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1462 - Alchemy – Occultism – Witchcraft
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Estimate €750 - €1,000
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Alchemy – Occultism – Witchcraft Thomasius, Christian Brief Doctrinal Theses on the Vice of Sorcery. Previously defended in an inaugural disputation. No place or publisher, 1702. 68 leaves, 12°. Late leather binding with gilt edging and mounted spine label (slightly rubbed and bumped). Hayn-G. III, 243 (1712 edition) - Cf. VD18 10439838. - Early German edition of this important treatise on combating witchcraft and sorcery, first published in 1701 under the title ‘De crimine magiae’. - A work by the German jurist and philosopher Christian Thomasius in a single volume. Thomasius advocated for a humane penal system in the spirit of the Enlightenment. Through his efforts, he played a part in the abolition of witch hunts and torture. - Reprinted: Discourse on the Invention of the Praiseworthy Art of Book Printing in Germany. Gotha, Jacob Mevius, 1700. - J.J. Becher. Foolish Wisdom and Wise Folly. With an engraved frontispiece. 1707. - Manier zu Reden bey Geburth, Hochzeiten und Absterben. With an engraved frontispiece. Leipzig, Friedrich Groschuff, 1714. - Edges browned, partly stained. With handwritten annotations. Generally well preserved. Witchcraft. - Early German edition of an important treatise combating witchcraft and sorcery, originally published in 1701 under the title ‘De crimine magiae’. - A work by the German jurist and philosopher Christian Thomasius, bound in a single volume. Thomasius advocated for a humane penal system in the spirit of the Enlightenment; his efforts contributed to the abolition of witch trials and the use of torture. - Bound with: As listed above. - Margins browned, partly stained. With handwritten annotations. Overall in good condition. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard margin scheme. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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