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LOT 133

Lot 133

Heinrich Kramer or Henricus Institoris (German, c.1430-1505)

Heinrich Kramer or Henricus Institoris (German, c.1430-1505)
Lot 133 Details
Heinrich Kramer or Henricus Institoris (German, c.1430-1505)

MALLEUS MALEFICARUM

4to., 278pp., numbered 197 in an edition of 1275, on deckle edged laid paper in brown linen boards with red linen spine, illustrated, printed at Suffolk by Messrs. R. Clay & Sons Ltd., for publisher John Rodker, 1928

Estimate $100-$150

Realised: $540
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Heinrich Kramer or Henricus Institoris (German, c.1430-1505)
  • Heinrich Kramer or Henricus Institoris (German, c.1430-1505)
  • Heinrich Kramer or Henricus Institoris (German, c.1430-1505)
Provenance:

Bookplate: Ex Libris Zelma Lorie (Toronto)

Note:

An early and popular treatise on witchcraft, contributing to the witch hunts and executions in the early-modern period.

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