Reginald Scot [Scott]. The Discovery of Witchcraft: Proving, That the Compacts and Contracts of Witches with Devils and all Infernal Spirits or Familiars, are but Erroneous Novelties and Imaginary Conceptions... London: For A[ndrew] Clark, and are to be sold at Mrs. Cotes's, 1665. Third edition. Folio. ¹1, a-b4, B-Z, 2A-2B6, 2C-2D4; 3A-3F6, 3G2. Lacks ¹1 half-title (reported by Toole-Stott but lacking from all copies we can find). [18], 95, [60], 97-138, [136], 140-219, [221], 221-254, [256-257], 257-292, [14], 72, [2] pages. Nineteenth century marbled boards rebacked in leather with titling label, marbled endpapers; corners rubbed; bookplate of Thomas Walford, Junior; repaired tear in lower margin of title-page, small tear in 3C1. Some minor foxing. Still, a very good copy. From the Krown & Spellman Collection.
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