Lot 117
Southcott (Joanna) Copies and Parts of Copies of Letters and Communications..., bound with 8 other tracts by or about Southcott, 1804-05 and another volume of 9 further tracts (2)
Hammer Price: £300
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Southcott (Joanna) Copies and Parts of Copies of Letters and Communications..., bound with 8 other tracts by or about Southcott, some soiling, contemporary ink inscription "Wm Wadman's. The gift of the late Mrs.Wadman to her friend Sarah Richardson Saturday January 10th 1829" to front pastedown, newspaper cuttings loosely inserted, contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked, red morocco label, [1804-05]; The Book of Wonders, Marvellous and True, bound with 8 other tracts by Southcott, modern calf-backed marbled boards, 1813-14, 8vo (2)
⁂ Joanna Southcott (1750-1814) was a self-proclaimed religious prophetess from Devon. At the age of 64 she made it known that she was pregnant and would be delivered of the new Messiah. The date of the birth was fixed for 19th October, 1814, but the birth never materialised. She died not long after, leaving behind a following that still survives. Dickens references her at the start of A Tale of Two Cities. She wrote approximately 65 tracts in all and the second volume comprises her final 9 publications.
Description
Southcott (Joanna) Copies and Parts of Copies of Letters and Communications..., bound with 8 other tracts by or about Southcott, some soiling, contemporary ink inscription "Wm Wadman's. The gift of the late Mrs.Wadman to her friend Sarah Richardson Saturday January 10th 1829" to front pastedown, newspaper cuttings loosely inserted, contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked, red morocco label, [1804-05]; The Book of Wonders, Marvellous and True, bound with 8 other tracts by Southcott, modern calf-backed marbled boards, 1813-14, 8vo (2)
⁂ Joanna Southcott (1750-1814) was a self-proclaimed religious prophetess from Devon. At the age of 64 she made it known that she was pregnant and would be delivered of the new Messiah. The date of the birth was fixed for 19th October, 1814, but the birth never materialised. She died not long after, leaving behind a following that still survives. Dickens references her at the start of A Tale of Two Cities. She wrote approximately 65 tracts in all and the second volume comprises her final 9 publications.
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