Item #66755 The Geography of Witchcraft; ( The History of Civilization series ). Montague SUMMERS, M. A. C K. Ogden.
The Geography of Witchcraft; ( The History of Civilization series ).

The Geography of Witchcraft; ( The History of Civilization series ).

New York, NY: Alfred A. Knoff, 1927. First American edition. Hardcover. Large octavo, xii + 624 pp + ivpp of adverts. Original black cloth with gilt title, etc. to spine, blind stamped series title to upper board, blind rules, b&w frontis and illustrations, index. Regarded by Summers as a "complementary volume" to his 'History of Witchcraft and Demonology'. In this volume, he offers a detailed region by region survey of the "witchcraft epidemic" or witch craze as it effected Greece and Rome, England, Scotland, New England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. Light general shelf wear, light bumps to corners and ends, page edges a bit darkened, pages lightly toned, a bit of light scattered foxing. Overall a tight, unmarked VG copy (no dust jacket). Item #66755

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