Witchcraft. Secondhand Books. Man Myth & Magic

W2. Baigent, M, & Leigh, R, The Inquisition, 1st ed.Viking 1999, lge. 8vo, blue cloth, 18 +318pp incl. index +16 plates. Author and book information sheets, along with press release from publisher laid in. Occasional, light pencil annotation, intelligent in content, otherwise would be a near mint copy in fine d/w £8

W13. Davidson, T, Rowan Tree and Red Thread, 1st and only edition, Oliver & Boyd 1949, 8vo, red cloth, 10 + 286pp including index, frontispiece. A Scottish witchcraft miscellany of tales, legends, and ballads, together with a descriptions of rites and ceremonies, organisation, and subsequent persecution. Very scarce. V.good + in v.good - (slightly soiled, some minor edge wear, a couple of short closed tears, a couple of small chips to each edge, not affecting text or image) £60

W15. Harrison, M, The Roots of Witchcraft, 1st edition, Muller 1973, 8vo, dark grey cloth, 278pp including index + 32pp plates, errata slip tipped in. Foreword by Colin Wilson. A study following in the footsteps of Margaret Murray in attempting to show witchcraft as an ancient fertility cult, showing its origins amongst the Basque peoples and its subsequent history and development. Cloth very slightly rubbed in places, top of text block soiled, very slightly affecting tops of a couple of margins, otherwise contents clean and tight. The increasingly uncommon original issue. V.good + £18