Sold for:
$16,000
$16,000
Scot, Reginald. The Discoverie of Witchcraft. London: [William Brome], 1584. First edition. Rebound in blind stamped leather, spine gilt stamped. 14 leaves, p. 1 – 352, [2 leaves], 353 – 560, 8 leaves. Woodcut illustrations and initials, tail pieces. 8vo. Cropped close, grazing headers, some corners faulty and affecting text, one leaf (pages 249 – 250) misbound, and 40 other leaves expertly recreated on matcing paper and bound in, including the text and woodcuts on juggling. Toole Stott 618.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2014-02-08
