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An Examen Of Witches [Discours Des Sorciers] : The Church & Witchcraft Series - Volume II
by Henry Boguet, E. Allen Ashwin (Trans.), Montague Summers (Ed.)
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- very good
- Hardcover
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- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
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About This Item
Great Britain: John Rodker, 1929. A Remarkable Unopened / Unread, Full Parchment Vellum First Issue, in the Rare First issue Dust Jacket. "Edition Limited To 1275 [Hand-numbered] Copies". Rare Dust Jacket with First Issue Points: price to spine. "25/-", but lacking "Edited with Notes by Montague Summers", and also lacking extra blurb below text on bottom front panel: "One Of The Rarest Of All Witchcraft Manuals". Some age, extremity wear, light chip to spine head (see image). Full Parchment Vellum shows some age (see image), but still quite exceptional, and as above, Completely Unopened (hence Unread). Light age to pastedowns, otherwise internally Fine. Rubricated Title page and copious Rubricated marginal notes. Title in Full : An Examen Of Witches DRAWN from various trials of many of this sect in the district of Saint Oyan De Joux commonly known as Saint Claude in the county of Burgundy including the procedure necessary to a judge in trials for witchcraft. This publication formed Volume II in 'The Church and Witchcraft series'. [d'Arch Smith B19; Coumont B88.15.]. First English Edition/First Issue/Ltd. Hard Cover, Parchment Vellum. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Hieronymus "Jerome Bosch", The Last Judgement. Small 8vo - 7½" tall.
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- Title
- An Examen Of Witches [Discours Des Sorciers] : The Church & Witchcraft Series - Volume II
- Author
- Henry Boguet, E. Allen Ashwin (Trans.), Montague Summers (Ed.)
- Illustrator
- Hieronymus "Jerome Bosch", The Last Judgement
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First English Edition/First Issue/Ltd.
- Publisher
- John Rodker
- Place of Publication
- Great Britain
- Date Published
- 1929
- Size
- Small 8vo - 7½" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- History, Heresy, Occult, Witchcraft, Trials, Witch, Hunter, Christianity, Magic Studies, Folklore, Religious Psychology, Philosophy, Comparative Religion, Magick, Sex, Spells, Charms, Sabbat, Orgies, Malleus, Compendium, Maleficarum, Grimoire
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