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Auction archive: Lot number 237

Essays on Several Important Subjects in Philosophy and Religion

Estimate
US$500 - US$800
Price realised:
US$1,750
Auction archive: Lot number 237

Essays on Several Important Subjects in Philosophy and Religion

Estimate
US$500 - US$800
Price realised:
US$1,750
Beschreibung:

Essays on Several Important Subjects in Philosophy and Religion Author: Glanvill, Joseph Place Published: London Publisher: Printed by J.D. for John Barker... and Henry Mortlock Date Published: 1676 Description: [16], 66, [2], 56, [2], 43, [3], 28, [2], 61, [3], 58, [4] pp. 19.4x15.5 cm (7¾x6"), period dark calf. First Edition. Curious combination of skeptical views, support for science, and ardent belief in the existence of witches and witchcraft. Joseph Glanvill (1636-1680) was a member of the clergy of the Anglican church notorious for his attempts to prove the existence of superatural using empirical methods. ESTC R22979; Wing G809. Condition: Covers light dry and rubbed with some chips along spine tips and joints; occasional spotting, worming, and rust spots to text, but overall quite clean; very good. Item#: 359922 Headline: Glanvill's Essays 1676, on witchcraft et al.

Auction archive: Lot number 237
Auction:
Datum:
5 Oct 2023
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
Beschreibung:

Essays on Several Important Subjects in Philosophy and Religion Author: Glanvill, Joseph Place Published: London Publisher: Printed by J.D. for John Barker... and Henry Mortlock Date Published: 1676 Description: [16], 66, [2], 56, [2], 43, [3], 28, [2], 61, [3], 58, [4] pp. 19.4x15.5 cm (7¾x6"), period dark calf. First Edition. Curious combination of skeptical views, support for science, and ardent belief in the existence of witches and witchcraft. Joseph Glanvill (1636-1680) was a member of the clergy of the Anglican church notorious for his attempts to prove the existence of superatural using empirical methods. ESTC R22979; Wing G809. Condition: Covers light dry and rubbed with some chips along spine tips and joints; occasional spotting, worming, and rust spots to text, but overall quite clean; very good. Item#: 359922 Headline: Glanvill's Essays 1676, on witchcraft et al.

Auction archive: Lot number 237
Auction:
Datum:
5 Oct 2023
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
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