An Essay on Demonology, Ghosts and Apparitions, and Popular Superstitions by James Thacher – Limited Edition Hardcover

One of only 150 hand numbered copies. Book is bound in burgundy cloth, foil stamped front board, printed endpaper, illustrated throughout. 204 pages.

Published by Manifesto Infernal

From the publisher:

This classic book has been restored from its original 1831 publication and printed as a limited edition hardcover by Manifesto Infernal. Covering superstitions, witchcraft, delusions and medical quackery prevalent in the times, this historically important book contains the full original text with improved layout, new illustrations and clean typesetting.

This edition has been edited by Mort Octavius Black to provide modern readers with a clean representation of this classic book without altering the author’s original intent or meaning.

The original section, An Account of the Witchcraft Delusion at Salem, in 1692, is included which details several historical trials and documentations of the mass hysteria and craze that surrounded the infamous Salem Witch Trials.