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Summers, Rev. Montague, The Discovery of Witches, 1928

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Summers Rev Montague - The Discovery of Witches A Study of Master Matthew Hopkins commonly call'd Witch Finder Generall, together with a Reprint of The Discovery of Witches from the rare original of 1647. Published At The Cayme Press, 31 Golden Square, London, 1928, 62pp, illus, black paper wrappers with title label laid down, spine strip split, edge wear, otherwise ok, from the collection of C. R. H. Taylor, former Chief Librarian, Alexander Turnbull Library, 1937-63.

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