If you find a scan, check plate number 47 (the "Witches’ Kitchen"). If you can't see the whiskers on the cat, you have a bad copy. Should you read it? Yes—if you are a historical novelist, a folklorist, or a true crime writer researching the psychology of the witch trials.
Published in 1959, The Encyclopedia of Witchcraft and Demonology is widely considered the first modern, scholarly reference work on the subject. For decades, it sat on the shelves of university libraries as the definitive English-language resource. Today, collectors hunt for its out-of-print hardback, while digital archivists search for a clean PDF scan. If you find a scan, check plate number
Because the book is out of print (original publisher Crown, later Bonanza Books), there is no official ebook. Consequently, many researchers look for a scanned PDF. Yes—if you are a historical novelist, a folklorist,