13th Dec, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Scott (Sir Walter).
Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft, addressed to J.G. Lockhart, Esq.
John Murray, 1830, first edition, [4], ix, [1], 402 pages, engraved frontis, twelve plates after George Cruikshank, each with printed descriptive leaf (one loosening), top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, full morocco binding with gilt-tooled spine and dentelles.
Sold for £750
Estimated at £100 - £200
Small stain to p. 134, inscription to fly leaf, o/w generally VG.
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 13th Dec, 2023
The Books, Maps and Manuscripts sales encompass a broad range of collecting areas from early antiquarian books to modern first editions, which are sold alongside illustrations, private press, manuscripts, maps and atlases, early photographs, autographed letters and historic documents. Held four times a year, the specialist Book sales incorporate both private collections and libraries, and single lots from vendors across the United Kingdom.
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Tuesday 12 December 10am-5pm and morning of sale from 8am
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