Wisht Waters, Aqueous Magica and the Cult of Holy Wells ( Three Hands Press Occult Monographs, Volume V ).
Richmond Vista, CA USA: Three Hands Press [ Xoanon ], 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 136pp. Fine cloth spine, papered boards, black lettering to spine, copper publisher's device and title to upper board, b&w illustrations, bibliography. This is the standard hardcover first edition, limited to 800 un-numbered copies. (There was also a limited full leather edition limited to 75 numbered copies). From the publisher: "Wisht Waters is the fifth book in the continuing Three Hands Press Occult Monographs series, and the first book for Three Hands Press by Gemma Gary. It examines both the lore of holy wells as well as their associated cultic activities, whether religious or earthed in the practical magic of folk-sorcery. While examining many a well in Britain and Ireland, much of the text focuses on the lore in the West Country and Cornwall. The sheer diversity of popular magic connected with sacred wells and springs is remarkable. Inseparable from the ancient cults of saints and spirits of place, the natural springs and wellheads of the British Isles have come to be famed loci of healing, divination, and spiritual revelation." This copy appears "as New" thus aboout Fine in near Fine dust jacket (dust jacket now in removable mylar cover). Out of print in all editions. Item #73366
Price: $165.00