Witchfinder General

London: Pan Books Ltd, 1968. First Edition, Unabridged. Original Wraps. Near Fine in Wraps. First Edition, Unabridged. Original Wraps. "Ronald Basset brings to life the nightmarish figure of Matthew Hopkins, a man responsible for the deaths of more than 300 women and who, almost single-handedly, caused more people to be hanged for witchcraft in two years than in the whole of the previous century. 'Witchfinder General' is a gripping historical thriller set during the massively tumultuous period of the English Civil War, 1643."--Publisher. Cover image from the film starring Vincent Price as Matthew Hopkins. Light shelf/edgewear, creasing, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Original color pictorial wrappers. 8vo. 254pp.+bibliography, adverts.