$7,000
Scot, Reginald. The Discoverie of Witchcraft. London: Printed for A. Clark, and are to be sold by Dixy Page at the Turks-Head in Cornhill near the Royall Exchange, 1665. Third Edition. 10 leaves, 1 – 292, 6 leaves, title leaf, 1 – 72, 1 leaf, with pagination errors as noted in Toole Stott. Woodcuts, including the famous exposés of conjuring feats. Original brown calf, boards rounded and scratched, deteriorated around edges, banded spine chipped at ends; title page soiled, ownership signature and date inked in below title; puncture along top border also affecting next leaf; usual soiling and foxing, a few short tears, one pagination error corrected in ink and occasional marginalia in pencil (primarly check marks). Toole Stott 620.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-04-04
