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Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft Addressed to J.G. Lockhart, ESQ
by Scott, Sir Walter
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- very good/slipcase, very good
- Seller
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Reno, Nevada, United States
Item Price
£2,813.82£2,251.06
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1830. First Edition. Red morocco leather with fantastic gilt illustrations and title, Cuikshank reveals his skill and whimisical art, marbled endpapers, upper edge gilt, frontispiece by Skene, 12 illustrations in triplicate, once in black and white, once hand colored, and once in India proofs; rubbing along the spine, leather nick top of spine, 402 pages, page toning, bound by Wood of London, 6.25" tall, green lined slipcase, bright, gilt lettering on spine, minor shelf wear, 6.5" tall. very good/slipcase, very good. George Cruikshank. Sir Walter Scott was known for his studies in the supernatural, folklore and witchcraft. The book takes the form of ten letters written to J.G. Lockhart in which he presents historical attitudes from the biblical days to his time period. The now well known Isobel Gowdie trial case is presented in his letters. The term coven a term for a gathering of witches became popular,
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- Bookseller
- Crossroads Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5566713
- Title
- Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft Addressed to J.G. Lockhart, ESQ
- Author
- Scott, Sir Walter
- Illustrator
- George Cruikshank
- Format/Binding
- Red morocco leather with fantastic gilt illustrations and title, Cuikshank reveals his skill and whimisical art, marbled endpape
- Book Condition
- Used - very good
- Jacket Condition
- slipcase, very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1830
- Keywords
- witchcraft, demonology, magick, occult
- Bookseller catalogs
- Occult; Magick; Wicca, Witchcraft;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Crossroads Books
Biblio member since 2016
Reno, Nevada
About Crossroads Books
eclectic inventory with antiquarian and modern, fiction and nonfiction
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- Gilt
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