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(Limited Numbered Edition) Wherein The Lewde Dealing Of Witches And Witchmongers Is Notablie Detected. In 1584, Scot put forward the view that the existence of witches was a complete absurdity. King James found his views heretical and ordered the burning of his book. However, the book remains a source book for the actual practice of witchcraft. Introduction by the Rev Montague Summers. Printed on Dutch Mould-Made Paper specially made for this edition. Limited & Numbered Edition (No 1079 of 1275 copies) Uniform with Malleus Maleficarum by the same publisher. John Rodker, Great Britain 1930. illus xxviii + 284pp hb dw pict beige dw, 1/4 gilt red vellum, gilt green boards, dw discoloured creased & frayed, eps & page edges browned with 2 sides untrimmed, rare dw, book vg.

Reginald Scot's 'The Discoverie of Witchcraft,' first published in 1584, is one of the earliest works in English to openly denounce witchcraft and magic as folklore and superstition. Through comprehensive chapters, Scot debunks the myths surrounding witchcraft practices and critiques the witch hunts and trials of his time.