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WEYER, JOHANN. De praestigiis daemonum, et incantationibus ac veneficiis, libri V. recogniti. 565, [27] (of [59]) pages; lacks last 16 leaves of

WEYER, JOHANN. De praestigiis daemonum, et incantationibus ac veneficiis, libri V. recogniti. 565, [27] (of [59]) pages; lacks last 16 leaves of index. 8vo, 18th-century calf gilt, spine ends chipped; blank lower corner torn off first 10 leaves, title soiled, with lower margin restored touching bottom line of imprint. Basel: Joannes Oporinus, 1564

  • Notes: First published the preceding year, "the first major European work to take an empirical, scientific approach to the study of mental illness, and one of the most celebrated exposes of the witchcraft delusion" (Norman). Garrison-Morton 4916 (original edition); Norman 2210 (this edition).

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