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SCOT, Reginald (ca. 1538-1599). Ondecking van Tovery. Translated from English into Dutch by Thomas Basson (1555-1613). - Jacques DU CLERCQ. Historie vande Tovenaers, ghenaemt Vaudoisen, t'Atrecht omgebracht. Translated from French into Dutch. - Louis SERVIN. Extract uyt t'Pleydoye, daer in ghehandelt wert van de proef vant waeter. Translated from Latin into Dutch. All texts edited by Thomas Basson. Leiden: Thomas Basson, 1609.
3 parts in one volume, 8o (148 x 97 mm). (Some minor browning.) Contemporary vellum. Provenance: D.F. Schunleer (bookplate), who formed one of the first collections of Dutch popular literature.
FIRST EDITION IN DUTCH of Scot's Discovery of Witchcraft (first published 1584, see lot 785), and the second appearance of Scot's work in print. Servin's text describes a trial of witches, in which guilt was determined using the water test. Norman 1918.
3 parts in one volume, 8
FIRST EDITION IN DUTCH of Scot's Discovery of Witchcraft (first published 1584, see lot 785), and the second appearance of Scot's work in print. Servin's text describes a trial of witches, in which guilt was determined using the water test. Norman 1918.