Annals of Witchcraft in New England and elsewhere in the United States from their First Settlement, drawn up from unpublished and other well authenticated records of the alleged operations of witches and their instigator, the Devil.
New York, NY: Burt Franklin, 1972. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo. xliv + 306pp. Blue cloth gilt-lettered on spine. 'Burt Franklin Research & Source Works Series.' B/w frontis. portrait. Index. A facsimile reprint - including the archaic typeface etc - of the 1869 first edition of "Annals of Witchcraft in New England and Elsewhere in the United States." Although much had been written on New England and other specific regional witch panics, this book is thought to be the first attempt, using documents and published sources, to piece together a record of witchcraft occurrences and panics across the USA. The author, Samuel Gardner Drake (1798 – 1875) was a New Hampshire-born historian and author, who also ran an antiquarian book shop, said to be the first in the United States. Appears unread, thus a tight, clean near Fine copy. (No dust jacket issued ?). Item #66948
ISBN: 0833708988
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