The mysteries of all nations : rise and progress of superstition, laws against and trials of witches, ancient and modern delusions : together with strange customs, fables, and tales ... / by James Grant.
A late nineteenth-century book on superstition, witchcraft trials, and occult beliefs, compiled by the archaeologist James Grant and published in 1880 for general readers. Its pictures are a dark green cloth cover with gilt lettering and a palm-reading hand marked with planetary and zodiac signs, plus an engraved portrait of Robert Charles Billings in an ornate oval frame with lamp and laurel motifs, a dedication to the Boston Medical Library, which a designer could draw on for bookplate-style framing, decorative gilt type, and occult symbol systems.
