Malleus Maleficarum : The Hammer Of Witchcraft
by Sprenger Jacobus and Heinrich Kramer, ( Translated by Montague Summers, Introuction by Pennethorne Hughes )
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Carmarthen, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Folio Society. Fine with no dust jacket. 1968. 1st Thus (Folio Society Edition); First Printing. Hardcover. A FINE copy (looks unused) in a VG + slipcase which is covered in a grey/black marbled paper showing some very slight wear - negligible - but NO splitting, rubbing or marks. Unusually in this copy there is NO FADING TO THE SPINE, which usually turns grey with exposure to light! Black cloth over boards, with stunning, bright, red and silver flame-like decorations to the front and rear covers and bright silver decoration to the spine. Fiona Campbell did the Binding Design & B. S. Biro the title border) . Top page edge is pale blue/grey with some very slight fading to the top edge near the spine, as usual as that is where the light gets in from the way the book is housed in the slipcase. The book is internally FINE with NO Inscriptions or marks. A Wonderful 1st Thus copy of a Scarce Folio Society title. First printing with the title details printed vertically to the spine. GIFT QUALITY. If Seller Images not shown yet - Images available on Request.. ; Tall 8vo 9" - 10" .
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- Bookseller
- Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 120149
- Title
- Malleus Maleficarum : The Hammer Of Witchcraft
- Author
- Sprenger Jacobus and Heinrich Kramer, ( Translated by Montague Summers, Introuction by Pennethorne Hughes )
- Illustrator
- Fiona Campbell (Binding Design), B. S. Biro (Title Border)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine with no dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st Thus (Folio Society Edition); First Printing
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- Malleus Maleficarum : The Hammer Of Witchcraft, Jacobus Sprenger And Heinrich Kramer, ( Translated By Montague Summers, , Introuction By Pennethorne Hughes ), Ist Folio Society Edition. FINE UNMARKED Copy Ia Very Sl. Worn Slipcase., Fiona Campbell did the
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- Folio Society; Zoo/Circus/Magic;
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Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
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About the Seller
Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Biblio member since 2006
Carmarthen
About Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Retired Member of the P.B.F.A, and the WBA. In business for 42+ years to date, mainly working from home nowadays, and formerly exhibiting at Major London Book Fairs, and some Provincial ones within reach of the M4! View by Appointment ONLY Please, as I may be unavailable on the day you call. Happy to see customers but they have to be able to squeeze through the book aisles/piles! Unfortunately no wheelchair access. Currently only working part-time.
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