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THE WONDERS OF THE INVISIBLE WORLD 1862 by Cotton

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THE WONDERS OF THE INVISIBLE WORLD 1862 by Cotton Mather. Published by London: John Russell Smith. The trials of witches that were carried out within the community of Salem in 1692, are among the best-known examples of this infamous social practice of the 17th and 18th centuries. This book contains the first account of these trials written by Cotton Mather (1663 1728), one of the leading religious authorities of the second generation of Puritan settlers in Boston. Good Condition for its age. Some fading to the spine and some pages with browning at the beginning and end of the book. Embossed dark Red Cloth. 291 pgs with 56 pages at the end of the book of advertisements of other books etc. 7" by 4 5/8"