The Encyclopedia of Witchcraft and Demonology by Rossell Hope Robbins - 1963

New York: Crown (1973), 1973-01-01. 11th Edition. hardcover. Ships same or next business day . 9x6x1.

New York: Bonanza Books. Very Good- in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. 0517362457 . Mild edgewear and bumping to boards and unclipped DJ. Slight bubbling to rear board. Solid binding and clean text. Toned pages with mild soiling to edges. No ownership marks, ex-lib marks, stamps or stickers. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 557 pages .

Spring Books, 1967. 4th Imp. Hardcover. Good/Good. the jacket is scuffed, worn and chipped. staining. foxing and markings throughout. ownership plate. sound binding. may require extra postage[SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Crown. Fair/Fair. 1973. Binding Loose, Worn Condition. Hard Cover. Ex-Library (S314) .

NY: Bonanza Books, 1981. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. 571pp. Light foxing to edges of textblock, else a very good hardback in a very good dustjacket.

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc, 1959. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 9x6x1. Book club edition. Jacket edges rubbed with some tears. Spine base and bottom edges of boards rubbed. 1959 Hard Cover. 571 pp. Includes 250 illustrations. With research sourced by the world's greatest libraries, Robbins has compiled a rational, balanced history of 300 years of horror concentrated primarily in Western Europe. Spanning from the 15th century through the 18th century, the witch-hunt frenzy marks a period of suppressed rational thought; never before have so many been so wrong. To better understand this phenomenon, Robbins examines how the meaning of "witch" has evolved and exposes the true nature of witchcraft—a topic widely discussed in popular culture, though remarkably misunderstood. First published in 1959, Robbins' encyclopedia remains the most authoritative and comprehensive body of information about witchcraft and demonology ever compiled in a single… Read More

New York: Crown Publishers, 1959. Book Club Edition. hardcover. Book VG: mild dust/soil to edge text block, toning/offset to endpapers and paste downs, text clean, binding tight/DJ Fair: heavy chipping and creasing, edge and corner wear, not clipped. Under protective mylar cover. 8vo 571pp. 250 illustrations. Book Club Edition. from front flap: "This, the most authoritative and comprehensive body of information about witchcraft and demonology ever compiled in a single volume, was written by an outstanding scholar who spent years accumulating material from the great libraries of the world. Here is a full scale compendium of fact, history and legend about every phase of this fascinating subject form its origins in medieval times to its last eruptions in the eighteenth century. Included are articles about witches' sabbat and pact, night flight and metamorphosis, incubi and succubi, verbatim reports of trials, werewolves and vampires, devils, demoniacal possession and exorcism, poltergeists, the… Read More

New York: Crown (1973), 1959. 11th Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. 1960 Second printing of the 1960 first edition. Clean tight and unmarked in price intact jacket. Looks unused. B73 Please email for photos.

Crown Publishers, 1959. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. Chips and tears to edges of dust jacket which is now in protective mylar. Oversized, will require additional fees for international options..

London, Bookplan 1965 2ND imp. 10 x 6.5 inches. In maroon cloth covers with gilt to spine, WITH ORIGINAL DUSTWRAPPER In very good condition with very good dustwrapper. (d/w. Slightly rubbed around edges with a few small tears. Not Price clipped. With protective plastic wrap). Mild foxing to edges. Else a clean and tight copy. 571pp. Many B&W illustrations within text, some full-paged. The author discusses the traditional image of the Witch in fiction, and the more serious idea of Witchcraft as a Christian Heresy which was seen as a threat to Society and the Church. The main period covered is from the beginnings in the 15th century to its ending in the 18th. There is a clear distinction made between Witchcraft, Satanism and Sorcery. Many accounts from historical records of the persecution of individuals, especially old women, and groups.