[Rarebooks] FS: Rare Early Witchcraft Chapbook

[Michael John Thompson]

Offering:


CHAPBOOK. [Robert Nixon & Mother Shipton].

THE ORIGINAL PREDICTIONS OR PROPHECIES OF ROBERT 
NIXON, THE CHESIRE PROPHET; from Lady Cooper's 
Correct Copy, in the reign of Queen Anne; to 
which is prefixed, Some Particulars of the Life 
of this Extraordinary Character. Likewise, Mother 
Shipton's Yorkshire Prophecy; with the 
explanations; which was discovered among other 
valuable Manuscripts preserved in the Family of the P-'s for many Years.

Place Published: London
Publisher: J. Bailey.
Date Published: ND [circa. 1810].
Binding: Original Wraps
Condition: Very Good
Book Id: 309059

Description:

12mo. Chapbook. Original printed pale blue 
wrappers. 28 pp. Some old sewing along spine, 
likely not original. Wrappers are discolored & 
chipped around edges, some foxing to pages. 
Almost certainly issued with a coloured 
frontispiece - which is lacking, although the 
possibility exists that this was some form of 
cheaper issue offered without one, but the book 
is itself is in the publisher's list of titles on 
the front wrapper, offered 'At Sixpence each, 
with coloured Frontispieces, neatly done up." A 
solid near-VG copy of a very scarce pamphlet, 
almost never seen in original wrappers.

Comments:

¶ A rare early nineteenth century chapbook 
account of the life and prophecies of Richard 
Nixon, the 'Cheshire Prophet'. Robert Nixon, who 
was born in either the 15th or 17th century 
(accounts vary), was a cunning man and prophet. 
Included is a collection of the Prophecies of 
'Mother Shipton'. Ursula Southeil (c. 1488 - 
1561), better known as 'Mother Shipton', perhaps 
the most famous of all English witches.

$225.00 Cdn postpaid.

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