An essay on the history and reality of apparitions
Being an account of what they are, and what they are not; whence they come, and whence they come not. As also how we may distinguish between the apparitions of good and evil spirits and how we ought to behave to them. With a great variety of surprizing and diverting examples, never publish'd before.
by Daniel Defoe, Francis Bedford & John Van der Gucht
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- 18th century
- Language: English
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Title in black and red Plates engraved by J. Van der Gucht: front., pl.101, 139,237,295 & 370 Page 146 misnumbered 164 Moore Boston Public Library (Rare Book Dept.) has two copies: copy on Defoe 21.E815 1727 lacks plate op. 101, was bound in 19th c. panelled calf by F. Bedford and was ex libris Huth Collection, sold June 1912 as lot 2286. Copy on Defoe 27.20 is complete
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| Edition | Date | Publisher | Language | ISBN | Access | Links |
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Being an account of what they are, and what they are not; whence they come, and whence they come not. As also how we may distinguish between the apparitions of good and evil spirits and how we ought to behave to them. With a great variety of surprizing and diverting examples, never publish'd before. Internet Archive institutional pre-1900 scan | 1727 | J. Roberts; London : J. Roberts | English |
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