SCOT, Reginald (1538-1599). The Discovery of Witchcraft. London: Printed for A. Clark, and are to be sold by Dixy Page at the Turks-Head ..., 1665. 4to. With famous wood-engraved illustrations of conjuring apparatus and the decapitation illusion. 9 leaves, 1-292 pp. 6 leaves, title leaf, 1-72 pp., 1 leaf, with pagination errors as noted in Toole Stott. Bound without half-title. Bound in contemporary full calf, rebacked and re-cornered, preserving most of the original spine (binding occasionally worn, soiled, scuffed, later endleaves and blanks, inkstamp of Lord Clifford on first blank, text toned, soiled, edgeworn, upper edge trimmed a bit close with occasional minor loss, a few ink marginal notes, contemporary owner’s signature on the title-page, small holes on p. 256 and final leaf with minor loss, small red wax seal on second title-page, a few minor repairs to text pages, a couple of tiny scorch marks). THIRD EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. Bookplate of Sir Samuel Hannay, Bart. on the fp. An attractive example of this classic work including some of the earliest explanations in English of conjuring tricks and their secrets, and one of the foundational texts on conjuring. Toole Stott 620.