The wonders of the invisible world: Being an account of the tryals of several vvitches, lately excuted in New-England: and of several remarkable curiosities therein occuring. Together with, I. Observations upon the nature, the number, and the operations of the devils. II. A short narrative of a late outrage committed by a knot of witches in Swede-land, very much resembling, and so far explaining, that under which New-England has laboured. III. Some councels directing a due improvement of the terrible things lately done by the unusual and amazing range of evil-spirits in New-England. IV. A brief discourse upon those temptations which are the more ordinary devices of
By Cotton Mather. Published by the special command of his excellency the govenour of the province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England
Format
Books; Microforms
Language
English
Publication
Bostun : John Dunton, 1693
Physical Details
2 pages ., [1]-98 (that is, 106) pages, 1 . (signature 2 . not signed, A-E4, L-R2) ; 21 cm
Paging irregular. The last leaf sig. [R2] Contains advertisement of "books lately printed for John Dunton"
Typography and style of head-lines vary.
Recto of first prelim. leaf half-title: The tryals of several vvitches, lately executed in New-England: published by the special command of the Governour. On verso: Imprimatur. Decemb. 23. 1692. Edmund Bohun.
The author's defence, p. [1-2] [Letter from William Stoughton, p. [3]; prefatory note by Mather, p. [4]] Enchantments encounter'd, p. 5-[17] A discourse on the wonders of the invisible world; uttered (in part) on August 4, 1692: p. 2-16, 33-80, 41-56, 89-98.
First London edition. A 2d edition, greatly abridged, was published, London, J. Dunton, 1693, 62 p., and a 3d edition, London, J. Dunton, 1693, 64 p.
Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich., University Microfilms [n.d.] 1 reel. 35 mm. (American culture series, Reel 8.90