The Story of Psychic Science ( Psychical Research ).
New York: Ives Washington, 1931. First US Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. 400pp. Original black cloth gilt-lettered on front board, spine titled in blind, b&w frontis & plates, index, fold-out table, printed endpapers. The first US edition of Carrington's "attempt to summarize the findings of modern Psychical Research." Hereward Carrington (1880-1958), was one of the best-known of the British psychical researchers, and wrote many significant works on the subjects of psychical research and spiritualism. Shelfworn, cloth rubbed with some minor marks and loss of gilt titling, corners and spine ends bruised and heavily chafed with some minor fraying, page edges darkened, pages toned and browned at margins with some scattered foxing, otherwise unmarked, clear tear on final leaf. A sound, unmarked, Good copy (no dust jacket). Item #68827
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