Swedenborg (Emanuel) De Coelo et ejuis Mirabilibus, et de Inferno, ex Auditis & Visis, woodcut device to title, woodcut head- and tail-pieces, insect track to inner margin of last few ff., occasional spotting, contemporary speckled calf, gilt, spine with gilt shelf-mark '2303', spine ends repaired, corners worn, rubbed, [Hyde 1002], 4to, [Printed by John Lewis], 1758.

⁂ First edition, early issue, before the final errata f. was ready. De Coelo includes some of Swedenborg's key revelations: that the earth is a proving ground for the soul; that marriages on earth continue in heaven; and that people move toward heaven or hell according to their ruling passions.

Provenance: 'A present from the author' (ms. slip inserted).