Lot 235
Witchcraft.- Casaubon (Meric) A Treatise proving Spirits, Witches, and Supernatural Operations, by pregnant instances and evidences, 1672.
Hammer Price: £480
Description
Witchcraft.- Casaubon (Meric) A Treatise proving Spirits, Witches, and Supernatural Operations, by pregnant instances and evidences, initial imprimatur f., errata f. after prelims, title fore-margin shortened, light foxing, contemporary sheep, rebacked, later endpapers, [Wing C815], 8vo, for Brabazon Aylmer, 1672.
⁂ A reissue of the sheets from the author's 1668 Of Credulity and Increduility with a new title. Casaubon wholeheartedly believed in the existence of compacts between people and the devil and accused any who did not similarly believe of being atheist.
Description
Witchcraft.- Casaubon (Meric) A Treatise proving Spirits, Witches, and Supernatural Operations, by pregnant instances and evidences, initial imprimatur f., errata f. after prelims, title fore-margin shortened, light foxing, contemporary sheep, rebacked, later endpapers, [Wing C815], 8vo, for Brabazon Aylmer, 1672.
⁂ A reissue of the sheets from the author's 1668 Of Credulity and Increduility with a new title. Casaubon wholeheartedly believed in the existence of compacts between people and the devil and accused any who did not similarly believe of being atheist.