Cotton Mather on Witchcraft, Mather, Cotton. Published by Dorset Press, New York, 1991. 172pp. illustrated with woodcuts. Quarter red cloth over cream boards. In fine, unread condition.
First published in 1692, written by the influential Puritan minister who played a central role in the Salem witch trials. Mather provides guidelines for discovering witches, explanations of how good Christians are tempted by the devil to become the devil’s consort, and methods of resisting such temptations.