Ady, Thomas: A Candle In The Dark ©1994 Stevens Magic Emporium Hardcover, no dj, 175 pages

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Comments: A facsimile edition published by Stevens Magic Emporium, originally published in 1655. This was a limited edition of 300 copies, with numbers 1 through 50 of top grain, leather bound presentation copies.

Contents (courtesy Evan Shuster, magicbooks.be; note that original spellings were retained):

A1 A Candle in the Dark
A3 The Reason of the Book
A5 Errata

1 To The Prince of the Kings of the Earth
2 To the Reader
3 To the more Judicious and Wife, and Discreet part of the Clergie of England
4 A Preface
6 A Dilemma That Cannot bee answered by Witch-Mongers

9 A Candle in the Dark: Shewing The Divine Cause of the distractions of the whole Nation of England, and of the Christian World
11 The First Book, The Text Opened
12 The First Book, The definition of a Witch
13 The First Book, A Ring-leader to Idolatry
16 The First Book, A Diviner
21 The First Book, A Planetarian
25 The First Book, A Conjecturer
28 The First Book, A Juglar
47 The First Book, A Charmer
65 The First Book, An Oracle-giver
75 The First Book, A South-sayer
082 The First Book, A Necromancer

91 The Second Book, Traditions of the Romish Witch
105 The Second Book, Confutation by Scripture
115 The Second Book, Objections answered
137 The Second Book, The Conclusion

139 The Third Book, The Vanity of Some English Writers concerning Witches
139 The Third Book, The intituled Works of K. James answered
151 The Third Book, Mr. Cooper answered
162 The Third Book, Mr. Perkins answered
163 The Third Book, Mr. Gaule answered
166 The Third Book, Mr. Ciffard answered
167 The Third Book, The Conclusion
169 The Third Book, A Reference to Mr. Scots Treatise
172 The Third Book, An Instruction for Lawyers

175 Publisher's Note