SALGUES, Des Erreurs et des Préjugés, 1810
SALGUES, Jacques Barthélémy.
Des Erreurs et des Préjugés répandus dans la société.
Paris, F. Buisson, 1810-1813.
8vo (198x123 mm), xv-(1)- / xi-(1)-442 pages / xi-(1)-468 pages. binding : Modern quarter morocco, gilt flat spines.
First edition.
Each chapter is organized around a question or a belief: the existence of ghosts and specters, the healing of scrofula by the kings of France, should we be wary of Friday the 13th and needle knotters...
An unusual work, pleasant to read.
references: Caillet [III, 9848 : "Cet ouvrage peu connu est une véritable encyclopédie de l'occultisme" ], Yve-Plessis [872], Dorbon [4370].
Price : 300 €