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Witchcraft in England
by Christina Hole
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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BACUP, Lancashire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Witchcraft in England by Christina Hole (B. T. Batsford Ltd, 1st edition Spring 1945), illustrated by Mervyn Peake.
Distinctive dustwrapper art by Mervyn Peake.
From the blurb: Christina Hole, whose previous books on the Folklore, Customs and Ghostlore of this country are familiar to many readers, has […] produced a brilliant general impression of Witchcraft in England…Mervyn Peake, in his many mordant illustrations in monochrome and line, perfectly expresses the macabre intensity of [the] belief, the fantastical human types who were its devotees, and the horror and fascination it exercised through the by-ways of our history.
Hardback – publisher's red cloth with title in gilt to spine, page-block tinted red (faded) to top edge, in a price-clipped dustwrapper. 168pp including b/w line drawings plus b/w plates. 8.75 x 6 inches approx. (224mm x 155mm).
Dustwrapper rubbed and worn, some creasing, short tears and scuffs; small loss to spine ends and corner tips; foxed/spotted, most noticeably to flaps; untidily price-clipped; wartime use of previously printed thick paperstock; brittle to folds, split top and bottom to front panel hinge and strengthened/repaired to verso with archival tape. Cloth clean and bright, light wear and fading to spine ends; boards lightly knocked to corners. Endpapers spotted and marked, dusty; bookplate to front paste-down; light foxing/spotting and dustiness to pages but generally clean throughout; edges of page-block spotted, scratch/dinge to fore-edge near lower corner.
Overall, showing wear but otherwise remaining a reasonably nice copy and uncommon to find with its dustwrapper.
*International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed where available; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*
Distinctive dustwrapper art by Mervyn Peake.
From the blurb: Christina Hole, whose previous books on the Folklore, Customs and Ghostlore of this country are familiar to many readers, has […] produced a brilliant general impression of Witchcraft in England…Mervyn Peake, in his many mordant illustrations in monochrome and line, perfectly expresses the macabre intensity of [the] belief, the fantastical human types who were its devotees, and the horror and fascination it exercised through the by-ways of our history.
Hardback – publisher's red cloth with title in gilt to spine, page-block tinted red (faded) to top edge, in a price-clipped dustwrapper. 168pp including b/w line drawings plus b/w plates. 8.75 x 6 inches approx. (224mm x 155mm).
Dustwrapper rubbed and worn, some creasing, short tears and scuffs; small loss to spine ends and corner tips; foxed/spotted, most noticeably to flaps; untidily price-clipped; wartime use of previously printed thick paperstock; brittle to folds, split top and bottom to front panel hinge and strengthened/repaired to verso with archival tape. Cloth clean and bright, light wear and fading to spine ends; boards lightly knocked to corners. Endpapers spotted and marked, dusty; bookplate to front paste-down; light foxing/spotting and dustiness to pages but generally clean throughout; edges of page-block spotted, scratch/dinge to fore-edge near lower corner.
Overall, showing wear but otherwise remaining a reasonably nice copy and uncommon to find with its dustwrapper.
*International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed where available; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*
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- Bookseller
- D. B. Derbyshire Bookseller PBFA
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- DBZ1520
- Title
- Witchcraft in England
- Author
- Christina Hole
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- B. T. Batsford
- Date Published
- 1945
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Witchcraft, Folklore, Illustrated
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
D. B. Derbyshire Bookseller PBFA
Biblio member since 2019
BACUP, Lancashire
About D. B. Derbyshire Bookseller PBFA
D. B. Derbyshire Bookseller ~ a small general stock with an interest in Northern Topography, Transport, Industrial History, Art & Illustrated, and Children's Books. Selling books online and exhibiting at book fairs in the North of England. Member of the Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).
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