Demonolatry by Remy, Nicolas - 1930

Dover Publications, 2008-01-11. paperback. New. 6x0x9.

Secaucus, NJ: University Books, 1974. First of this edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. New preface to this University Books edition by Leslie Shepard. Stained front edge. Else good in good dust jacket, now in mylar. Documentation drawn from the capital trials of 900 persons, more or less, who within the last fifteen years have in Lorraine paid the penalty of death for the crime of Witchcraft". First published in 1595. Translated by E. A. Ashwin. First American edition of this rare work.

London: Frederick Muller Ltd. 240pp hardback, black and red cloth gilt in wrapper, wrapper toned with short closed tear, facsimile reprint of the1920 issue, title page printed in two colours . Very Good. Hardcover. 1970.

John Rodker Redwood Press. 008824-Netherlands 1970 (facsimile after 1930). xlv, 188 pp. Original halfleather with dustjacket. Privy Councillor to the most serene Duke of Lorraine, and public advocate to his Duchy in 3 books. Translated by E.A. Ashwin, edited with introduction and notes by the... 1970 (facsimile after 1930). xlv, 188 pp. Original halfleather with dustjacket. Privy Councillor to the most serene Duke of Lorraine, and public advocate to his Duchy in 3 books. Translated by E.A. Ashwin, edited with introduction and notes by the Rev. Montague Summers. Dustjacket a bit damaged, slightly discoloured, edges a bit foxed else very good. Pictures on request.

London: John Rodker Publisher, 1930. Translated by E.A. Ashwin and edited by Rev. Montague Summers. Limited Edition. This is No 384 of 1275. 188 pages. 8 in x 10 in. Drawn from the capital trials of 900 persons who paid the penalty of death for the crime of witchcraft. Pages clean, good condition. Foredges rough cut and some lightly foxed. Free endpapers show some foxing. Quarter bound with orange cloth over beige cloth. Head/tail of spine, edges and corners and boards lightly worn and bumped. VG. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.

London: John Rodker, 1930. Cloth. Very Good. 10" by 8". None. A translated edition of this work on demons and witches, drawn from the trials of 900 people accused of the crime of witchcraft. Limited edition. Limited to 1,275 copies only, this copy is number 456. Generally considered one of the most important early works on demons and witches. The book was drawn from the capital trials of roughly 900 persons who were tried and put to death in a fifteen-year span in the Duchy of Lorraine for the crime of witchcraft. Written by Nicholas Remy, a French magistrate who claimed in his book to have overseen the execution of more than 800 witches and the torture or persecution of a similar number. Translated by E. A. Ashwin. Edited by Montague Summers, an English author, clergyman, and teacher. In the original quarter cloth binding with buckram boards. Externally, smart with light bumping to the extremities and a small tear to the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very… Read More