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[LEA, Henry Charles] Materials Toward a History of Witchcraft (3 Volumes in Slipcase)
[LEA, Henry Charles] Materials Toward a History of Witchcraft (3 Volumes in Slipcase)
Arranged and Edited by Arthur C. Howland, Introduction by George Lincon Burr
New York/London: Thomas Yoseloff, 1957. Second Edition. Three hardcover volumes. Octavo. Bound in brown cloth with black and brown spine, titled in silver. Issued without dust jackets, housed in a pictorial slipcase. xliv + 434, 435-1038, 1039-1548 pp. Some light wear to the slipcase but it is in much better condition than usually found. The books are all in very good or better condition.
This is a reprint of Lea's classic work which was first published in 3 volumes in 1939 in an edition of only 300 sets. It has been recognized as the one indispensable work for those who wish to understand the "black arts" that have influenced and shaped world civilizations. Spanning the centuries from antiquity to the recent past, and containing thousands of references that open ever-widening fields of exploration, these three volumes are a veritable encyclopedia of witchcraft, demonology, sorcery, magic, and superstition as recorded in the literature of the ages. A fantastic reference work.