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Lot 378
Sale 5213 - Rare Books and Manuscripts
Apr 4, 2013
6:00AM ET
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1 vol.
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1 vol.
[ Magic & the Occult] Del Rio, Martin-Antonio. Disquisituinum Magicarum. Libri Sex. Mainz: Joannem Albium, 1603. 3 parts in 1 vol. Folio, old vellum over bds; worn, clasps lacking. With an engraved pictorial bordered title page, depicting magicians. First 12pp reattached to text block by stub, tear and loss to front free endpaper. Light ink library stamp to t-p, other lib. markings. Scattered discoloration and dust-soiling.
[Palau 268269]; Martin-Antonio Del Rio (1551-1508); Jesuit theologian, many modern scholars regard him as a major cause for many of the Witch hunts.