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Colonial Witch signed by Frank S. Child 1897

Title: A Colonial Witch: Being a Study of the Black Art in the Colony of Connecticut.
Author: Child, Frank Samuel
Description: 307, [3] ad pp. (12mo) 7x4½, original red cloth with lettered bands stamped in black across front and spine, top edges gilt.Hard to find volume signed and inscribed by the author on front free endpaper. His inscription reads, "This book is filled with fun(?) pictures of Fairfield in the years 1645-1655 - It is this author's hope that as the reader looks upon these pictures his charity will be broad and sweet and true. Frank S. Child, Dec. 1897 Fairfield Conn."
Heading: Place Published: New York
Publisher: Baker & Taylor Co.
Date Published: [1897]