Superstition -- Early works to 1800
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Satan's Invisible World Discovered (Edinburgh: T. G. Stevenson, 1871), by George Sinclair, ed. by Thomas George Stevenson (page images at HathiTrust)
- Hoplocrisma-Spongus, or, A Sponge to Wipe Away the Weapon-Salve: A Treatise, Wherein is Proved, That the Cure Late-Taken up Amongst us, by Applying the Salve to the Weapon, is Magicall and Unlawfull (London: Printed by T. Cotes for J. Grove, 1631), by William Foster
- Doctor Fludds Answer unto M. Foster (London: Printed for N. Butter, 1631), by Robert Fludd (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Reconditorium ac Reclusorium Opulentiae Sapientiaeque Numinis Mundi Magni, Cui Deditur in Titulum Chymica Vannus (bound with "Commentatio de Pharmaco Catholico" by Monte-Snyder; Amsterdam: J. Janssonium à Waesberge and E. Weyerstraet, 1666), contrib. by Joh. de Monte-Snyder
- The Book of Quinte Essence, or the Fifth Being (sometimes attributed to Hermes Trismegistus; based on 1866 and 1889 editions), ed. by Frederick James Furnivall, contrib. by Hermes Trismegistus (HTML at fiftywordsforsnow.com)
- The Practise of Chymicall, and Hermeticall Physicke, For the Preservation of Health (London: Printed by Thomas Creede, 1605), by Joseph Du Chesne, trans. by Thomas Tymme (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- The Works of The Highly Experienced and Famous Chymist, John Rudolph Glauber (London: Printed by T. Milbourn, for the author, 1689), by Johann Rudolf Glauber, ed. by Christopher Packe (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Collectanea Chemica: Being Certain Select Treatises on Alchemy and Hermetic Medicine (London: J. Elliot and Co., ca. 1893), by Arthur Edward Waite (HTML at sacred-texts.com)
- The Triumphal Chariot of Antimony (London: James Elliott and Co., 1893), by Basilius Valentinus, ed. by Arthur Edward Waite, contrib. by Theodor Kerckring (multiple formats at archive.org)
- The Hermetic and Alchemical Writings of Aureolus Philippus Theophrastus Bombast, of Hohenheim, called Paracelsus the Great: Now for the First Time Faithfully Translated into English (2 volumes; London: J. Elliott and Co., 1894), by Paracelsus, ed. by Arthur Edward Waite (page images at HathiTrust)
- An Easie and Safe Method for Curing The King's Evil; With Several Observations of Diet, Air, &c. Which May Be of Use and Service to People Afflicted With That Distemper (10th edition; London: A. Collins, 1716), by William Vickers (page images at NIH)
- Supernaturall Sights and Apparitions Seen in London, June 30, 1644, Interpreted; With a Mathematicall Discourse of the Now Imminent Conjunction of Jupiter and Mars, 26 July, 1944, the Effects Which Either Here or in Some Neere Countries From Thence May be Expected (London: Printed for T. V. and to be sold by I. S, 1644), by William Lilly
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Filed under: Superstition- Encyclopaedia of Superstitions, Folklore, and the Occult Sciences of the World: A Comprehensive Library of Human Belief and Practice in the Mysteries of Life (3 volumes; Chicago and Milwaukee: J. H. Yewdale and Sons co., c1903), ed. by Cora Linn Daniels and C. M. Stevens (page images at HathiTrust)
- Miscellanies (London: Printed for E. Castle, 1696), by John Aubrey
- Miscellanies Upon Various Subjects, by John Aubrey (Gutenberg text)
- Strange Pages From Family Papers, by T. F. Thiselton-Dyer (Gutenberg text)
- Weltkrieg und Aberglaube: Erlebtes und Erlauschtes (in German; Leipzig: W. Heims, 1916), by Albert Hellwig (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
- Etruscan Magic and Occult Remedies (New Hyde Park, NY: University Books, 1963), by Charles Godfrey Leland, contrib. by Margery Silver (page images at HathiTrust)
- Bygone Beliefs: Being a Series of Excursions in the Byways of Thought, by H. Stanley Redgrove
- Kentucky Superstitions (Princeton: Princeton University Press; London: H. Milford, Oxford University Press, 1920), by Daniel Lindsey Thomas and Lucy Blayney Thomas (page images at HathiTrust)
- Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme (London: Printed for the Folk-Lore Society by W. Satchell, Peyton and Co., 1881), by John Aubrey, ed. by James Britten
