HOLE, Christina; PEAKE, Mervyn (illus.).

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Witchcraft in England. First edition, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Mrs Robinson, with love from Christina Hole". The award-winning writer Hole was considered the country's leading authority on English folk customs and culture for many years.The dark half-tone illustrations are by Mervyn Peake (1911-1968), best known as the author of the Gormenghast series.

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