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1991 1st Edtn Ltd 112/185 With Provenance TELL ME STRANGE THINGS By Brocard Sewell

£80.00

1991 1st Edition With Provenance
TELL ME STRANGE THINGS
Memorial to Montague Summers
With an Introduction by Sandy Robertson & Edwin Pouncey
By Brocard Sewell

Author Bio: Michael Seymour Gerveys Sewell (30 July 1912 – 2 April 2000), usually now known by his religious name Brocard Sewell, was a British Carmelite friar and literary figure.

Provenance: Bookplate of Donald H. Mader to front pastedown / front free endpaper.

Synopsis: A scarce memorial volume dedicated to the Reverend Montague Summers, the writer and scholar of witchcraft, demonology, vampires, werewolves, Gothic literature, and Restoration drama. The book records the unveiling of Summers’s memorial stone at Richmond Cemetery on 26 November 1988 and includes Sewell’s “Montague Summers: An Anniversary Appraisal,” originally published in Lodestar.

Contents include: Introduction; The Unveiling; Dedicatory Prayer; In Memory of Wrenne Jarman; Montague Summers: An Anniversary Appraisal; List of Donors. Illustrated with a frontispiece photograph of the memorial stone and two further illustrations.

Format: Softcover, Octavo (Standard) (8vo 6 × 9 in 152 × 229 mm )
 Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.
Limited Edition: 112/185 Copies
Language: English

Published By: The Aylesford Press, UK

Condition Report:
Dust Jacket: Yes, Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Very Good - Stiff paper covers in matching printed dust jacket. Minor handling marks and light soiling to jacket, with slight edge wear visible. Internally clean and bright, with light natural toning to paper. Dust jacket retains original printed publisher’s price of £12.00 to inner flap.
The Aylesford Press, Wirral, Cheshire, 1991, 29p, 8vo., chapbook(stiff paper covers in jacket of same design). Limited to 185 numbered copies, 35 hardbacks and 150 are bound into paper.

Collation: pp. 29

Please see Photos as part of condition report.

References:
ISBN 1-86995-520-X pbk
Timothy d’Arch Smith, Montague Summers: A Bibliography, 2nd ed., Aquarian Press, 1983.
Frederick S. Frank, ed., Montague Summers: A Bibliographical Portrait, Scarecrow Press, 1988.

SKU: BTETM0002080
Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request

1991 1st Edition With Provenance
TELL ME STRANGE THINGS
Memorial to Montague Summers
With an Introduction by Sandy Robertson & Edwin Pouncey
By Brocard Sewell

Author Bio: Michael Seymour Gerveys Sewell (30 July 1912 – 2 April 2000), usually now known by his religious name Brocard Sewell, was a British Carmelite friar and literary figure.

Provenance: Bookplate of Donald H. Mader to front pastedown / front free endpaper.

Synopsis: A scarce memorial volume dedicated to the Reverend Montague Summers, the writer and scholar of witchcraft, demonology, vampires, werewolves, Gothic literature, and Restoration drama. The book records the unveiling of Summers’s memorial stone at Richmond Cemetery on 26 November 1988 and includes Sewell’s “Montague Summers: An Anniversary Appraisal,” originally published in Lodestar.

Contents include: Introduction; The Unveiling; Dedicatory Prayer; In Memory of Wrenne Jarman; Montague Summers: An Anniversary Appraisal; List of Donors. Illustrated with a frontispiece photograph of the memorial stone and two further illustrations.

Format: Softcover, Octavo (Standard) (8vo 6 × 9 in 152 × 229 mm )
 Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.
Limited Edition: 112/185 Copies
Language: English

Published By: The Aylesford Press, UK

Condition Report:
Dust Jacket: Yes, Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Very Good - Stiff paper covers in matching printed dust jacket. Minor handling marks and light soiling to jacket, with slight edge wear visible. Internally clean and bright, with light natural toning to paper. Dust jacket retains original printed publisher’s price of £12.00 to inner flap.
The Aylesford Press, Wirral, Cheshire, 1991, 29p, 8vo., chapbook(stiff paper covers in jacket of same design). Limited to 185 numbered copies, 35 hardbacks and 150 are bound into paper.

Collation: pp. 29

Please see Photos as part of condition report.

References:
ISBN 1-86995-520-X pbk
Timothy d’Arch Smith, Montague Summers: A Bibliography, 2nd ed., Aquarian Press, 1983.
Frederick S. Frank, ed., Montague Summers: A Bibliographical Portrait, Scarecrow Press, 1988.

SKU: BTETM0002080
Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request

Very Good - The Aylesford Press, Wirral, Cheshire, 1991, 29p, 8vo., chapbook(stiff paper covers in jacket of same design). "Production is limited to 185 numbered copies, of which the first 35 copies, signed by Brocard Sewell, are available for binding into hardcovers, while the remaining 150 are bound into paper.  Please see photos as part of condition report