WITCHCRAFT IN OLD AND NEW ENGLAND - 1956 - MAGICK, WITCHES, OCCULT, DEMONS

WITCHCRAFT IN OLD AND NEW ENGLAND Book Details + Condition: Russell and Russell (New York). Second Edition, 1956. Hardcover with teal boards, gilt titling to spine. 598 pages with Index. Author George Lyman Kittredge argues that the belief in witches is a universal human heritage, not an exclusively Puritan phenomenon. He demonstrates that the Salem witch trials were simply the continuation of deeply rooted English traditions, rather than an isolated, monstrous American anomaly. Chapters include: - English Witchcraft Before 1558- Image Magic and the Like- Love and Hate- Madness, Curses, and the Elfshot- Venefica- Charms Ghoulish and Profane- Wind and Weather- The Witch in the Dairy- Metamorphosis - Mirrors and Thieves- Treasure Trove- Haunted Houses and Haunted Men- The Seer- Cold Water- The Compact and the Witches' Sabbath- King James the First- Witchcraft and the Puritans PROVENANCE: From the massive occult collection of Dr. Alan Gauld (1932–2024), distinguished British psychologist, parapsychologist, and historian of psychical research based at the University of Nottingham. His library included significant works on mediumship, hypnotism, and the founders of psychical research, often marked with his ownership inscriptions or ex libris labels. He authored many respected works, including The Founders of Psychical Research (1968), Mediumship and Survival (1982), and A History of Hypnotism (1992). Firm binding; light shelf wear to boards; fading / toning to small section of spine covering; Gauld's ex libris and name to front endpapers; interior is clean and free of markings. All books are carefully packed, and shipped in boxes.