[Werewolves]. Sabine Baring-Gould. The Book of Were-Wolves.... London: 1865. First edition. Baring-Gould's wife's ...

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[Werewolves]. Sabine Baring-Gould. The Book of Were-Wolves.... London: 1865. First edition. Baring-Gould's wife's copy, with her bookplate.

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[Werewolves]. Sabine Baring-Gould. The Book of Were-Wolves: Being an Account of a Terrible Superstition. London: Smith, Elder, 1865. First edition. Baring-Gould's wife's copy, with her bookplate.

Octavo. xii, 266, [2, ads] pages. Frontispiece inserted. Publisher's full red cloth, boards ruled in blind, front board and spine decoratively stamped in gilt, coated brown endleaves. Spine a bit dull, some rubbing to binding, hinges cracked. Still, good. With the bookplate of the author's wife ("Mrs. Baring Gould") on the front pastedown. Housed custom-build quarter red morocco clamshell case.

This book is one of the most famous about werewolves in the English language.

From the John McLaughlin/Book Sail Collection.

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2013 April 10 Rare Books Signature Auction - New York #6094 (go to Auction Home page)

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