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Witchcraft, the Sixth Sense, Justine Glass
The Spiral Dance: a Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess, Starhawk: http://starhawk.org
The above three books are considered SEMINAL. Though there is no doubt that there is a feminist slant to the three books, the important thing is that a feminine viewpoint in Wicca and witchcraft has become important - a real consideration when you look at prehistory, which was very probably matriarchal, matrilineal, and matrinomal. Additionally, the three authors illustrate how some Wiccans and witches have moved away from the "ceremony" and patriarchy of some Wiccan movements and covens.
The History of Magic, Eliphas Levi, translation by A E Waite
Aradia: Gospel of the Witches of Italy, Charles Godfrey Leyland {now considered fiction}
Magick in Theory and Practice, Aleister Crowley: http://golden-dawn.org http://hermeticgoldendawn.org
The Witch Cult in Western Europe and The God of the Witches, Margaret Alice Murray
The White Goddess, Robert Graves {now considered fiction}: http://robertgraves.org
Witchcraft Today and The Meaning of Witchcraft, Gerald B Gardner: http://www.geraldgardner.com
The above books - in original publication date order - are also a should be read. They give you a good grounding in {at least some} of the lead-up to and founding of Wicca by Gerald B Gardner in the late 1950s in England. All of the authors have other works. Additional note about Aleister Crowley. Crowley was one of the CONTROVERSIAL leaders in the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn - ditto for Mather MacGregor - and ditto for Madame Blavatsky of the Theosophical Society http://blavatskyarchives.org . All three have published other works. And, it is also very fair to say that all three have had an big influence on Wicca and witchcraft - both in philosophy and ceremony.
Real Magic, Isaac Bonewits: http://neopagan.net
Natural Magic, Pamela J Ball
Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft, Raymond Buckland plus Witchcraft: Yesterday and Today: http://geocities.com/SoHo/Workshop/6650/index.html
Wicca, Vivienne Crowley
The Witches Speak, Patricia and Arnold Crowther: http://users.cwnet.com/season/neighbor/pchome.htm
The Truth about Witchcraft Today, Scott Cunningham plus Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner and Living Wicca: A Further Guide for the Solitary Practitioner. Scott has also written other books, such as Encyclopaedia of Crystal, Gem, & Metal Magic, Cunningham's Encyclopaedia of Magical Herbs, etc.
Witches, Midwives, and Nurses: a History of Women Healers, Barbara Ehrenreich and Deirdre English
The Life and Times of a Modern Witch, Janet and Stewart Farrar plus The Witches Way {or A Witches Bible, Volumes I and II} and What Witches Do: http://www.wicca.utvinternet.com
Ways of the Strega, Raven Grimassi: http://stregheria.com
Witches, Erica Jong and Joseph A Smith
The Witches' Coven, Edain McCoy: http://www.edainmccoy.com
Everyday Magic by Dorothy Morrison: http://www.dorothymorrison.com
Teen Wicca, Silver RavenWolf {other publications}: http://www.silverravenwold.com
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