London: Arrow Books. [1987]. Reprint. Reprint, the 4th Arrow Books edition (first issued by them in 1966); the original was issued in 1936. Small octavo, original pictorial wrappers (paperback format). 320 pp., Index. A couple of very faint spine creases, a near fine copy in wrappers. ¶ Necromancy, witchcraft, sex-rites..... More
New York: The Julian Press, Inc., 1960. First Edition Thus. Octavo, original green cloth, front panel stamped in blind, spine panel stamped in blind and lettered in gilt. 597 pp. Page 51-52 curiously creased but with no loss of text , otherwise a pretty fine, bright copy in the original..... More
London & Tonbridge: Ernest Benn Limited / New Jersey: Rowman and Littlefield Limited, 1968. Secenth Impression (Second Impression of the One-Volume Edition). Octavo, original green cloth lettered in gold on spine panel. 388 pp., Index. Small bit of underlining in red pencil (confined to 8 pages near the front of..... More
![Item #312431 THE RECENT 'WITCH-BURNING' AT CLONMEL [in] THE NINETEENTH CENTURY: A Monthly Review...](https://thompsonrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/312431.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1648624577)
London: Sampson Low, Marston, & Company, Limited. 1895. First Edition. Octavo, original printed wrappers. Single Issue magazine. i-xxviii + [889] - 1076, many period advertisements. Covers a bit soiled & stained but intact, lightly worn at extremities. Small chip from corner of final advert leaf. Very uncommon. ¶ Benson's article..... More
Haarlem: J. van Walre en Comp. 1819. First Edition, First Printing. Quarto, bound in green library buckram, gilt rules and titles on spine. 148 pp, two title leaves, one with engraved vignettes. Covers rubbed and bumped, shelf wear. Library numbers at base of spine, small label on title leaf. Backstrip..... More
Paris: Jacques Lecoffe. 1861. First Separate Edition. Octavo, original printed wrappers. 51 pp. Offprint article from Études de Théologie, de Philosophie et d'Histoire. Disbound from a larger volume of pamphlets, stab marks along spine edge. Small ink stain to outer margins, otherwise a very good clean copy. More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., [1936]. First American Edition. Hardcover. First American edition. Octavo, original grey cloth titled and ruled in green on spine. 287 pp, numerous full page plates plus illustrations within the text. Minor dampstains to cloth on spine panel, small bookstore stamp on inner front..... More
St. Paul. MN: Llewellyn Publications. [1973]. Third Printing. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers (trade paper format). 153 pp. A very good clean copy. ¶ Reprint (third impression); originally issued in 1970. Buckland was director of "The Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick" and High Priest of the first Gardnerian witchcraft group..... More
New York: Samuel Weiser. 1974. First Edition. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers (trade paper format). 158 pp + [2] pp ads at rear, Appendices, Bibliography. A fine copy in the original wrappers. The first edition is very scarce, especially in nice condition. ¶ Buckland was director of "The Buckland Museum of..... More
Leipzig: Im Insel Verlag. 1922. 1st edition. Octavo, original gray-blue paper-covered boards, white cloth spine. 319 pp. Contains music scores at rear. Light general wear, a very good copy. An uncommon work. More
London: The Aquarian Press, 1950-51. First Printings. Octavo, original printed wrappers, stapled at spine. 5 issues, comprising July 1950 (V.3, N. 7); Aug. - Sept. 1950 (V.3, N.8); April, 1951 (V.4, N.3); May 1951 (V.4, N.4); & June 1951 (V.4, N.5). Some pencil writing on covers and ads. Very good..... More
London: The Aquarian Press. 1968. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original white boards titled in gilt on spine panel. Bookplate on front endpaper, small bookseller's ticket on front flyleaf. One slight bump to upper front corner otherwise a fine copy in a fine dust wrapper, price-clipped. ¶ "No serious..... More
No Place [San Francisco]: Level Press. No Date [1971]. First Edition Thus. Octavo, original printed wrappers (trade paper format). 155 pp. Tiny, 1/2 inch long closed tear at base of lower front spine hinge; a fine copy. A very scarce book, especially in fine condition. More
London: John M. Watkins, 21 Cecil Court, Charing Cross Road, 1947. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original blue cloth titled in gilt on spine panel. 76 pp., portrait frontispiece, 2 additional b&w plates (one reproducing the title page of the original Latin edition of 1564), diagrams in the text..... More
Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Hardcover, original pictorial boards. 255 pp, Notes, Bibliography, Index. A volume in the Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic Series. A fine copy without dust jacket, as issued. Note: This title is In Print for $149.99 US. ¶ The first comprehensive..... More
Leiden: E.J. Brill. 1977. First Edition, First Printing. First edition. Octavo, original yellow printed wrappers. 103 pp. Illustrated with diagrams and a folding plate. Issued as Religious Texts Translation Series, NISABA, Volume 6. A fine copy. More
Toulon: F. Cabasson, 1930. First Edition, First Impression. Octavo, original printed wrappers, original glassine dust jacket. 116 pp., illustrated throughout. inscribed in pencil on the title leaf :“With my best regards [illegible signature]”. One can assume that this is signed by either the author or the publisher, but the signature..... More
Custer, WA: Phoenix Publishing. 1996. Thick octavo, original pictorial wrappers (trade paper format). 349 pp, Illustrated. Appendices, Notes, Glossary, Bibliography, Index. Touch of shelfwear to binding; a fine copy. ¶ Collects two volumes, 'Eight Sabbats For Witches' and 'The Witches' Way'. More
Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Hardcover, original pictorial boards. 257 pp, Index. A volume in the Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic Series. A fine copy without dust jacket, as issued. Note: This title is In Print for $149.99 US. ¶ This book marks twenty years..... More
Stuttgart: Verlag von Albert Heitz, 1874. First Edition, First Printing. First edition. Octavo, original quarter green cloth over marbled paper boards, plain endpapers, patterned page edges. ix + 300 pp., two folding plates inserted at rear. Ink signature on title page, some wear along edges; a very good copy. More
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Paris: Ernst Leroux, 1915 - 1932. First Edition, First Printing. Quarto. First separate editions of six items bound together, all with their original front & rear wrappers bound in. Contemporary red cloth binding with printed paper label on spine panel titled "La Tablette Tsong du Tcheou-Li / Giesler / 1915"..... More
Wien [Vienna]: In Kommission bei Alfred Hölder. 1908. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. Quarto, original printed paper boards, cloth spine. 80 pp. Issued as Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Philosophisch-Historische Classe, Band 53, Abhandlung 1. Note: Karshuni, Ethiopic and three Arabic texts in parallel columns, followed by..... More
New York: Samuel Weiser Inc., [1973]. Second Edition [First American Edition]. Second Edition (Stated), and the First American Edition. Octavo, original dark blue boards lettered in silver on spine. 110 pp. Some pen notes and red underlinings / highlighting to about 16 leaves; otherwise a fine copy in a fine..... More
London: The Aquarian Press, 1962. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original grey boards lettered in gilt on spine. 87 pp. Small rubberstamp from 'The Aquarian Book Service' on front free endpaper. Pencil marks to margins and underlinings to the text (also in pencil) to about 30 pages of the..... More
New York: Samuel Weiser, [1971]. Second Edition [First American Edition]. Second Edition (Stated), and the First American Edition. Octavo, original brown boards lettered in gilt on spine. 109 pp. Originally issued in the UK by Frederick Muller in 1934, this is the 1971 "Second Edition". The sheets were printed in..... More