A candle in the dark, or, A treatise concerning the nature of witches & witchcraft : being advice to judges, sheriffes, justices of the peace and grand-jury-men, what to do, before they passe sentence on such as are arraigned for their lives, as witches / by Thomas Ady M.A.
1656
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Title
A candle in the dark, or, A treatise concerning the nature of witches & witchcraft : being advice to judges, sheriffes, justices of the peace and grand-jury-men, what to do, before they passe sentence on such as are arraigned for their lives, as witches / by Thomas Ady M.A.
Created/published
London : Printed for R.I. to be sold by Tho. Newberry at the Three Lions in Cornhill by the Exchange, 1656.
Description
[8], 152, 161-172 p. ; 19 cm (4to)
Associated name
Ady, Thomas, author.
Ibbitson, Robert, printer.
Newberry, Thomas, active 1653-1658, bookseller, publisher.
Colvill, Robert Frederick Steuart, 1860-1936, former owner.
Ibbitson, Robert, printer.
Newberry, Thomas, active 1653-1658, bookseller, publisher.
Colvill, Robert Frederick Steuart, 1860-1936, former owner.
Note
A reissue, with cancel title page and C3, of the 1655 edition, which has "printed for Robert Ibbitson" in imprint.
Signatures: A-X⁴ Y².
A4 errata leaf.
Signatures: A-X⁴ Y².
A4 errata leaf.
Cited/described in
English short title catalogue, R4820
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), A674
British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661, E.869[5]
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), A674
British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661, E.869[5]
Genre/form
Treatises.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
208- 004q
Folger-specific note
Second leaf is blank. A few manuscript notes throughout. Armorial bookplate: Robert Frederick Steuart Colvill, Coolock House Co. Dublin, 1898. Bound in leather with marbled pastedowns; blind tooling on cover and gold spine title.