Description
For sale: a rare and exceptional first hardcover edition, first printing of The Last Witchfinder by James Morrow. First Edition stated, 2006 Wm. Morrow. First printing with complete number line, 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.
The book is in Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title ink on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and strong corners. The interior of the book is also in Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with mild surface and edge wear, and the price on the front flap. Looks great in a new archival wrap.
This sweeping novel follows Jennet as she travels to America and witnesses the Salem witch trials; is abducted by Indians; begins an affair with Benjamin Franklin; travels back to England and finally meets the real Newton; is shipwrecked; then ends up back in America where her brother is now the Witchfinder Royal. In a great final showdown between old superstition and new science, Jennet decides to have herself accused of witchcraft in order to disprove its existence.
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