The secrets of the invisible world disclos'd: or, an universal history of apparitions. Sacred and profane under all denominations, whether angelical, diabolical, or human souls departed. With a great variety of surprising and diverting examples, never publish'd before. Also shewing how we may distinguish between the apparitions of good and evil spirits, and how we ought to behave to them
by Daniel Defoe
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- Language: English
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395 pages : (8vo) The first edition was published anonymously under title: An essay on the history and reality of apparitions
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| Edition | Date | Publisher | Language | ISBN | Access | Links |
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Internet Archive institutional pre-1900 scan 395 pages : frontispiece, plates ; (8vo) | 1735 | London : Printed for J. Watts and sold by T. Worral; Printed for J. Watts and sold by T. Worral | English | — | Public |
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