611 - Theatrum Diabolorum, That is: A true, accurate, and concise description of all manner of gruesome, terrifying, and abominable vices, which in these last, difficult, and evil times are almost commonplace in every place and corner, and are also rampant in a most horrific manner, From which every devout Christian should take special note and diligently learn, so that in this wretched and toilsome life … ...may fight and contend against the most powerful and strongest prince of this world, the Devil... and, in Christ Jesus, our only Savior, overcome him, claim victory, and hold the field... The names of the authors and contributors are listed after the preface. Revised and expanded with four new ones—namely, the Sabbath, Eydt, Sorg, and Melancholic Devils—along with a new ... index. With a title woodcut and printer’s mark (at the end) by Jost Amman. Title in red and black. Frankfurt, Peter Schmidt, 1575 6, 567 (instead of 568), 12 leaves. 35 x 22 cm. Blind-embossed contemporary pigskin binding over wooden covers with brass clasps (slightly darkened and rubbed at the edges; lower headband restored; clasp hooks replaced).

Theatrum Diabolorum, That is: A true, accurate, and concise description of all manner of gruesome, terrifying, and abominable vices, which in these last, difficult, and evil times are almost commonplace in every place and corner, and are also rampant in a most horrific manner, From which every devout Christian should take special note and diligently learn, so that in this wretched and toilsome life … ...may fight and contend against the most powerful and strongest prince of this world, the Devil... and, in Christ Jesus, our only Savior, overcome him, claim victory, and hold the field... The names of the authors and contributors are listed after the preface. Revised and expanded with four new ones—namely, the Sabbath, Eydt, Sorg, and Melancholic Devils—along with a new ... index. With a title woodcut and printer’s mark (at the end) by Jost Amman. Title in red and black. Frankfurt, Peter Schmidt, 1575 6, 567 (instead of 568), 12 leaves. 35 x 22 cm. Blind-embossed contemporary pigskin binding over wooden covers with brass clasps (slightly darkened and rubbed at the edges; lower headband restored; clasp hooks replaced). VD16 F 905 - Goed. II, 482, 23 - Grimm, *Teufelbücher*, p. 1751, no. 2 - Hayn/Gotendorf VII, 617. - Second edition of the anthology compiled by Feyerabend. Contains 24 treatises, expanded by 4 treatises compared to the first edition. First editions of the Frankfurt collected prints of the “Devil’s Books” are “today mostly among the greatest rarities of German-language literature” (Grimm). With a title woodcut by Jost Amman, created specifically for this work. - Contains: 1. Jodocus Hocker (Osnabrück) / Hermann Hamelmann: The Devil Himself (cf. ADB 12, 534); 2. Musculus: On the Devil’s Tyranny, Power, and Violence; 3. Andreas Fabricius: The Holy, Wise, and Learned Devil; 4. Jodocus Hocker (Osnabrück): The Exorcised Devil (cf. ADB 12, 534); 5. Milichius: The Sorcerer Devil; 6. The Swearing Devil; 7. Florian Daul: The Dancing Devil; 8. Peter Glaser: The Servant Devil; 9. Cyriacus Spangenberg: The Hunting Devil; 10. Matth. Friderich: The Drinking Devil; 11. Musculus: The Marriage Devil; 12. Andreas Hoppenrod: The Prostitution Devil; 13. Albert von Blanckenberg: The Avarice and Usury Devil; 14. Milichius: The Scraping Devil; 15. Joachim Westphal: The Devil of Laziness; 16. Joachim Westphal / Cyriacus Spangenberg: The Devil of Pride; 17. Musculus: The Devil of Trousers; 18. Eustachius Schildo: The Devil of Gambling; 19. Johannes Chryseus: The Court Devil; 20. Hermann Strack: The Plague Devil. New additions to this edition include: 21. Caspar Faber: The Sabbath Devil; 22. Christoph Obenhin: The Oath Devil; 23. Andreas Lang: The Devil of Sorrow; 24. Musaeus: The Melancholic Devil. — The cover is decorated on both boards with two roller stamps each; the outer one reads: Salvator—Johannes—Paulus—David. - Page 286 reproduced in facsimile on color-matched paper. - Slightly browned due to the paper; endpapers missing; inner joints cracked; the first and last 10 leaves each have moisture stains and are slightly foxed. *