WITCHCRAFT IN SALEM
Book Details + Condition: George Braziller (New York). Fourth printing, 1969. Hardcover with dust jacket. Octavo, 252pp. Red cloth with silver lettering on spine. B&w illustrations. Notes, bibliography & index. A reappraisal of the Salem witchcraft panic, in which the author discusses a form of witchcraft - the folk-magic of the time - may have been practiced. He emphasizes the importance of examining the events in light of beliefs of the time. Contents include: Witchcraft; Witchcraft in New England; The Raising of the Devil; How to Catch a Witch; Witch Hunt; More Wonders of the Invisible World; The Guilt of Innocent Blood; and more. In very good condition: light general shelf wear; interior is clean and free of marking. Dust jacket a bit darkened with rubbed, edges and corners lightly chafed and chipped. Now in protective mylar cover.
