Dictionary of Witchcraft — Collin de Plancy

Author: Collin de Plancy, edited and translated by Wade Baskin
Publisher: Castle Books
Format: Hardcover
Edition: Castle Books reprint - not dated (we think 1965)
ISBN: No ISBN

Condition: Good second-hand hardcover condition with visible shelf wear, rubbing and handling marks to the covers, bumped corners, edge wear, and chipping/damage to the lower spine corner. Pages show light age toning but appear clean and readable. Please see photos for the exact copy available. previous owners name in the front page.

Dictionary of Witchcraft is an alphabetical reference work drawn from Collin de Plancy’s writings on demonology, witchcraft, superstition, folklore, magic, and the supernatural.

Edited and translated by Wade Baskin, this edition gathers strange entries on witches, spirits, devils, charms, apparitions, magical beliefs, popular superstitions, and occult lore. It reflects the nineteenth-century fascination with demonology and the darker edges of religious and folkloric imagination.

A useful vintage reference for readers interested in witchcraft history, demonology, occult dictionaries, folklore, superstition, and old-world magical belief.

About the Author:

Collin de Plancy was a French writer, occultist, and demonologist best known for his influential Dictionnaire Infernal, first published in the early nineteenth century. His work collected legends, supernatural beliefs, demons, spirits, magical traditions, and religious curiosities, making him an important figure in the history of occult reference literature.