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A treatise proving spirits, witches, and supernatural operations, by pregnant instances and evidences : together with other things worthy of note / by Meric Casaubon ...
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Casaubon, Meric, 1599-1671.
- Standardized Title:
- Of credulity and incredulity in things natural, civil, and divine
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Witchcraft--Early works to 1800.
- Witchcraft.
- Penn Provenance:
- Cole, William, 1693 (autograph)
- Lea, Henry Charles, 1825-1909 (autograph) (bookplate)
- Merivale, I.H. (autograph)
- Physical Description:
- 16 unnumbered pages, 316 pages, 4 unnumbered pages ; 18 cm (8vo)
- Other Title:
- Of credulity and incredulity, in things natural, and civil
- Fingerprint:
- hehe adst ern- sewh (3) 1672 (A)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for Brabazon Aylmer ..., 1672.
- Notes:
- First published under title: Of credulity and incredulity in things natural, civil and divine. London, 1668. Cf. Brit. Mus. Catalogue.
- Title within ruled border.
- Additions: p. 316-p. [4] at end.
- Erratas: prelim. p. [14] and p. [4] at end.
- Imprimatur: prelim. p. [4].
- Signatures: A-X⁸.
- Local Notes:
- Lea Library copy bound in half leather atop marbled paper; the title and author are printed in gold on the spine.
- Lea Library copy has the bookplate and autograph, dated 1876, of Henry Charles Lea.
- Lea Library copy has the autograph of I.H. Merivale above Lea's on front free end paper.
- Lea Library copy has the autograph of William Cole, dated November 30, 1693, upside-down on page following title leaf.
- Lea Library copy has a few marginal ms. marks in pencil and ink throughout.
- Cited in:
- Wing (2nd ed.), 815
- OCLC:
- 31731352
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