LAVATER, Ludwig, (On Witches) *De spectris, lemuribus et magnis atque insolitis fragoribus, variisque praesagitionibus quae plerunque obitum hominum, magnas clades, mutationesque imperiorum, praecedunt*.

On ghosts, spectres, and great and unusual noises, as well as various omens that often precede the deaths of men, great calamities, and changes in empires.

Book One. Geneva, 1575. Published by Eustathius Vignon. (17.5 x 11 cm), [8] leaves, 272 pages. (and)
DANAEUM Lambert—A Method for Usefully and Intelligently Treating Sacred Scripture in Public Lectures and Sermons: Illustrated by Practice, That Is, with Several Examples, and a Continuous Commentary on Paul’s Epistle to Philemon. [Geneva] 1579. Published by Petrus Santandreanus. (17.5 x 11 cm), p. 123, [1], with a contemporary parchment binding.
Seals, owner’s label on the endpaper, and early notes. Good condition. 1. One of the most frequently printed works on demonology from the early modern period, published numerous times and translated into German, Latin, French, English, and Italian. The author, Ludwig Lavater (1527–1586), was a Swiss theologian and prolific writer who composed homilies, wrote commentaries, and more. The work offered here: On Ghosts (De Spectris..., 1st ed.: 1569) is among his most important works. 2. A theological treatise by the French lawyer and Calvinist theologian Lambert Daneau (1535–1590), known for his controversial publications on witches, including *The Dialogue of the Witches* from 1575. Rare. 1557 .