PEEL, Edgar and Pat Southern THE TRIALS OF THE LANCASHIRE WITCHES. A Study of Seventeenth-Century Witchcraft , Newton Abbot, U.K: David and Charles, 1969.

Illustrated by Pat Southern. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Book in very good condition, small dent at the top of front and back edge, otherwise in fine condition. Dustjacket in good condition, ½" closed tear at top edge by spine, lightly marked on back cover, and spine ends slightly rubbed, 192pp, including index. With 17 pencil drawings by Pat Southern. Nineteen men and women from Pendle Forest in Lancashire were accused at Lancaster Assizes in 1612. of harming their neighbours by means of witch-craft. The witches are examined, both as individuals and in their historical setting. Study of the Lancaster trials reveals much detail about the daily lives and attitudes of people in various walks of life in the seventeenth century. (Book ref. 6962)  £14.50

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