76/1992 Bekker, B. De betoverde weereld, zynde een grondig ondersoek van 't gemeen gevoelen aangaande de geesten, derselver aart en vermogen, bewind en bedryf: als ook 't gene de menschen door derselver kraght en gemeenschap doen. Deventer, M. de Vries, 1739, 3rd corr. ed. ("merkelyk vermeerdert"), 4 parts in 1 vol., (14),36,(16),146,(2); (8),282,(2); (8),201,(3); (6),314,(2)p., engr. frontisp., title-vignette and fold. portrait, 3 division title-p., woodcut ill., modern hcalf, 4to.

- Owner's stamp on first and last free endpaper; contemp. owner's entry on 2nd blank; portrait w. tear of 7 cm. in inner margin (restored); occas. sl. waterst. Rebacked; board edges worn.

= Van der Linde 24. The final Dutch edition of the author's main work. Bekker (1634-1698) attempted to prove that the devil is unable to exercise any influence upon the destiny of mankind. Consequently all stories about sorcery, witchcraft, ghosts and phantoms belong to the realm of fancy. The work caused a great stir and was deemed heretical by orthodox Calvinists.