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Defoe, History of the Devil, undated edition

Defoe, History of the Devil, undated edition

The History of the Devil, Ancient and Modern. In Two Parts. Part First, Containing The State of the Devil's Circumstances, from His Expulsion out of Heaven, to the Creation; with Remarks on the Several Mistakes Concerning His Fall. Part Second, Containing His More Private Conduct Down to the Present Times; His Government, His Appearances, His Manner of Working, and the Tools he Works with. With a Description of the Devil's Dwelling. London: Printed for A. Law, W. Miller, and R. Cater; by Geo. Walker, Durham.

 

Modern green cloth with title label on spine. Spine slightly sunned. Slight splay. New end papers. Faint pencil writing on title page. Deckle edges. Mild toning. A few scattered stains, mostly marginal and creeping into text. Mild foxing. Pages 240 to 253 involved by a bit more significant foxing. Faint pencil annotation on title page. Prior dealer's description of a different copy of this book used as a bookmark before Part II.

 

Anonymous and undated, but known to be Daniel Defoe, first published in 1726 as A Political History of the Devil.

$400.00Price

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