The "pow wow" book; a treatise on the art of "healing by prayer" and "laying on of hands", etc., practiced by the Pennsylvania-Germans and others; testimonials; remarkable recoveries; popular superstitions; etc., including an account of the famous "witch" murder trial, at York, Pa
by Aurand, A. Monroe 1895-1956.
Item Description: |
The R. Theodore Bixlers' Collection of Lancaster Authors. "An account of the ʻwitchʼ murder trial" ... and "John George Hohman's Pow-wows; or, Long lost friend" have special title-pages and pagination. "Pow-wows; or Long lost friend" was published in 1819 under title: Der lange verborgene freund, oder: Getreuer und christlicher unterricht für jedermann. "This edition of the ʻPow-wowʼ book is limited to one thousand copies; one hundred signed by the author. This is no. 273. |
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Physical Description: |
x, 85, [1], 31, [1], xi, 13-64 p. incl. front., illus. 24 cm. |
Bibliography: |
Bibliography: p. vi. |