Mysteries or Glimpses of the Supernatural
Charles Wyllys Elliot
1852
Harper & Brothers
First Edition
8vo
Description:
Elliot's book offers sweeping survey of historical anomalies and supernatural accounts, covering the Salem witch trials, the Cock Lane ghost, early spiritualist phenomena like the Rochester rappings, astrology, and demonic possession. The text attempts to separate genuine psychological or spiritual mysteries from human credulity and fraud, offering a fascinating look at how mid-nineteenth-century society interpreted the unexplained. Very Rare with no trace of other copies.
Condition:
Fair Condition. Brown cloth. Crude cloth repair from previous owner to spine. From the Library of parapsychologist Alan Gauld. Gathering p.75-94 is loose. Binding is slightly shaky. Contents are tanned and foxed. Stamp and exlibris plates to inside front cover. Boards are worn with some bumping to edges and fraying.
Mysteries or Glimpses of the Supernatural
Charles Wyllys Elliot
1852
Harper & Brothers
First Edition
8vo
Description:
Elliot's book offers sweeping survey of historical anomalies and supernatural accounts, covering the Salem witch trials, the Cock Lane ghost, early spiritualist phenomena like the Rochester rappings, astrology, and demonic possession. The text attempts to separate genuine psychological or spiritual mysteries from human credulity and fraud, offering a fascinating look at how mid-nineteenth-century society interpreted the unexplained. Very Rare with no trace of other copies.
Condition:
Fair Condition. Brown cloth. Crude cloth repair from previous owner to spine. From the Library of parapsychologist Alan Gauld. Gathering p.75-94 is loose. Binding is slightly shaky. Contents are tanned and foxed. Stamp and exlibris plates to inside front cover. Boards are worn with some bumping to edges and fraying.
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