WITCH, SPIRIT, DEVIL
Book Details + Condition: White Lion Publishers (New York and London). Uncommon First Edition, 1974. Hardcover with dust jacket. By A.F. Scott. 189 pages, with Glossary, Bibliography and Index. Illustrated. From the jacket: "WITCH, SPIRIT AND DEVIL is a fascinating anthology taken from a host of contemporary books and manuscripts. It presents an unparalleled, often horrific insight into the nature of witchcraft - the Black Art derived from the Devil - and its impact on men and women of every social class and frame of mind... Black witches, white witches, poltergeists - all take their place in the macabre tableau." Chapters include:
- What is Witchcraft?
- Witchcraft in the Bible
- Malleus Maleficarum
- Witch-hunts
- The White Witch
- Trials of Witches
- The Sabbat
- Familiars
- Spells and Charms
- And much more.
From the massive occult collection of King Lawrence Parker - academic, dissertation author, and book collector extraordinaire. An uncommon work in very good condition with firm binding; Parker's info to ffep; toned pages (common with this first edition); interior is clean and free of markings. Dust jacket has been price-clipped and is in good condition, save a bit of aging and darkened areas, with wear to edges. All books are carefully packed, and shipped in boxes.
