"A book should serve as the axe for the frozen sea within us."
— Franz Kafka
Witch Wood.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1927. [Supernatural adventure novel] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[2] 380 [6]. Recently re-bound in navy half calf, with raised bands gilt titles to spine, and matching cloth over boards. With the publisher's original cloth covers bound in at rear. Toned to edges, otherwise internally clean, presented in an attractive new leather binding. Set amidst the religious struggles of the 17th century, this is the story of a young minister's return to the town of his birth. There he finds a coven of Satan worshippers and falls deeply in love with one of their victims in a struggle for right and wrong. Item #70711
Blanchard A73.
Price: £175.00
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