Ghosts and demonology.- Le Loyer (Pierre) A Treatise of Specters or straunge Sights, Visions, and Apparitions appearing sensibly unto men. Wherein is delivered, the Nature of Spirites, Angels, and Divels...also of Witches, Sorcerers, Enchanters, and such like, first edition in English, lacking A2&3, a2&3, 2C4 and all after 2O3 (final 2ff. and errata f.), title with contemporary ownership names to head, frayed at edges and with short tear into imprint, early ink drawing of demon-like figure to title verso with some show-through, few marginal ink annotations, trimmed very occasionally affecting headline or printed side-note, some chips and tears with occasional small text loss (more substantial to a4 & 2D2), some soiling and light staining, browning, some leaves loose, backstrip worn, lacking covers, [STC 15448], Val. S. for Mathew Lownes, 1605; and 3 others 17th century, defective, v.s. (4); sold not subject to return.

⁂ Le Loyer's classic work on ghosts, demons and other spirits and superstitions, first published in France in the same year. The three other defective works are The Phoenix of these late times (1637), an account of the Grub Street recluse Henry Welby; A Century of the Names and Scantlings of such Inventions (1663), an unusual compendium of inventions by the Marquis of Worcester; and the rare second edition of Head's Proteus Redevivus: or The Art of Wheedling (1679).

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