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Demonographia: The Fountainhead of Diabolic Portraiture
by Collin de Plancy (Translated by Prudence Priest)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good +
- Seller
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Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
Seattle: Trident Books, 1999. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. Louis Breton. A handsome copy of the 1999 numbered, limited edition. #243 OF ONLY 1,000 COPIES ISSUED. Tight and Near Fine to Fine in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with very light creasing --and just a touch of soiling-- along the panel edges. Octavo, fold-out frontispiece, 69 high-quality engraved illustrations by Louis Breton. "Being a complete collection of the diabolic portraiture designed by Louis Breton for J.A.S. Collin de Plancy's 'Dictionnaire Infernal', depicting many of the demons & dignitaries named in the classic literature of medieval magic and sorcery. Presented with a translation of the descriptions of the demons from the original French text, rendered by Prudence Priest" (from the title page).
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- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16404
- Title
- Demonographia: The Fountainhead of Diabolic Portraiture
- Author
- Collin de Plancy (Translated by Prudence Priest)
- Illustrator
- Louis Breton
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Trident Books
- Place of Publication
- Seattle
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- rare occult, rare demonology, rare black magic, medieval magic, medieval sorcery
- Bookseller catalogs
- Occult;
Terms of Sale
Appledore Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
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