Lot 760
Witchcraft, Science, Astrology, Cosmology, Hermetic philosophy
Rare Books, Manuscripts & Photographs
Auction: Rare Books, Manuscripts & Photographss | 10 May 2007
Description
A large collection of photocopied articles, facsimiles and typescripts , folio & 4to, including: Russell, Jeffrey Burton Witchcraft in the Middle Ages, 1972; The devil. Perceptions of evil from antiquity to primitive Christianity, 1977; Satan the early Christian tradition, 1981; Lucifer the devil in the Middle Ages, 1984; Mephistopheles, the devil in the modern world, 1986; Frazer, Sir James Myths of the origin of fire, 1930; [Anon.] The witches of Warboyse, [1589]; Linton, E.L. Witch stories, 1861; Fairfax, E. A discourse of witchcraft, c.1621 and translation from copy sold by Sothebys in 1996; and approximately 59 others relating to John Dee, Leibniz, Helmont, Trithemius, Khunrath &c., all photocopies or typescripts; uniformly bound in black cloth gilt with red labels (69)