Title: THE GEOGRAPHY OF WITCHCRAFT
Author: Montague Summers
Publisher: Alfred Knopf
City: New YorkYear: 1927 (First Edition)Binding Style: Hardcover
Pagination: 623, with Index, and advertisements for other History of Civilization works at endIllustrated: Yes
Book Details + Condition: A
classic first edition from 1927 on witchcraft, sorcery, black magic,
neuromancy, damnation, satanism and every kind of magic and occult written by
a notable scholar in the field, Montague Summers. GEOGRAPHY OF WITCHCRAFT is a complementary volume to Summers' previous work, HISTORY OF WITCHCRAFT AND DEMONOLOGY. The
author gives detailed evidence for the accent of Witchcraft set out in his
previous volume. The epidemic that
occurred is treated as it appeared in various countries and comprehensive
chapters deal with Greece, Rome, England, Scotland, New England, France,
Germany, Italy and Spain. In overall very well
preserved condition. The pages are crisp and clean. The boards and binding are solid and tight, with little
shelfwear. Boards show a few light spots, spine ends and corners bumped and a bit chafed, spine a little faded, page-edges browned, otherwise a solid unmarked very good copy.
