ALDE
138
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WITCHCRAFT. – FONTAINE (Jacques).
See original version (French)
138
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WITCHCRAFT. – FONTAINE (Jacques).
See original version (French)
Estimate €200 - €300
Voluntary lot
Description
WITCHCRAFT. – FONTAINE (Jacques). On the marks of witches and the actual possession that the devil takes of human bodies. On the subject of the trial of the abominable and detestable witch Louis Gaufridy... Lyon, Claude Larjot, 1611 [Arras, printed by Rousseau-Leroy], undated [1865]. In-12, [2]–46 pp., ivory-coloured vellum Bradel binding (contemporary binding). ‘A limited-run reprint, now rare, of an almost unobtainable book ’ (Dorbon) concerning the estates of Aix-en-Provence, a famous case in which the Benedictine monk Louis Gaufridy, parish priest of Les Accoules, was accused of witchcraft and sentenced to be burnt alive. The judgement of the Parliament of Provence ordering his conviction is reproduced on pp. 34–46.
From the libraries of Amédée Rigaud, with bookplate, and Maurice Cohen, with bookplate.
Caillet, no. 4067 – Dorbon, no. 1698 – Yve-Plessis, no. 1262.
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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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