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Demonographia: The Fountainhead of Diabolic Portraiture
J.A.S. Collin de Plancy; Prudence Priest (translator); Louis Breton (illustrator)
Published by Trident Books, Seattle, 1999
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. First edition. Being a complete collection of the diabolic portraiture designed by Louis Breton for J.A.S. Collin de Plancy's Dictionanaire Infernal, depicting many of the demons & dignitaries named in the classic literature of medieval magic…and sorcery. Presented with a translation of the descriptions of the demons from the original French text, rendered by Prudence Priest. Frontispiece insert: Dictionnaire Infernal, Collin de Plancy (Paris, 1863). This edition is limited to one thousand copies of which this is number 103. Very minor discolouration to dust jacket. Jacket flaps are unclipped. Very minor edge wear to binding spine. Otherwise a sharp copy. Pages are clean. Binding is strong and square. Book comes in protective mylar.