The Ricky Jay Collection
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Lot 306
SCOT, Reginald (c. 1538-1599). The Discoverie of Witchcraft...
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SCOT, Reginald (c. 1538-1599). The Discoverie of Witchcraft. Bungay: John Rodker, 1930. Quarter dark red morocco over green cloth, titles gilt stamped. LIMITED EDITION number 554 of 1,275 copies produced on specially-made Dutch paper with deckled edges, and including reproductions of original woodcuts, among these the iconic images of conjuring apparatus from what is considered the first work in English to explain magic tricks. With an introduction by the Rev. Montague Summers. Small folio. Cloth bright and crisp, only the faintest sunning to spine, free endpapers toned as usual. The finest example of this handsomely made book we have encountered.
