{"product_id":"witches","title":"Witches (1975) Wiccan Church Copy","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArchive Notes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThisncopy of Nancy Garden’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWitches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e actually belonged to a Wiccan church.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished in 1975 as part of J. B. Lippincott’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeird and Horrible Library\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWitches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a heavily illustrated trip through centuries of witchcraft, folklore, magic, persecution, charms, curses, flying ointments, familiars, historical trials, and the strange things people have blamed on witches over the years. It moves from Circe and ancient Greece through European witch lore and into modern practitioners, with photographs and macabre period illustrations scattered throughout.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStamped on the title page is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Church of Iron Oak, Inc., Palm Bay, Florida\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Iron Oak was a Wiccan church affiliated with the Aquarian Tabernacle Church and became part of a very public fight over Pagan religious freedom in Florida during the 1990s. The congregation faced zoning complaints, accusations of supposed “Satanic” activity, protests, court proceedings, and eventually helped inspire what became the Florida Pagan Gathering. Christian clergy even came to the congregation’s defense during portions of the dispute, arguing that Wiccans deserved the same religious protections afforded to other faiths.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNancy Garden\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e would later write \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnnie on My Mind\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the groundbreaking 1982 YA novel that became one of the defining works of LGBTQ+ young-adult literature. Garden ultimately received the American Library Association’s Margaret A. Edwards Award for her contribution to literature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Nancy Garden\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWitches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeries:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Weird and Horrible Library\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e J. B. Lippincott Company\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlace:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Philadelphia \u0026amp; New York\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1975\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e First edition\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Hardcover with original illustrated dust jacket\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSubject:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Witchcraft, folklore, magic, occult history \u0026amp; juvenile nonfiction\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Former copy of The Church of Iron Oak, Inc., Palm Bay, Florida; institutional ownership stamp present\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Used vintage condition with moderate handling wear consistent with an institutional\/reference copy. Original dust jacket shows wear, rubbing, and old clear-tape marks. Interior shows age toning, the Church of Iron Oak ownership stamp, and a black line marking. Binding remains together in the photographed condition. Please review all photographs carefully.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"DEADSKULL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46713996804293,"sku":null,"price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/4849\/0949\/files\/B789692B-F8CB-4EC9-89D0-F203963B09FA.png?v=1786514585","url":"https:\/\/deadskull.co\/products\/witches","provider":"DEADSKULL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}