King of the Witches: World of Alex Sanders by Johns, June - 1969

The King of the Witches, June Johns, Coward-McCann, New York, 1970; First US edition. Purple cloth boards in un-clipped wrapper.Black & white plates done by Jack Smith are commensurate with the UK Peter Davies, however they are arranged differently here.Book has slight warp or bow - please see pics. Some rubbing/soiling to boards and one bump in center of rear board. Yet, interior is quite fresh, very clean - jacket VG save for little chafing and purple stains from boards at both tail folds.LCCCN: 77-104689Inv. # 62587 bds 2022

8vo., Hamish Hamilton, 1973. An in-depth investigation by Ward Rutherford into a string of sex-crimes that were limited to the Jersey Islands. An effective portrayal of customs & mores of the period with particular emphasis and attention on the peculiar judicial system in place there.Near Fine/Near FineInv. # 62577 bds 2022

Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1972, Third Impression, Octavo (9 1/2 " ht); 601 p. book has inscription to ffep and light foxing to top & foredge; otherwise this is a clean, fresh, square, tight example. Clipped Biro jacket is very nice with just minuscule loss at spine head. Overall a very well-preserved, pleasing & attractive copy.
Inv. # 63535 bds 2023

bound in publisher's dark red cloth. Binding is tight & clean. The dust jacket shows edge wear and small tears; the jacket head cap has been neatly excised and is backed now with matching colored paper (removable). Interior pages are clean.
Inv. # 63630 PATO* bds 8/2023

Binding is generally fresh and clean with only minor signs of wear. There is a "bubble" on the face hard by the spine near the top. The dust jacket is price clipped and shows general rubbing, wrinkling, edge & hinge wear etc. About 12mm of the jacket head cap is chipped away(now since replaced with removable 'matching' backing complete with missing title portion; not perfect in execution but perhaps better than looking upon a large chunk of white paper!); the tail also shows chipping and splitting along the hinges(this area also has matching backing paper to fill in). A 13 mm tear is present on the upper edge of the front wrap. No tape repairs/re-enforcements. The front end papers contain some very faint spotting. Interior pages are clean. Most leaves are unopened: (12 "signatures"). Paper is almost like card stock and is beautifully letterpress printed by the estimable firm of Jarrolds & Sons. A NF antiquarian conditon book with a more than acceptable wrapper(at least Good+).
Inv. # 63645 OAMS* bds 9/2023

The King of the Witches, June Johns, Coward-McCann, New York, 1970; First US edition. Purple cloth boards in un-clipped wrapper.Black & white plates done by Jack Smith are commensurate with the UK Peter Davies, however they are arranged differently here.Book has slight warp or bow - please see pics. Some rubbing/soiling to boards and one bump in center of rear board. Yet, interior is quite fresh, very clean - jacket VG save for little chafing and purple stains from boards at both tail folds.LCCCN: 77-104689Inv. # 62587 bds 2022

8vo., Hamish Hamilton, 1973. An in-depth investigation by Ward Rutherford into a string of sex-crimes that were limited to the Jersey Islands. An effective portrayal of customs & mores of the period with particular emphasis and attention on the peculiar judicial system in place there.Near Fine/Near FineInv. # 62577 bds 2022

Aquarian Press, 1970, in soft wraps. Terrific lurid. A veritable time capsule which can serve as a bona fide research tool for those with an interest of the heady days of late 1960s London. No website to hide behind; here were REAL names of both adepts & quacks and where to find them! An interesting artifact- though don't expect to trace many of these street addresses now. Uncommon vintage paperback. Exceptional condition save for spotting on all edges. Very tight binding, extremely clean. Almost "As New". Inv. # 62542 bds 2023

Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1972, Third Impression, Octavo (9 1/2 " ht); 601 p. book has inscription to ffep and light foxing to top & foredge; otherwise this is a clean, fresh, square, tight example. Clipped Biro jacket is very nice with just minuscule loss at spine head. Overall a very well-preserved, pleasing & attractive copy.
Inv. # 63535 bds 2023

bound in publisher's dark red cloth. Binding is tight & clean. The dust jacket shows edge wear and small tears; the jacket head cap has been neatly excised and is backed now with matching colored paper (removable). Interior pages are clean.
Inv. # 63630 PATO* bds 8/2023