PLANCHETTE OR DESPAIR OF SCIENCE - Sargent, 1874 SPIRITUALISM SPIRITS AFTERLIFE

Description: PLANCHETTE; OR, THE DESPAIR OF SCIENCE. BEING A FULL ACCOUNT OF MODERN SPIRITUALISM, ITS PHENOMENA, AND THE VARIOUS THEORIES REGARDING IT. WITH A SURVEY OF FRENCH SPIRITISM. Book Details + Condition: Roberts Brothers (Boston). Early Edition, 1874. Hardcover with dark green boards, and gilt to front and spine. Book measures 6.5" x 5". 400 pages with Index. A comprehensive treatise on the varying methods of identifying and communicating with spirits and otherworldly entities through various methods, from a historical perspective to the era's "modern day" inventions and techniques. Chapters include: - Planchette: What Science Says of It- Spirit Manifestations Through Miss Fox- Spirit Manifestations Through Mr. Home- The Phenomena of 1847- The Salem Phenomena, Etc.- Various Mediums and Manifestations- The Seeress of Prevorst - Kerner - Stilling- Somnambulism and Mesmerism, Etc.- Spiritism and Pre-existence, Etc.- Psychometry Firm binding; rubbed corners and edges; wear to boards; rear board appears to have had water damage at some point, and is softened - but the interior pages were not affected; chafed spine ends; interior is clean and free of markings. Please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any questions! Also check out our other rare and out-of-print antiquarian books at Black Cat Caboodle. SHIPPING & PAYMENTShipping & Handling — covers shipping via USPS to anywhere in the continental U.S. and within eBay's Global Shipping Program.Payment is due within 3 days of end of auction. Black Cat Caboodle THANKS you for looking!

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