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Lot 379
Sale 5213 - Rare Books and Manuscripts
Apr 4, 2013
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1 vol.
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1 vol.
[Witches & the Occult.] [Kramer, Heinrich] Institorus, Henricus Malleus Maleficarum [The Hammer of Witches]. Lyon: Clavdii Landry, 1620. 3 parts in 1. 8vo, later calf; rebacked, worn. Title page in red and black. Ink library stamps on t-p & scattered dust soiling. [Bound with:] Basin, Bernard, et al. Malleus Maleficarum Tractatus Aliquot Tam Veteram.. Artis Magicae Stupendos. Lyons: Clavdii Landry, 1620. Title page in red and black. Both complete.
[HC 9245; Klebs 926.4; Proctor 2090; Oates.]
Heinrich Kramer ( 1450-1505); German Churchman and Inquisitor; Malleus Maleficarum was first written in 1486 to educate magistrates on the proper identification of witches.