GODWIN, William. Lives of the Necromancers: Or, an Account of the Most Eminent Persons in Successive Ages, Who Have Claimed for Themselves, Or To Whom Has Been Imputed By Others, The Exercise of Magical Power. (FIRST EDITION - 1834)

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GODWIN, William. Lives of the Necromancers: Or, an Account of the Most Eminent Persons in Successive Ages, Who Have Claimed for Themselves, Or To Whom Has Been Imputed By Others, The Exercise of Magical Power. (FIRST EDITION - 1834)

London: Frederick J. Mason, 1834.
FIRST EDITION. 1vol, 8vo, (xx)465pp. Bound in early brown calf and marbled boards, ribbed gilt decorated spine, gilt lettered red morocco spine label, marbled endpapers and edges.
Godwin's last work; and a fitting climax, with discussions on charlatans and frauds throughout history in a variety of fields.