Paranormal Cognition: Its Place in Human Psychology.
London: Faber and Faber Ltd., 1944. First Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. 80pp. Light blue cloth lettered in gilt on spine. The author, who was a medical psychologist, discusses psychism in terms of "modern" psychology and neurology. From the library of Gerald Yorke (1901-1983) with his ownership name in pencil on front blank and his posthumous bookplate on the front pastedown. A great occult scholar and bibliophile, Yorke ("Frater Volo Intellegere") was for a short time Aleister Crowley's chief disciple. In later life Yorke played a crucial role in preserving Crowley's literary legacy as well as in the publication of works on the occult and Eastern religions, editing and commissioning works for a number of British publishers from the 1950s through 1970s. Light wear and fading to cloth, faint darkening / discolouration to rear board adjacent to spine, page-edges foxed, some creased corners, otherwise a tight and clean VG+ copy. Item #66069
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