BASSETT, Ronald - Witch-finder General - {Witchfinder} - (1966 First Edition Hardcover in Wrapper)

Two available worldwide selling for $ 750 and $ 850 -  A good example of what I call FACTION (Fact mixed with fiction) - Book in a great condition but does have an old 60c (???) price written in blue koki pen on the front free end-paper. - Unclipped wrapper excellent.   >>>   Rare occult classic hardcover - Published by Herbert Jenkins - This was the basis for the Vincent Price movie of same name.   >>>   Ronald Bassett's vivid, gripping novel chronicles the adventures of Matthew Hopkins, self-appointed Witchfinder General. While the country is in the grip of civil war, Matthew Hopkins seeks out the servants of Satan, tearing through the Eastern Counties on a bloody rampage of lust and torture, delivering the country from evil through the zealous trials and hangings of the helpless, the poor and the pretty in exchange for a small fee. Based on an historical figure, this horrifying tale of greed and slaughter was adapted into the famous 1968 British film starring Vincent Price. "...all the country's energies were directed towards the prosecution of a religious war. It was a situation that Matthew Hopkins intended to exploit to the full. He had already tasted blood, gained respect and lined his pockets. He was hungry for more."      * Horror *