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NAUDÉ, GABRIEL. Apologie pour tous les Grands Personnages qui ont esté faussement soupçonnez de Magie. [24], 615, [23] pages. 8vo, 18th-century 1/4 sheep with morocco lettering piece, spine ends chipped, front joint cracked; contents browned, with some light marginal dampstaining, old institutional stamp on title. The Hague: Adrian Vlacq, 1653
First published in 1625, a defense of celebrated persons, mostly scholars and scientists, accused of practicing illicit magic. Pages 461-76 contain a negative assessment of Nostradamus. Bibliotheca Chimaerica, page 7; Caillet 7923; Duveen, page 423; Thorndike VII, 301.
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