Item #54553 The Spirit World; In One Volume. Florence MARRYAT.
The Spirit World; In One Volume

The Spirit World; In One Volume

London: F. V. White & Co., 1894. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. viii + 300pp. Original green lettered in gilt on spine, lettered & ruled in red on front board, patterned endpapers. A first edition of this work by British novelist, Florence Marryat (1833 – 1899) who was known for her involvement with several celebrated spiritual mediums in the late 19th century. This volume followed her popular work "There is No Death" (1891), and includes chapters: My Correspondence, The Cure for Death, Spiritualism and the Bible, What Authors and Poets think of Spiritualism, "Miss Marryat's Bogus Bogey", How to Investigate Spiritualism, What Spirits Have Said to Me, My Seances with Cecil Husk, Some Private Experiences, A Chance Seance with a Stranger, A Seance with Mr. Rita' and On Mediums and Spiritualist Societies. From the collection of Dr. M. H. Coleman, although not marked as such. Cloth is rubbed and somewhat mottled and darkened, boards very lightly bowed, spine leaned & slightly bruised and chafed at ends, page edges browned and pages toned, name in pen on front pastedown and inked initials on half title page - but no other marks, light foxing to first & last few pages, a few gatherings pulled (but holding). Overall a solid near VG copy (no dust jacket). Item #54553

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