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Auction archive: Lot number 383

Witchcraft. The History of Witches, Ghosts, and Highland Seers... , 1st edition, Berwick, [1772?]

Estimate
£200 - £300
ca. US$257 - US$386
Price realised:
£700
ca. US$902
Auction archive: Lot number 383

Witchcraft. The History of Witches, Ghosts, and Highland Seers... , 1st edition, Berwick, [1772?]

Estimate
£200 - £300
ca. US$257 - US$386
Price realised:
£700
ca. US$902
Beschreibung:

Witchcraft. The History of Witches, Ghosts, and Highland Seers, Containing many Wonderful Well-Attested Relations of Supernatural Appearances, not Published Before in any Similar Collection. Designed for the Conviction of the Unbeliever, and the Amusement of the Curious, 1st edition, Berwick: R. Taylor [1772?], engraved frontispiece (close-trimmed at foremargin, detached and slightly offset to title, some spotting, occasionally heavy, signed and dated ownership note, monogram and stamp of William Workman, 1772, to front free endpaper (detached), later ink signature of Geoffrey S. Glover, 1940, to front free endpaper, contemporary sheep, worn, covers detached, 12mo (Qty: 1) ESTC T60882 speculates a publication date of 1775, but now likely to be slightly earlier.

Auction archive: Lot number 383
Auction:
Datum:
6 Nov 2019
Auction house:
Dominic Winter Auctioneers, Mallard House
Broadway Lane, South Cerney, Nr Cirencester
Gloucestershire, GL75UQ
United Kingdom
info@dominicwinter.co.uk
+44 (0)1285 860006
+44 (0)1285 862461
Beschreibung:

Witchcraft. The History of Witches, Ghosts, and Highland Seers, Containing many Wonderful Well-Attested Relations of Supernatural Appearances, not Published Before in any Similar Collection. Designed for the Conviction of the Unbeliever, and the Amusement of the Curious, 1st edition, Berwick: R. Taylor [1772?], engraved frontispiece (close-trimmed at foremargin, detached and slightly offset to title, some spotting, occasionally heavy, signed and dated ownership note, monogram and stamp of William Workman, 1772, to front free endpaper (detached), later ink signature of Geoffrey S. Glover, 1940, to front free endpaper, contemporary sheep, worn, covers detached, 12mo (Qty: 1) ESTC T60882 speculates a publication date of 1775, but now likely to be slightly earlier.

Auction archive: Lot number 383
Auction:
Datum:
6 Nov 2019
Auction house:
Dominic Winter Auctioneers, Mallard House
Broadway Lane, South Cerney, Nr Cirencester
Gloucestershire, GL75UQ
United Kingdom
info@dominicwinter.co.uk
+44 (0)1285 860006
+44 (0)1285 862461
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