Apr 23, 2007 - Sale 2111

Sale 2111 - Lot 91

Price Realized: $ 1,020
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
LANCRE, PIERRE DE. L'Incredulité et Mescreance du Sortilege plainement convaincue. Engraved portrait of Louis XIII on title verso. 841, [10] pages. Thick 4to, contemporary vellum, worn, lacks ties, front hinge cracked; contents toned and spotted, index leaves dampstained, tears and holes through last 2 leaves slightly affecting text, last leaf mounted. Paris: Nicolas Buon, 1622
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first edition of a treatise on the reality of witchcraft and other occult phenomena by a Bordeaux trial judge known for his zealous prosecution of witches. Page 230 contains a passing reference to Nostradamus, noting that his ambiguous predictions can only be judged after the fact and may be interpreted to suit a variety of purposes. Robbins, pages 298-99.