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The certainty of the worlds of spirits, and consequently, of the immortality of souls. of the malice and misery of the devils, and the damned. And of the blessedness of the justified

fully evinced by unquestionable histories of apparitions, operations, witchcrafts, voices, &c. ...

Also known as The Certainty of The Worlds of Spirits and, Consequently, of The Immortality of Souls of The Malice and Misery of The Devils and The Damned, and of The Blessedness of The Justified, Fully Evinced By The Unquestionable Histories of Apparitions, Operations, Witchcrafts, Voices &c

by Richard Baxter, Colonel Henry Hamlyn Fane & David Laing Philips

  • First published:
  • 17th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source

Spine title: Worlds of spirits First edition Page 86 numbered 68 Wing Ex libris (armorial): Colonel Henry Hamlyn Fane; (bookplate): David Laing Philips

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Afterlife, reincarnation, and near-death experiences, Demonology, angelology, and possession, Ghosts, hauntings, and poltergeists, and Witchcraft and folk magic.

  • Witchcraft and folk magic

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, online-books-page, and openlibrary-historical matched “Witchcraft”. Retained metadata contains “Witchcraft” in the subject metadata.

    • “Witchcraft”· via Internet Archive
    • “Witchcraft”· via The Online Books Page
    • “Witchcraft”· via Open Library
    • “Witchcraft”· in subject
  • Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive and openlibrary-historical matched “Demonology”. Retained metadata contains “Demonology” in the subject metadata.

    • “Demonology”· via Internet Archive
    • “Demonology”· via Open Library
    • “Demonology”· in subject
  • Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, online-books-page, openlibrary, and openlibrary-historical matched “Apparitions”. Retained metadata contains “Apparitions” in the subtitle, “Apparitions” in the alternative title, “Apparitions” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Apparitions”· via Internet Archive
    • “Apparitions”· via The Online Books Page
    • “Apparitions”· via Open Library
    • “Apparitions”· in subtitle
    • “Apparitions”· in alternative title
    • “Apparitions”· in subject
  • Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, online-books-page, and openlibrary-historical matched “Immortality”. Retained metadata contains “Immortality” in the title, “Immortality” in the alternative title, “Immortality” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Immortality”· via Internet Archive
    • “Immortality”· via The Online Books Page
    • “Immortality”· via Open Library
    • “Immortality”· in title
    • “Immortality”· in alternative title
    • “Immortality”· in subject

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Editions

Open Library reports 2 editions; 1 cataloged here.

fully evinced by unquestionable histories of apparitions, operations, witchcrafts, voices, &c. ...

Internet Archive institutional pre-1900 scan

title page misdated; London: Printed for T. Parkhurst and J. Salisbury, 1691

1691London, : Printed for T. Parkhurst at the Bible and Three Crowns in Cheapside; and J. Salusbury at the Rising Sun near the Royal Exchange in Cornhill; Printed for T. Parkhurst at the Bible and Three Crowns in Cheapside; and J. Salusbury at the Rising Sun near the Royal Exchange in CornhillEnglish—Public

Subjects

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Cataloging notes

  • Contributing institution: Boston Public Library
  • Digitization sponsor: Boston Public Library
  • 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
  • Open Library reports 2 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Scanner: scribe10.boston.archive.org
  • Source-listed Library of Congress call number(s): BF1445 .B35
  • The Online Books Page bibliographic note: title page misdated; London: Printed for T. Parkhurst and J. Salisbury, 1691
Catalog id
openlibrary-work:OL15739454W
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