, London, 1945
Seller: Muir Books -Robert Muir Old & Rare Books - ANZAAB/ILAB, PERTH, WA, Australia
Boards in d.j. Illus. Mervyn Peake (illustrator). 2nd impression. Second impression in year of publication. Original cloth boards, dustjacket, many b&w illus, pp 168. Dustjacket: small chip to head and foot of spine, very small chips corners, repaired and protected. Small previous owner's signature front free endpaper, otherwise clean. Very good condition in like d.j. Christina Hole was a renowned folklorist and published on folk customs, ghosts and witchcraft. Her book is a serious study of witchecraft and associated beliefs. The book is particularly notable for Mervyn Peake's illustrations: over 50 illustrations, full-page and text, all suitably macabre.
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1947
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
First American Edition. First American Edition. Illustrated throughout by Mervyn Peake. 1 vols. 8vo. Original blue cloth, fine in very good, unclipped, illustrated dust jacket with minor tear and wear to fore edges and head of spine Illustrated throughout by Mervyn Peake. 1 vols. 8vo.
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1947
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Large octavo, pp. [168], illustrations by Mervyn Peake, cloth. First U.S. edition. A fine copy in fine dust jacket priced $3.00 on the front flap with 6 mm closed tear at upper front flap fold. A lovely copy. (#159062).
Published by B. T. Batsford, London, 1945
Seller: Kerr & Sons Booksellers ABA, Cartmel, CMA, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Mervyn Peake (illustrator). 1st Edition. 2nd impression, 1945. Octavo. 167pp. Illustrated by Mervyn Peake. Publisher's red cloth, minor rubbing/bumping to extremities. In the illustrative dust wrapper, some edge wear including minor nicks, chips and creases (see images). Occasional light spotting internally. Former owner's signature to f.f.e.p. Otherwise a 'Very Good' copy. Scarce.
Published by B.T. Batsford Limited,, London, United Kingdom, 1945
Seller: Kelleher Rare Books, Naas, IE, Ireland
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Mervyn Peake (illustrator). 1st Edition. First UK Edition, (First Printing). Octavo, pp.[6-7 Preface] 9-160 [219: blank] [161-163 Bibliography] [164-168:Index], original red cloth boards, spine panel stamped in gilt, true first edition, first printing (first impression with 'First Published 1945' to the copyright page. Tight binding, Internally clean, in original jacket which is not price clipped, some light wear to the extremities, chipping to spine and some strengthening to folds and repair to upper spine of jacket. Uncommon.
Published by B.T. Batsford Limited,, London, United Kingdom, 1945
Seller: Kelleher Rare Books, Naas, IE, Ireland
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. Mervyn Peake (illustrator). 1st Edition. First UK Edition, (First Printing). Octavo, pp.[6-7 Preface] 9-160 [219: blank] [161-163 Bibliography] [164-168:Index], original red cloth boards, spine panel stamped in gilt, true first edition, first printing (first impression with 'First Published 1945' to the copyright page. Tight binding, Internally clean. light spotting to edges, , in original jacket which is not price clipped, some light wear to the extremities. Uncommon.
Published by London: B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1945
Seller: Benedict Wilson Books, Tonbridge, KENT, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION, first printing. Octavo (23 x 16cm), pp.168. Publisher's red cloth, gilt titles to spine, red top edge. Striking dust-jacket with printed price of 21s. net to front flap. Profusely and atmospherically illustrated by Mervyn Peake throughout with a combination of full page plates and in text illustrations. Textblock lightly toned, with some light occasional spotting. Top edge stain bright with just a few marks, moderate spotting to other edges. Cloth very fresh and clean. Dust-jacket shows very well, split all along the upper spine fold and halfway down the rear flap fold, now neatly repaired with archival tape to reverse. Spine panel a little toned. Small hole to spine panel, all folds a little rubbed, some light bruising to edges and a couple of small closed tears. A tidy copy of a book rather hard to find in presentable condition. Very good.
Published by Batsford, London, 1945
Seller: Ashton Rare Books ABA : PBFA : ILAB, Market Harborough, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The First UK printing published by Batsford, London in 1945. The BOOK is in Very Good++ condition with just a little rubbing to the edges and at the spine ends. Free from inscriptions. Light offsetting to the end-papers with a little spotting to the prelims and the text-block. A little toning to the page edges due to the quality of the wartime paper stock used. The spine is lettered & ruled in gilt, with a scraper-board frontispiece & 15 drawings in line & wash & gouache, two-colour line blocks & half-tones, and 38 illustrations in the text. Top edge claret red still present. The fragile stiff paper WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good condition. Some edge wear with a some loss at the upper spine and edges (see images). Rubbing to the folds and a few nicks and mild creasing to the edges in places. Supporting archival tape to the verso of the front flap and the rear spine folds which does not show through to the front. Some splitting to the spine folds. Toning to the spine lettering with a little spotting to the flaps. Despite its faults, the scarce wrapper presents well in the removable Brodart archival cover. The line & wash wrapper artwork design by Mervyn Peake of a crone gazing at a pierced wax figure is very striking . An increasingly elusive title with its original wrapper and the masterly illustrations by Mervyn Peake. Collectible. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.