Description: THE WONDERS OF THE INVISIBLE WORLD. BEING AN ACCOUNT OF THE TRYALS OF SEVERAL WITCHES LATELY EXECUTED IN NEW ENGLAND. (BY COTTON MATHER) TO WHICH IS ADDED A FARTHER ACCOUNT OF THE TRYALS OF THESE NEW-ENGLAND WITCHES BY INCREASE MATHER. Book Details + Condition: John Russell Smith (London). First Edition thus, 1862. Hardcover measuring 7" x 5". 291 pages. Includes a frontis portrait of Mather, as well as a facsimile of the original title pages. This is the first lengthy account of the trials of the accused Salem witches, written by the well noted New England Puritan of his age, Cotton Mather, with latter commentary by his son, Increase Mather. This is the first publication of these classic accounts since the 17th-century first edition in 1693. From the massive occult collection of King Lawrence Parker - academic, dissertation author, and book collector extraordinaire. Firm binding; lightly rubbed corners and spine ends; toned pages; Parker's bookplate to inside front board, as well as his embossed stamp to half-title page; foxing to first and last few pages; interior is clean and free of markings. Please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any questions! Also check out our other rare and out-of-print antiquarian books at Black Cat Caboodle. SHIPPING & PAYMENTShipping & Handling — covers shipping via USPS to anywhere in the continental U.S. and within eBay's Global Shipping Program.Payment is due within 3 days of end of auction. Black Cat Caboodle THANKS you for looking!
Price: 450 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: London
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated, Provenance OLIVE PERCIVAL
Author: Cotton Mather and Increase Mather
Publisher: John Russell Smith
Topic: Witchcraft
Subject: Religion & Spirituality
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1862
