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An essay on demonology, ghosts and apparitions, and popular superstitions

also, an account of the witchcraft delusion at Salem, in 1692.

Also known as An Essay on Demonology, Ghosts and Apparitions, and Popular Superstitions: Also, an Account of ..

by James Thacher

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Demonology, angelology, and possession, Ghosts, hauntings, and poltergeists, and Witchcraft and folk magic.

  • Witchcraft and folk magic

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, openlibrary-historical, and project-gutenberg matched “Witchcraft” and “witchcraft”. Retained metadata contains “Witchcraft” in the subtitle, “Witchcraft” in the subject metadata, “witches” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Witchcraft”· via Internet Archive
    • “Witchcraft”· via Open Library
    • “witchcraft”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “Witchcraft”· in subtitle
    • “Witchcraft”· in subject
    • “witches”· in subject
  • Demonology, angelology, and possession

    Controlled discovery queries from library-of-congress, project-gutenberg, and wellcome matched “demonology”. Retained metadata contains “Demonology” in the title, “Demonology” in the alternative title, and “Demonology” in the edition title.

    • “demonology”· via Library of Congress
    • “demonology”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “demonology”· via Wellcome Collection
    • “Demonology”· in title
    • “Demonology”· in alternative title
    • “Demonology”· in edition title
  • Ghosts, hauntings, and poltergeists

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive and wellcome matched “Ghosts” and “ghosts”. Retained metadata contains “Apparitions” in the title, “Ghosts” in the title, “Apparitions” in the alternative title, and 4 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Ghosts”· via Internet Archive
    • “ghosts”· via Wellcome Collection
    • “Apparitions”· in title
    • “Ghosts”· in title
    • “Apparitions”· in alternative title
    • “Ghosts”· in alternative title

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Editions

Open Library reports 3 editions; 2 cataloged here.

also, an account of the witchcraft delusion at Salem, in 1692.

Internet Archive institutional pre-1900 scan

iv, 234 pages ; 17 cm

1831Boston : Carter and Hendee; Boston, Carter and Hendee; Carter and HendeeEnglish—No ebook

Also, an Account of the Witchcraft Delusion at Salem, in 1692

Project Gutenberg electronic edition

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2015-06-06Project GutenbergEnglish—Public domain (USA)

Subjects

26 subject headings

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Cataloging notes

  • Contributing institution: Boston Public Library
  • Contributing institution: New York Public Library
  • Contributing institution: The Library of Congress
  • Contributing institution: U.S. National Library of Medicine
  • Contributing institution: University of Michigan
  • Digitization sponsor: Boston Public Library
  • Digitization sponsor: Google
  • Digitization sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons, U.S. National Library of Medicine
  • Digitization sponsor: The Library of Congress
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: americana
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: americana; medicalheritagelibrary; usnationallibraryofmedicine
  • Open Library reports 2 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Original print publication date and source edition are absent from Project Gutenberg metadata.
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