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LOT 135

Lot 135

Eight Volumes on the Occult

Eight Volumes on the Occult
Lot 135 Details
Eight Volumes on the Occult


Cotton Mather (1663-1728)
THE WONDERS OF THE INVISIBLE WORLD
London, John Russell Smith, 1862

Frederick T. Hall
THE PEDIGREE OF THE DEVIL
London, Trübner & Co., 1883

Frederick Thomas Elworthy
THE EVIL EYE
London, John Murray, 1895

Various Authors
THE BEST GHOST STORIES
New York, Boni and Liveright, 1919

Eliphas Lévi (1810-1875)
TRANSCENDENTAL MAGIC
Philadelphia, David McKay & Co., 1923

M. Oldfield Howey
THE HORSE IN MAGIC AND MYTH
London, William Rider & Son, Ltd., 1923

Simon Staughton
PRINCE LUCIFER: A BIOGRAPHY OF THE DEVIL
London, Eynesbury Press Ltd., 1950

Rossell Hope Robbins
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WITCHCRAFT AND DEMONOLOGY
New York, Crown Publishers, Inc.
various sizes, largest 10.25 x 8 in — 26 x 20.3 cm

Estimate $200-$300

Realised: $1,320
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

Provenance:

Bookplate: Ex Libris Zelma Lorie (Toronto)

CONDITION DETAILS

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