1952 The Elegant Witch by Robert Neill – SOLD

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The Elegant Witch by Robert Neill
Publisher & Date: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1952 (U.S. edition)
Format: Hardcover, 282 pages, textblock uncut, all pages secure, no seam splits.

Description:
This U.S. edition of The Elegant Witch—the American title of Neill’s debut novel originally published in England in 1951 as Mist Over Pendle—offers a vivid historical‑fiction exploration of early 17th‑century Lancashire.

Neill, a British writer born in Lancashire in 1905, was known for his rigorous historical research and personal visits to locales featured in his novels. Here he turns his attention to the events leading up to the infamous 1612 Pendle witch trials.

A contemporary review in Kirkus notes that the novel “will do very well, in its period trappings, its concern with food and drink and clothes — and manners.” Kirkus Reviews The plot centres around Margery, sixteen years old and sent to her cousin Roger in Lancashire, who becomes caught up in the clash of Puritan zealotry and the dark arts as a coven of witches lurks.

Condition & Noteworthy Features:

• Pages all secure; there are no seam splits.

• Uncut Textblock

• 282 pages

• A rarer U.S. edition under this title, given that the original British edition was Mist Over Pendle.

• A fine choice for collectors of mid‑20th‑century historical novels, witch‑trial themed fiction, or regional Lancashire history in fiction.

Collector’s Context:
Robert Neill’s first novel remains his best‑known work and has remained in print in some form since its debut. For those building a collection of witch‑trial narratives, or mid‑century British‑American literary transitions (British novel repackaged for U.S. readership), this edition is a significant find.

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