- Una Curiosa Raccolta di Segreti e di Pratiche Superstiziose Fatta da un Popolano Fiorentino del Secolo XIV (in Italian; Città di Castello: S. Lapi, 1898), by Ruberto di Guido Bernardi, ed. by Giovanni Giannini (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nebraska Folk Cures (1935), by Pauline Monette Black (PDF at unl.edu)
- Curiosities of Olden Times (London: J. T. Hayes; New York: Pott and Amery, 1869), by S. Baring-Gould
- Curiosities of Olden Times (revised and enlarged edition; Edinburgh: J. Grant, 1896), by S. Baring-Gould
- De Mirabilibus Auscultationibus (Oxford, UK: At the Clarendon Press, 1909), ed. by Launcelot D. Dowdall
- Etruscan Roman Remains in Popular Tradition, by Charles Godfrey Leland (illustrated HTML with commentary at sacred-texts.com)
- Legends and Superstitions of the Sea and of Sailors In All Lands and at All Times (Chicago and New York: Belford, Clarke, and Co., 1885), by Fletcher S. Bassett
- Pseudodoxia Epidemica (third edition; London: Printed by R. W. for Nath. Ekins, 1658), by Thomas Browne (page images at Google)
- What They Say in New England: A Book of Signs, Sayings, and Superstitions (Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1897), by Clifton Johnson
- Psychic Phenomena of Jamaica (New York: Dial Press, 1934), by Joseph J. Williams
- Proverbial Lore in Nebraska (1933), by Emma Louise Snapp (PDF at unl.edu)
- Signs, Omens, and Portents in Nebraska Folklore (1933), by Margaret Cannell (PDF at unl.edu)
- The Evil Eye: An Account of this Ancient and Widespread Superstition (London: J. Murray, 1895), by Frederick Thomas Elworthy (illustrated HTML with commentary at sacred-texts.com)
- The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (first edition reprint, 2 volumes; New York and London: Macmillan, 1894), by James George Frazer
- The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (second edition, 3 volumes; London and New York: Macmillan, 1900), by James George Frazer
- The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (third edition, 12 volumes; Macmillan, c1906-1915), by James George Frazer (multiple formats at Google, archive.org, and HathiTrust)
- The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged edition: New York: Macmillan, 1922), by James George Frazer, ed. by Lady Frazer (HTML at Bartleby)
- The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged edition), by James George Frazer, ed. by Lady Frazer (Gutenberg text)
- La Brujería y los Brujos de Cuba (in Spanish; Havana: Imp. de "El Cubano", 1900), by X.X.X.
- Dictionnaire Infernal: ou, Recherches et Anecdotes (2 volumes in 1, in French; Paris: P. Mongie Ainé, 1818), by J.-A.-S. Collin de Plancy (page images at HathiTrust)
- Dictionnaire Infernal: Répertoire Universel (in French; Paris: H. Plon, 1863), by J.-A.-S. Collin de Plancy, illust. by Louis LeBreton (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Tales of Superstition and Chivalry, by Anne Bannerman (HTML at cdlib.org)
- Drums and Shadows: Survival Studies Among the Georgia Coastal Negroes (1940), by Savannah Unit Georgia Writers' Project, ed. by Mary Granger (HTML with commentary at sacred-texts.com)
- The Origins of Popular Superstitions and Customs (1910), by T. Sharper Knowlson (HTML at sacred-texts.com)
- Strange Survivals: Some Chapters in the History of Man (London: Methuen and Co., 1892), by S. Baring-Gould
- Mountain Moggy, by William Henry Giles Kingston (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)
- Coffee in the Gourd (1923), ed. by J. Frank Dobie (HTML with commentary at sacred-texts.com)
- The Materiality of Magic (Paderborn: W. Fink, c2015), ed. by Dietrich Boschung and Jan N. Bremmer (PDF with commentary in Germany)
- The Book of Talismans, Amulets and Zodiacal Gems (second and revised edition; London: William Rider and Son, 1922), by William Thomas Pavitt and Kate Pavitt (illustrated HTML with commentary at sacred-texts.com)
- Doktor Johannes Faust's Magia Naturalis et Innaturalis, oder, Driefacher Höllenzwang, Letztes Testament und Siegelkunst (attributed to Faust, but authorship uncertain; in German; Stuttgart: J. Scheible, 1849), ed. by J. Scheible, contrib. by Faust
- The Evil Eye: An Account of this Ancient and Widespread Superstition (London: J. Murray, 1895), by Frederick Thomas Elworthy (illustrated HTML with commentary at sacred-texts.com)
- Danmarks Trylleformler (2 volumes in Danish; Copenhagen and Oslo: Gyldendal, Nordisk Forlag, 1917-1921), by F. Ohrt (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
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