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

W2A. Baker, M, Spells for the Witch in You, 1 st British edition, Kyle Cathie 8vo pbk. 2001, 144pp including index, illustrated, printed in colour throughout. Basic spells and rites for sabbats. Near fine £1

W2AC. Beth, R, Spellcraft for Hedge Witches, 1 st edition, Robert Hale 2004, 8vo, green cloth, 172pp, with illustrations in the text by Poppy Palin. ‘A guide to healing our lives.’ Spells for healing, casting circles, banishings, psychic protection etc. Near mint in like (lightly rubbed) d/w £12

W2AC. Beth, R, The Green Hedge Witch, 1 st edition, Robert Hale 2008, 8vo, maroon cloth, 173pp, with illustrations in the text by Jan Nesbitt. ‘A guide to wild magic.’ Includes: flying rites, broomsticks and staffs, elves and ancestral spirits, etc. Near mint in like (lightly rubbed) d/w £10

W12A. Dumars, D, Be Blessed, 1st edition, New Page Books 8vo pbk. 2006, 224pp. “Daily devotions for busy Wiccans and Pagans.” Near mint £6

W13. Dunwich, G, The Wicca Spellbook, 1994, 1st U.K edition, Robert Hale 1995, 8vo, green cloth, 12 + 186pp including index. A collection of spells, potions, and recipes. Includes both Wiccan material and charms drawn from American Hoodoo tradition. Increasingly uncommon in hard cover. Near mint in like d/w £8

W14A. Farrar, J & S, The Witches Goddess, 1 st edition, Robert Hale 1987, large 8vo, blue cloth, 8 + 319pp including index, illustrations in text + 16pp plates. A fairly comprehensive study of the various aspects of the divine feminine, including instructions for practical ritual working and an annotated list of goddesses of the world, all from the viewpoint of Gardnerian Wicca. Near fine in very good (rear panel lightly soiled and marked, some light creasing to top edge) d/w £15

W14C. Haining, P, Anatomy of Witchcraft, 1 st American edition, Taplinger 1962, 8vo, red cloth, 222pp, a few illustrations in text + 16pp plates. A popular modern history of witchcraft, Satanism, and voodoo. Includes examples rituals, charms, press reports, etc. One leaf badly torn and creased with chip to upper margin, but still readable with no loss of text. An otherwise v.good, cheap reading copy £4.50

W15A. Harrison, M, The Roots of Witchcraft, 1973, Tandem pbk. 1975, 286pp including index, illustrations in text + 16pp plates. 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. A few minor marks and some light edge creasing to covers, text tanned lightly tanned. Ex “Strange Phenomena” stamp to first leaf initialled AC (Andrew Collins). Good + £3

W15AA. Heselton, P, Gerald Gardner and the Cauldron of Inspiration, 1 st edition, Capall Bann 8vo pbk. 2003, 438pp + publisher’s advertisements, with photograph illustrations in the text. An investigation into the sources of Gardnerian witchcraft. Minor reading crease to spine. One page corner previously turned. Inner margin of title page a little soiled, contents otherwise clean and tight. Very good £12

W15C. Hughes, P, Witchcraft, 1952, Longmans 1972, 8vo, red cloth, 8 + 220pp including index + 8pp plates. A concise early history, from earliest times to the decline in Europe via the Medieval witch craze. V.good + in like d/w £6

W15D. Huson, P, Mastering Witchcraft, 1970, Pedigree 8vo pbk. 1980, 256pp, with an integral frontispiece and illustrations in the text. Still one of the best practical guides to modern “traditional” witchcraft. Includes material on spells and magic, forming a coven, divination, etc. Covers lightly edge-worn in places. Minor spots to a few margins, small faint stain on one page, text otherwise clean and tight. Very good - £6