Shelfmark
Gc.3.14
Author
Title
A treatise of specters. Or, An history of apparitions, oracles, prophecies, and predictions, with dreams, visions, and revelations. And the cunning delusions of the devil, to strengthen the idolatry of the Gentiles, and the worshipping of saints departed; with the doctrine of purgatory. A work very seasonable, for discovering the impostures and religious cheats of these times. Collected out of sundry authours of great credit; and delivered into English from their several originals, by T.B. Whereunto is annexed, a learned treatise, confuting the opinions of the Sadduces and Epicures, (denying the appearing of angels and devils to men) with the arguments of those that deny that angels and devils can assume bodily shapes. Written in French, and now rendred into English. With a table to the whole work..
Publication, distribution, etc.
London, : Printed by John Streater, dwelling in Well-Yard, near the Hospital of S. Bartholomews the Lesse,, 1658..
Physical description
[6], 367, [25] p. ; 28 cm. (fol.)
Note
T.B. = Thomas Bromhall, who signs the preface.
Note
Title words "apparitions, ... predictions," gathered by a right brace; title words "with dreams, ... revelations." gathered by a left brace.
Citation/references note
ESTC, R12412
Citation/references note
Wing, B4885
Provenance
Booklabel recording bequest to Eton College by Nicholas Mann in 1754.
Provenance
8-line inscription in a 17th-century English hand on endleaf.
Provenance
Price and ?bookseller's codes on front endpaper; ms. "X" at foot of imprint.
Binding
Contemporary sheep binding; border of blind double fillets with additional double fillet parallel to spine; four raised bands.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: Dd.4.16.
Subject
Ghosts Early works to 1800.
Subject
Demonology Early works to 1800.
Subject
Occultism Early works to 1800.
Subject
Purgatory Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Streater, John, fl. 1650 - 1670 printer.
Added entry--name
Mann, Nicholas, ? - -1753 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B13410