London: Arthur Barker, 1934. First Edition. Octavo. 400pp. Blue cloth gilt-lettered on spine. A comprehensive and sympathetic survey of Spiritualism and defence of the belief in life after death. The author of the work, Shaw Desmond (1877-1960) was an Irish writer who penned over 50 books, although he is best..... More
Auburn & Rochester: Alden & Beardsley, 1855. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 406p. + 10pp ads. Elaborate blind-stamped decorations on boards, gilt-lettering & decorations to spine. Black and white frontispiece, engraved decorative title-page, and eight plates. A novel satirizing both the movement for women's rights and spiritualism. Amongst other fancies the..... More
Rutherford et al: Associated University Presses, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 208pp. Original turquoise cloth, titling to spine in bright write. Notes & sources, Works cited, Index. From the publishers; "The Goldfarbs explore the widespread involvement of literary figures in the spiritualist movement of the nineteenth century". A lovely copy..... More
London: George Redway, 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xvi + 330pp. + 4pp. ads. Original navy cloth gilt-lettered on spine, blind device to upper board, index. Errata slip. Ada Goodrich Freer (1857 – 1931) was a medium, psychical researcher and author. Freer was investigated by the Society for Psychical..... More
Buffalo NY: Prometheus Books, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. 148pp. Original gray cloth with gilt title and to spine, index. Trevor Hall, a well-known expert and author on psychical research, examines the life and apparently remarkable feats of the famous Scottish spiritualist Daniel Dunglas Home (1833 – 1886) to..... More
New Hyde Park, NY: University Books, 1970. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Thick octavo (9.5 x 6.5 inches), xviii + 9-566pp. Original blue cloth with black lettering to spine, colored top edge (red). Black & white frontisportrait, b/w plates and fold out at end. A new edition of a work first..... More
New York: Greaves Publishing Co., 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 456pp. Red cloth lettered in gilt on spine & front board. B/w frontispiece portrait & b/w plates. The autobiography of American psychic and spiritualist medium Amanda T. Jones ( 1835-1914 ) who in addition to her Spiritualist pursuits was known..... More
Minneapolis: The Author, 1894. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 218pp. Maroon cloth lettered in gilt on spine, gilt butterfly design on front board. B/w frontisportrait. Printed list of the author's books affixed to page 8. An unusual work by Boston-born Spiritualist Abby Ann Judson (1835-1902) in which she gives a series..... More
London: Brentano's, 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xviii + 140pp. Maroon cloth with black title, etc, to spine and black title etc. and black rules to front cover. A series of messages supposedly received by the medium Mary A. McEvilly during the penultimate year of the First World from a...... More
London: Unicorn Press, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. [viii] + 240pp. Original cloth lettered in gilt on spine. Index. B/w plates. The reminiscences of spiritualist Ernest Child Meads (1866 - ?), which includes a number of "spirit photographs", and a photo of spirit writing. Cloth rubbed with a few minor..... More
London: Regency Press, 1965. First edition. Softcover. Small Octavo. 70pp. (+ 32pp of b&w plates in the center of the volume). White wrappers lettered and illustrated in black, stapled binding. Written by Patterson to commemorate the birth of spirit photography, which he dates as beginning in Boston in 1862 when..... More
London and Glasgow: R. Brimley Johnson and Robert Maclehose & Co. Ltd., 1904 and 1914. First Editions. Hardcover. Octavo. Two volumes. 240pp & 240pp. Original olive cloth with gilt titling and blind rules. Volume I includes: Combined index to 'Phantasms of the Living,' Vols I and II. 'The Proceedings', Vols..... More
London: Paul Naumann, 1907. First Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. 78pp. Original red leather lettered in gilt on spine & front board, rebacked. B/w frontis. B/w photographic plates. All-edges-gilt. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by both authors on verso of frontispiece. The inscription is to "W. H. Stead Esq." but it seems certain..... More
