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Daemonologia: A Discourse on Witchcraft as it was acted in the Family of Mr Edward Fairfax, of Fuyston, in the County of York, in the Year 1621; Along with the only Two Eclogues of the Same Author known to be in Existence With a Biographical Introduction, and notes Topographical and Illustrative

William Grainge

1971

Barnes & Noble Inc : New York

8.5" by 5.5"

[8], 189pp.

 

   

SUMMARY

 A very scarce facsimile edition of Edward Fairfax's work on demonology, complete with unclipped dust wrapper.

Publishers' Original Binding,Very Scarce,With Dustwrapper

Overall Condition: Near Fine

This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed

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DESCRIPTION

Facsimile of the 1882 edition of Edward Fairfax's 'Daemonologia' with notes by William Grainge and complete with the two mystic eclogues by Fairfax. With unclipped dust wrapper. A very scarce copy.

Edward Fairfax (c1580-1635) was an English translator, known for his esteem translation of Torquato Tasso's 'Jerusalem Delivered.' He was also a believer in witchcraft, and wrote an original work on demonology, which provides a fascinating first hand account of rural life of the period. 

 


CONDITION

In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely. Previous owner's stamps to title page and edges. Dust wrapper unclipped and very smart with light wear, minor darkening to spine and top margin of wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean.

Overall Condition: Near Fine  Near Fine

 

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

 

Overall Condition

(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)

Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear

Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy

Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones

often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy

Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will

be described in the condition report under 'condition'

Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair

Fair - As with good only above but with other faults

leaving a compromised copy even after repair

Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.

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