Sinclair, George

SATAN'S INVISIBLE WORLD DISCOVERED: Or, A Choice Collection Of Modern Relations, Proving Evidently...That There Are Devils, Spirits, Witches, And Apparitions, From Authentic Records...To Which Is Added, That Marvellous History Of Major Weir And His Sister; The Witches Of Bargarran...[spine title: "Satan's World"]

Edinburgh: Printed And Sold By A. Jardine, Forrester's Wynd, nd. Hardcover. Very Good. Item #22-4738

5.25 x 3.25", marbled boards, 1/4 brown leather with decorative edges, black leather spine label with gilt lettering, iv, 170pp. Covers rubbed and edgeworn, scuffing/scraping to leather, pencil notes and small drawing on front endpapers, inner hinges cracked, offsetting from pastedowns, a few creased corners else very good condition. Textblock tight. Contains 43 "Chapters" including discovery of murder by an apparition, the devil of Glenluce, drunkards destroyed by the devil, prayers and charms used in the Highlands. The first edition was 1685, there are nine documented editions between 1685 and 1814, varying in printers, pagination, number of chapters and the way the title page is set up. The pagination for the 1779 edition indicates 172pp so this particular title was issued between 1685 and 1779. Either way, this is an extremely SCARCE edition.

Price: $995.00