London: Rudolf Steiner Publishing Co., 1938. Reprint. Hardcover, Octavo, x + 210pp. Dark blue cloth, gilt title, etc. to spine. Two works on spiritual self-development by Rudolf Steiner. "A Road to Self-Knowledge" and "The Threshold of the Spiritual World" were first published in English as separate volumes in 1918, but..... More
London: Theosophical Publishing Society, 1910. Second Revised Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xxii +186pp (+iipp adverts). Patterned green cloth with gilt author name and title and reverse swastika (in those pre-Nazi days a solar / good fortune symbol) on both spine and front board. Frontispiece portrait. The Second Revised Edition, with a...... More
UK: Scarlet Imprint, 2014. Fine Edition. Hardcover. Two Volumes. Octavo. Fine ‘Infernal Pact’ edition. Quarter bound in veiny vellum and custom marbled boards, all edges gilt, ribboned and presented in a clothbound slipcase. Approximately 600 pages in total, with charts, tables, seals etc. and specially commisioned pen and ink illustrations..... More
London: The nBaskerville Press, 1928. Limited Edition. Hardcovers, 2 Volume set. Quartos. Vol. 1 xiv + 122 pp, Vol. 2 vi + 124pp/. Original maroon cloth, gilt title, etc. to spines. Color and sepia illustrations. Edition limited to 1000 copies, this set un-numbered (as normal with this edition). The author..... More
London: J. M. Dent & Co., 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Small Quarto. viii + 270pp [+ ii pp advert + blank] Original gilt decorated blue-grey cloth with gilt titling to cover and spine. Notes and references, appendixes and index. Over 400 b&w reproductions of watermarks & other illustrations. With a...... More
New York / London: Harcourt, Brace and Jovanovich, 1977. First English language edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. x + 129pp. Black cloth spine over brown & black "marbled" boards, gilt titling to spine, b&w and a few colour illustrations, end note. Stated first edition. Publisher's description: "Inspired by a series of..... More
(New Jersey): Abracax House, 2020. First Edition. This popular tarot set, comprising deck, book, and bag, still sealed in their original printed shipping box (the example shown has been open for display only - the box you'll receive is unopened). In short we discovered a small quantity of sets of..... More
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North Hollywood CA: Newcastle Publishing Co., Oct. 1987. First Newcastle Publishing Edition. Softcover. Quarto. viii + 192pp. Mauve paper covers with black and red text / titling, b&w illustrations. The second volume in a series on the tarot by Connolly, following on from the author's earlier: "Tarot: A New Handbook..... More
N Hollywood CA: Newcastle Publishing Co., 1984. First Newcastle Edition. Softcover. Quarto. [ 9.5" x 11" ] ix + 254pp. Brown and beige printed thick card covers, appendices (tables of correspondences), b&w illustrations, charts and diagrams select bibliography. From the publisher: "The first book to promote reading the cards for..... More
York Beach Maine: Samuel Weiser, Inc., 1991. First Paperback Edition, Second Impression. Softcover. Large thick octavo. xxiv + 214pp, b&w illustrations, endnotes, index. Colour illustrated white cover.The First softcover edition of this substantial work was produced by Samuel Weiser in 1984. It's early acceptance resulted in this new printing of..... More
London: C. Whittingham, 1824. Second Edition, Revised. Hardcover, octavo, lvi + 206 pp (+ vipp. advertisements). Lovely twentieth century half-leather binding: brown calf spine with raised bands and gilt titling and rules, over matching marbled-paper boards. First published in 1787 as "The Mystical Initiations; or, Hymns of Orpheus," this second..... More
New York NY: Jeremy Tarcher / Putnam, ND [ copyright 1993 ]. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Large thick octavo, xxiv + 648pp. Two-toned papered boards, lettered in gilt on spine, b&w frontis and illustrations, endnotes, bibliography and index. Apparent first edition thus: it has a complete "number line" but it..... More
