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Editore: Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom, London, 2013
ISBN 10: 0224090569ISBN 13: 9780224090568
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. September 1613. In Belvoir Castle, the heir of one of Englands great noble families falls suddenly and dangerously ill. His body is tormented with violent convulsions. Within a few short weeks he will suffer an excruciating death. Soon the whole family will be stricken with the same terrifying symptoms. The second son, the last male of the line, will not survive. It is said witches are to blame. And so the Earl of Rutlands sons will not be the last to die. Witches traces the dramatic events which unfolded at one of Englands oldest and most spectacular castles four hundred years ago. The case is among those which constitute the European witch craze of the 15th-18th centuries, when suspected witches were burned, hanged, or tortured by the thousand. Like those other cases, it is a tale of superstition, the darkest limits of the human imagination and, ultimately, injustice a reminder of how paranoia and hysteria can create an environment in which nonconformism spells death. But as Tracy Borman reveals here, it is not quite typical. The most powerful and Machiavellian figure of the Jacobean court had a vested interest in events at Belvoir.He would mastermind a conspiracy that has remained hidden for centuries. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Editore: Jonathan Cape, 2013
ISBN 10: 0224090569ISBN 13: 9780224090568
Da: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, Regno Unito
Libro
Condizione: VeryGood. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A tan to the pages.
Editore: Jonathan Cape, 2013
ISBN 10: 0224090569ISBN 13: 9780224090568
Da: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, Regno Unito
Libro
Condizione: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day.
Editore: Jonathan Cape, 2013
ISBN 10: 0224090569ISBN 13: 9780224090568
Da: MaxiBooks, Paris, Francia
Libro Prima edizione
Couverture rigide. Condizione: Comme neuf. Edition originale.
Editore: Jonathan Cape, London, 2013
Prima edizione
Cloth. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. Not Stated (illustratore). First edition. Lovely first edition, second impression of this history of witches by Tracy Borman, complete with dust wrapper. An occult history of Belvoir Castle, England's oldest and most spectacular castle. Tracy Borman explores tales of superstition and dark depths of human imagination which led to the burning, hanging, or torture of suspected witches.The scarce first edition, second impression of this work. Complete with unclipped dust wrapper.Featuring full page plates. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only. Dust wrapper unclipped and excellent with only minor shelf wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine. book.
Editore: Jonathan Cape / Random House, London, 2013
ISBN 10: 0224090569ISBN 13: 9780224090568
Da: The Print Room, Lilley nr Luton, Regno Unito
Libro Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. Jacket after Hans Baldung Grien (illustratore). 1st Edition. First edition, subsequent impression with number line '2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3'. In almost 'as new' condition, some very minor edge wear to top of jacket and spine, not price clipped (£20.00), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy, looks unread. 302pp, illustrated. September 1613. In Belvoir Castle the heir of one of England's great noble families falls suddenly and dangerously ill. His body is 'tormented' with violent convulsions. Within a few short weeks he will suffer an excruciating death. Soon the whole family will be stricken with the same terrifying symptoms. The second son, the last male of the line, will not survive. It is said witches are to blame. And so the Earl of Rutland's sons will not be the last to die. 'Witches' traces the dramatic events which unfolded at one of England's oldest and most spectacular castles four hundred years ago. The case is among those which constitute the European witch craze of the 15th-18th centuries, when suspected witches were burned, hanged or tortured by the thousand. Like those other cases, it is a tale of superstition, the darkest limits of the human imagination and, ultimately injustice, a reminder of how paranoia and hysteria can create an environment in which nonconformism spells death. But as Tracy Borman reveals here, it is not quite typical. The most powerful and Machiavellian figure of the Jacobean court had a vested interest in events at Belvoir.He would mastermind a conspiracy that has remained hidden for centuries. A scarce book.