WITCH, WARLOCK AND MAGICIAN: HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF MAGIC AND WITCHCRAFT IN ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND
Book Details + Condition: J.W. Bouton (New York). First Edition, 1889. Very scarce. Hardcover with marbled boards and three-quarters leather binding; raised bands and gilt to spine. By William Henry Davenport Adams. The journalist and author W.H. Davenport Adams (1828 – 91) was a popular science writer, translator and lexicographer. Here, he presents the work of alchemists, magicians and astrologers from 14th-century England through to the 16th and 17th centuries. The volume presents historical accounts of witchcraft and records of witch trials. A solid and clean very scarce first edition, with interior hinges cracked, but binding remains firm (boards may have been partially re-attached at some point); rubbed corners and edges; normal aging and wear to boards; interior is clean and free of markings. Contents include:
- Progress of Alchemy in Europe
- Roger Bacon: The True and the Legendary
- The Story of Dr. John Dee
- Dr. Dee's Diary
- Magic and Imposture: A Couple of Knaves
- Last of the English Magicians: William Lilly
- Early History of Witchcraft in England
- Witchcraft in England in the 17th Century
- Decline of Witchcraft in Europe
- Witches of Scotland
- Literature of Witchcraft
