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HEIDFELD, Johannes (1563-ca. 1627). Sphinx Theologico-Philisophica. Herborn: [N.p.], 1631. Thick 8vo. Printer’s device with head and tail pieces, woodcut initials. Contemporary vellum with yapped edges (darkened spine, soiling, toning, notations). A known favorite of King James I, who was fascinated by witchcraft. After witnessing the North Berwick witch trials of 1590 James became obsessed with witches and the threat he believed them to pose; he personally supervised the torture of numerous accused witches, though as he grew older he became more skeptical of their existence.