ON WITCHCRAFT Being. The Wonders of the Invisible World, First published at Boston in Octr. 1692 and now reprinted , with additional matter and old wood-cuts, for the lubrary of the fantastic & curious

MATHER, Cotton

Published by The Peter Pauper Press, Mount Vernon, New York

About this Item

Undated but before 1984 when the publisher moved from Mount Vernon. Issued in a limited edition of 1950. Blue cloth with illustrated title panel in black on brown to front, black spine lettering; near pristine, faint touch of spine fadingt.p. with black wood-cut on brown in panel below title, all in decorated border-line.172 pp, all with decorated running header line, Foreword on pp.3-4,13 (I make it) similar black-on-brown woodcuts throughout showing witches with the Devil or similar. 2 ex libris plates to fr. pastedown. 16cm x 26 cm From the library of the eminent Dr Alan Gauld (1932-2014), psychologist and parapsychologist, formerly Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Nottingham, President of the Society for Psychical Research (1989-1992) and author of numerous books on spiritualism, paranormal phenomena and the history of hypnosis. His ex lbris plate one of those to paste-don plus his small sig. top facing end-paper, hence slightlyl ess than Fine rating. Rare.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: ON WITCHCRAFT Being. The Wonders of the Invisible World, First published at Boston in Octr. 1692 and now reprinted , with additional matter and old wood-cuts, for the lubrary of the fantastic & curious
• Publisher: The Peter Pauper Press, Mount Vernon, New York
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Thus
• Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Occult etc. inc. Psychic Research
  • History