London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xii + 400pp. Green cloth gilt-lettered on spine. Index. An extraordinary collection of lore regarding demonic and spiritual possession, from all countries and eras, suggesting that the phenomena of possession and exorcism have always been present in..... More
Washington D.C. Privately printed, June, 1915. First Edition. Softcover. Large 8vo. Original printed wrappers, sewn, with bibliography & index. Spine a little faded, lightly rubbed and creased. A historical study: from the teachings of the early Church and Ante-Nicene Fathers through to the early twentieth century. Corners and spine ends..... More
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Kiloni, [Kiel]: Sumptibus Joh. Sebastiani Richelii, 1688. Hardcover, 12mo (13 x 7.5 cms). Contemporary full vellum, [12] + 166 pp. Text in Latin and Greek on opposite pages. Includes index of authors cited; with head- and tail-piece. Footnotes. First seven words of title in Greek letters: (transcribed: Michaelou tou Psellou..... More
New York, NY: Peter Bedrick Books, 1990. First US Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 208 pp. Quarter red cloth w/ black papered boards, blue title, etc. to spine, title page vignette, b&w illustrations, bibliography. A collection of accounts of witchcraft, drawn from a wide variety of sources from the narratives of the..... More
York Beach, ME: Samuel Weiser Inc., 2000. First edition. Blue Paperback, 8vo, x + 134 pp, near fine condition. More
Toronto, CA: University of Toronto Press Inc., 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xiv + 228 pp. Original red cloth, blue title, etc. to spine and front cover. Afterword, references and index. Appears unread thus Near fine condition. No dust jacket. More
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1979. Third Printing. Hardcover. Large octavo. xiv + 396pp. Gray cloth lettered in gilt and decorated in black on spine, bibliography and index. A nice hardcover reprint of this scholarly study of witchcraft in Europe from the fifth to fifteenth century, in which the author..... More
Paris: F. Buisson, 1810. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8 x 5 inches=20 x 12.5 cm). xvi + 534pp. Period calf-backed papered boards. FRENCH TEXT. The rare first edition of this work by Jacques-Barthélemy Salgues (1760 - 1830). It is effectively a collection of chapters, each of which surveys various occult..... More
New York: The Time Inc. Magazine Co., 1989. First Edition. Softcover. Quarto. Magazine format. 124pp. Illustrated stapled wrappers. Color illustrations. This issue contains a 7-page illustrated article by Jane Furth and Mimi Murphy entitled 'Satan' which explores the mythology and folklore of, and modern interest in, Satan. Previous owner's pen..... More
Chicago, IL: Eschaton Productions, Inc., 1996. First Edition, Inscribed [ Author's leatherbound ]. Hardcover. Octavo. iv + 204pp. Full black leather with silver embossing to upper board and silver lettering to spine, all edges gilt, black endpages, b&w illustrations, tables. Most likely one of a kind, this copy bound in..... More
UK: Scarlet Imprint, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. iv & 146pp. Attractively bound in pale silver silk which is illustrated with an Angels' trumpet in deeper silver metallic on upper cover, spine lettered in silver. Printed on heavy paper stock, gray endpages. A limited edition of 500 hand-numbered copies, of..... More
London: Macmillan Education, 1987. First Edition. Softcover. Small octavo. 76pp. glossy printed wrappers. Extensive bibliography, index. "The author argues that while the witch prosecutors were tragically mistaken, their activities were far from being irrational or unjustifiable - a 'witch-craze' - given the prevailing 16th and 17th century view of reality."..... More
Richmond Vista, CA: Three Hands Press, 2012. First Edition, limited. Hardcover. Octavo. 178pp. Original black cloth with silver lettering to spine, elaborate silver embellishment to upper board, foil endpapers. Glossary, bibliography. B&w in-text illustrations, 4 page full colour insert. First edition, limited to 1,250 copies. From the publisher: "Veneficium concerns..... More
London: Profile Books, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xxvi + 238pp. Deep red cloth gilt-lettered on spine. Pictorial endpapers. notes & references, index. A work of historical detection, investigating the case of Anne Gunter, who, in league with her father, levelled accusations of witchcraft against two other local women..... More
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo. xiv + 366pp. Black cloth with silver titling to spine, notes, biblio and index. A well researched, passionate account of this key period in the history of English witch-hunting. "Examining the court records of the time, Sharpe reveals how those accused..... More
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xiv + 366pp. Black textured papered boards lettered in silver on spine. Notes, bibliography & index. A well-researched, passionate account of this key period in the history of English witch-hunting. "Examining the court records of the time, Sharpe reveals how those..... More
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NP [ Canada ]: The Devil's Press, 1988. First Edition Thus. Softcover. Octavo. Eccentrically paginated. [12pp.] White stapled wrappers lettered and illustrated in black on covers. Shirley was the founder and long-term editor of the famous "Occult Review." This booklet reprints in fascimile some pieces from the journal "The Occult..... More
Avon, MA: Provenance Press [ Adams Media ], 2006. Reprint. Softcover. Octavo. xxviii + 228pp. b&w illustrations, index. From the publisher: "Singer uses the ubiquitous biblical rules to frame the 10 tenets witches should live by. These tenets incorporate aphorisms common to the New Age, Neo-Pagan movement, such as: Thou..... More
NP [ London ]: Printed by T. G. Norris & Son, ND [ circa 1954 ]. Softcover. Octavo. 32pp. Stapled printed wrappers. The first separate publication: apparently an off-print from the Transactions of Metropolitan College of the Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (SRIA). In a previous paper the author examined witch..... More
NP [ Finland ]: Ixaxaar Occult Literature, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. 331 pages. Bright blue silk-like cloth with elaborate "Perfect Red King of Sulphur" device in gilt on upper board, gilt titling to spine, black textured endpages, 15 full page artworks and over 100 sigils/seals. The first edition..... More
NP [ Spain ]: Primal Craft Occult Publishing, 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 394pp. Bound in blood red faux suede with gilt lettering to spine and gilt "Gateway of The Dragon-flame Grail" to upper board and the seal of "The Infernal Serpent" to rear board. The Dragon Flame Edition, limited..... More
London: R. Turpin, 1840. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Small octavo. 30pp. Original cloth spine with grey paper-covered boards, and gilt-lettered spine label. Although not stated within the volume, the edition was apparently limited to 50 copies (one source says 60). The trials of Catherine Cadière, or Marie-Catherine Cadière, (1709 -..... More
New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. x + 222pp, colour illustrated papered boards, bibliography and index. From the 'Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic' series. From the publisher: "This is the first academic overview of witchcraft and popular magic in Ireland and spans the medieval to the..... More
Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. large 8vo. viii + 240 pp. Original mauve cloth with gray titling, etc. to spine, blind rules, trial index, appendix, sources and references, index. A serious study of the witchcraft trials in eighteenth century Sweden.NEW, thus in Fine in fine dust jacket... More
Brussels, Belgium: Les Editions de la Librairie Encyclopédique, 1952. Softcover. 8vo. 264 pp. French text. Original wrappers. Edges slightly browned. Otherwise, a solid and clean VG copy in VG- dust jacket. (Dust jacket spine darkened; small tears along spine ends.). More
