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88
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DELRÍO (Martín Antonio). *Disquisitionum magicarum libri sex…
See original version (French)
88
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DELRÍO (Martín Antonio). *Disquisitionum magicarum libri sex…
See original version (French)
Estimate €300 - €400
Voluntary lot
Description
DELRÍO (Martín Antonio). *Disquisitionum magicarum libri sex, quibus continetur accurata curiosarum artium et vanarum superstitionum confutatio*. Cologne, Hermann Demen, 1679. In-4, fawn calfskin with blind-stamped design, broad blind-stamped frieze of foliage bordered by triple fillets, red edges (original binding). ‘One of the finest works for the study of witchcraft and its suppression’ (Dorbon).
This ‘work, which, from a documentary point of view, is most valuable’, writes Caillet, was originally published in Leuven in 1599 to serve the infamous Council of Blood established in Flanders by the Duke of Alba.
This German edition, printed in two columns, is adorned with a beautiful intaglio-engraved frontispiece depicting eleven scenes from the Exodus.
From the John Albree Library, with bookplate.
Interior browned with heavy foxing. Spine rebinded, corners and caps restored, original covers preserved.
Coumont, D45.22 – Krivatsy, no. 3102 – Wellcome, II, 447 – Caillet, no. 2967 (edition not specified) – Dorbon, no. 1139 (1612 edition).
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About the sale
Antique books – Alchemy & the occult sciences
Auction location
Auction time
11/04/2026 at 2:00 PM
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