Description
For sale is a Fine paperback edition, first printing of The Malleus Maleficarum by Heinrich Kramer and James Sprenger. Dover [Paperback] Edition described, 1971 Dover. Later Printing with barcode on rear and no Printing info on copyright page.
The exterior of the paperback edition is in Fine condition, with clean, illustrated covers with no creases, no surface wear, strong title on an un-cracked spine, clean page blocks, a tight binding with no creases, strong spine ends, no edge wear and one lightly rubbed corner.
The interior of the book is also in Fine condition, with no marks, inscriptions, or any other signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright. Newer issue in pristine unread condition.
For nearly three centuries Malleus Maleficarum (The Witches’ Hammer) was the professional manual for witch hunters. This work by two of the most famous Inquisitors of the age is still a document of the forces of that era’s beliefs. Under a Bull of Pope Innocent VIII, Kramer and Sprenger exposed the heresy of those who did not believe in witches and set forth the proper order of the world with devils, witches, and the will of God. Even if you do not believe in witchcraft, the world of 1484 did.
Don’t miss the opportunity to own this Near Fine first paperback printing of this rare book. S
