Rare c1862 "Wonders of The Invisible World" Salem Witch Trials Occult Cotton Mather Puritan
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150+ years old
Hardcover
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1862 Wonders of Invisible World Salem Witch Trials Occult Cotton Mather Puritan
INCREDIBLY FASCINATING CONTENTS...
Wonders of the Invisible World was a book published in 1693 by Cotton Mather, defending Mather’s role in the Witchhunt conducted in Salem, Massachusetts, and espousing the belief that witchcraft was an evil magical power. Mather saw witches as tools of the devil in Satan’s battle to “overturn this poor plantation, the Puritan colony”, and prosecution of witches as a way to secure God’s blessings for the colony.
Cotton Mather (1663 – 1728) was a socially and politically influential New England Puritan minister, prolific author and pamphleteer. Known for his vigorous support for the Salem witch trials, Mather also left a scientific legacy due to his hybridization experiments and his promotion of inoculation for disease prevention.
Author: Cotton Mather
Title: The wonders of the invisible world : being an account of the tryals of several witches lately executed in New-England
Published: London : John Russell Smith, 1862
Language: English
Wear: wear as seen in photos
Binding: tight & secure binding, one front page loose-the one with C.Mather's photo(see pic #10)...the rest on book & binding secure. Yellowing of pages, some spots, and book/page edges slightly worn, inline with advanced age. A name hand written on top part of front page(see pic #7), not sure the signature??
Pages: 291
Publisher: London : John Russell Smith, 1862. Size: ~7in X 4.5in
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A very historically important book; great for antiquarian book collectors, and Metaphysic collectors alike.
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"Wonders of the Invisible World was a book published in 1693 by Cotton Mather, defending Mather's role in the witchhunt conducted in Salem, Massachusetts, and espousing the belief that witchcraft was an evil magical power. Mather saw witches as tools of the devil in Satan's battle to "overturn this poor plantation, the Puritan colony", and prosecution of witches as a way to secure God's blessings for the colony..."
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