BOUVET. Les Manières admirables pour découvrir toutes sortes de crimes et sortilèges. Avec l'instruction solide pour bien juger un procès criminel... Paris, Jean de la Caille, 1659; in-8, 8 pp, [6] ff, 342 pp, contemporary red morocco binding, gilt fillets framing the boards, fleurons at the corners, ornate ribbed spine, gilt edges. Very rare first edition. "Very rare book on witchcraft trials, containing very interesting chapters on how to give the question and on various crimes such as sodomy in its various forms, incest, adultery, fornication, partying, etc." (Caillet, 1591). What to do if the accused faints under torture. More contemporary crimes are also covered: robbery with violence, homicide, riots, etc. A good copy in red morocco, slightly soiled.