THE HISTORY OF MAGIC, TO WHICH IS ADDED AN APPENDIX OF THE MOST REMARKABLE AND BEST AUTHENTICATED STORIES OF APPARITIONS, DREAMS, SECOND SIGHT, SOMNAMBULISM, PREDICTIONS, DIVINATION, WITCHCRAFT, VAMPIRES, FAIRIES, TABLE-TURNING, AND SPIRIT-RAPPING
Book Details + Condition: University Books [New Hyde Park, NY]. First modern reprint edition, 1970 (originally published in 1854). Two-volume hardcover set, with dust jackets. Pagination: 471; 518. Translated from the original German by Mary and William Howitt. Joseph Ennemoser was a notable 19th-century physician who became popular as a supporter and advocate of mesmerism. He is most remembered for this highly regarded and comprehensive work, in which he describes every conceivable aspect of known magic. Content includes:
- Magic in mythology
- Mythological symbolism
- German witchcraft
- Supernatural abilities
- Sympathetic magic
- Magic of Early Christians
- Demons
- Apparitions
- Haunted houses
- Remarkable dreams
- Nightmare hauntings
- Second sight
- Fortune-telling
- Fairies
- Vampires
- Witchcraft
- Hallucinogenic magic herbs
- Magic herbs and trees
- Mythical signs and their magical relations
- Prophetic women
- Ancient use of the magnet
- And MUCH more
- Concludes with a section dedicated to the Salem Witch Trials.
In very good condition; both volumes appear to be unread. Solid binding; light shelf wear; interiors are clean and free of markings. Dust jackets show light normal shelf wear, and both retain their original prices.
