'The Witches of Westovercombe'
Edith Elise Cowper (1859/60 - 1933)
Category
Books
Date
1904
Materials
Board, Paper, Textile
Measurements
190 mm (H)140 mm (W)30 mm (D)
Place of origin
London
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Standen House and Garden, West Sussex
NT 1214681
Summary
'The Witches of Westovercombe' by Edith Cowper, a red hardbacked bookcloth covered book, with an embossed picture of boats and seagulls. The full title inside is 'The Witches of Westovercombe, a story of the south coast', illustrated by Harold Piffard, and published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
Marks and inscriptions
The Witches of Westovercombe, Edith Cowper (on the front cover) and The Witches of Westovercombe, SPCK (on the spine) and To dear Patlie(?), from Edie P. Cowper, Oct 1st 1904 (handwritten inside the front cover)
Makers and roles
Edith Elise Cowper (1859/60 - 1933), author Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK), engraver and publisher