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552paris deschamps 1823 in 8 broché 359 pages couverture refaite
656p., Plus full page illustrations. All edges gold. 4to. Original very worn full red cloth binding. Spine taped. Russell Herman Conwell (18431925) was an American Baptist minister, orator, philanthropist, lawyer, and writer. He is best remembered as the founder and first president of Temple University in Philadelphia, and for his inspirational lecture Acres of Diamonds. ETIQ 1
1887316420Paris: E. Plon 1887. First edition. xv 534pp. 8vo. Wrappers with printed original upper wrapper laid down on new wrapper. Very Good partially unopened. First edition. xv 534pp. 8vo. E. Plon unknown
pp. xii, 240 p. 16 mo. 175 mm. Original full cloth binding. Spine and front board require attachment repair. Still, a nice example of a very scarce book. Hand colored engraved bookplate of Samuel Parsons Scott (1846-1929) who left much of his substantial fortune and library to Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! OCCULT 14
200802950Paris, Société d'édition scientifiques 4, rue antoine Dubois, 1900 ; in-8, 610 pp., broché (débroché, dos a restauré. Deuxième edition revue et augmentée, introduction de M. Le professeur PITRES avec 51 figures (rare).
194496145Paris, Librairie Jouve et Cie 1944 In-16 16 x 10,5 cm. Broché, couverture rouge imprimée de lettres noires, XX-262 pp., portrait de l’auteur en frontispice, table des auteurs et des noms cités, table des matières. Exemplaire en bon état.
1944110898Paris, Librairie Jouve et Cie 1944 In-16 16 x 10,5 cm. Broché, couverture orange, titre en noir sur le dos et le prelier plat, XX-262 pp., table des auteurs et des noms cités, table des matières. Exemplaire en bon état.
201796385Paris, De Vecchi 2017 In-8 20,5 x 14,5 cm. Broché, couverture illustrée en couleurs, figures dans le texte, table des matières. Exemplaire à l’état neuf
1887122891Paris, J.-B. Baillière et fils 1887 In-12 17,5 x 11,5 cm. Reliure demi-basane verte, dos à nerfs, VIII-358 pp., 26 figures dans le texte, table des matières, notes en bas de page. Dos insolé.
1949826571949-1957. 18 pieces. Newsletters application forms membership certificates and correspondence to and from Eugene S. Wolfe New Orleans Journalist and avid amateur hypnotist. The bulk of the collection is clean and strong there are some light marginal stains and creases to the edges of some pieces a little offsetting and soiling here and some rusty staple residue; very presentable and strong.<br /> A rather fascinating little collection of ephemeral pieces related to amateur hypnotism and the veritable cottage industry of home courses foundations societies and groups that sprung up around the fringes highlighting the fact that one of the biggest obstacles to "serious" trance state research has always been freeing the science from the fringe quackery and charlatinism. In the same way that 19th century US mesmeric and hypnotic research had a symbiotic piggy-back relationship with US spiritualism and mediumship it was often pretty clear that the 20th century varietals often flourished in a space equally occupied by opportunists and stage mesmerists rather more than it did where the scientific angles had to stand alone and unsupported. Item List:<br /> <br /> 1. Newsletters from the American Society for Advancement of Hypnosis. 4 newsletters spanning May June September and December of 1953. The regularity of newsletter publication is difficult to pin down but this 4 issue span seems to cover the ASAH's first year of operation with the May 1953 issue stated as being Newsletter #1. Meetings of the ASAH seem to have been held weekly and held in member's houses "The next meeting of the Los Angeles Chapter will be held on May 11th at the home of Miss Christine Jensen." Also present are 2 duplicates of the May and June Issues. Newsletters are 6-8pp. per issue printed recto only and stapled to the top left corner. All issues are in very good clean condition with some light sunning and offsetting to a couple of sheets. The vast majority of ASAH material came out of the Melvin Powers entrepreneurial empire on Wilshire Boulevard LA where he would regularly turn his ever eager hand to everything from mass hypnosis training to horse breeding and self-help books.<br /> <br /> 2. Cerificate of membership for the National Guild of Hypnotists. Single sheet of light blue card printed recto only with NGH banner and logo an all-seeing eye obviously! a gilded embossed seal and the signatures of Eugene S. Wolf as recipient of the membership and Dr's North and Rogers in their capacities as Chairman and Honorary Chairman.<br /> <br /> 3. Typewritten letter to Eugene Wolfe from Margaret Mason secretary of the American Hypnotists Association Inc. on their letterhead notepaper dated March 6th 1950 with instructions on how to complete the examination questions on the attached sheet. There is an additional handwritten portion to the letter from T.R. Mason the Treasurer of the AHA and also the Chairman of its examination board; "Don't make the answers too long and complicated answer just as simply as you can." The examination questions have been answered in full by Wolfe and include "What is meant by RAPPORT" "Is it possible to keep a person under hypnotic control the rest of his or her life" and "Why do you want to be a hypnotist." Interestingly one of Wolfe's answers to the last question cites "loss of memory" as one of the problems he feels learning hypnosis will help with. <br /> <br /> 4. Typewritten letter to Eugene Wolfe from Margaret Mason secretary of the American Hypnotists Association Inc. on their letterhead notepaper dated February 13th 1950. Mason apologises for missing one of Wolfe's letters regarding his inability to meet the physical requirements to take the entrance exam forwards him the relevant application forms and assures him that everything will go ahead smoothly upon receipt of his $25 fee which interestingly or perhaps tellingly is about $300 today. <br /> <br /> 5. Signed membership certificate of the American Society for the Advancement of Hypnosis. Elaborately engraved single sheet of light card printed recto only signed and dated by Melvin Powers himself! certifying that Eugene Wolfe is a member in good standing. The certificate is dated 1953 by Powers and states that the ASAH was founded in 1952. The certificate is accompanied by a typewritten signed letter from Melvin Powers welcoming Wolfe to the organization discussing Wolfe's possibilities of opening a chapter in New Orleans bemoaning the legal action that resulted in the organization having to change its name and offering some relevant titles from Powers' publiching empire at reduced cost. In priceless and typical Powers fashion the postscript of the letter enquires if Wolfe might happen to have any out of print hypnotism books he might feel like selling. <br /> <br /> 6. The Hypnotic Bulletin. Vol I No. I. 1955. Four sheets of blue paper typewritten to rectos only staple bound issued by the Secretary of The International Society of Hypnotists working out of 243 West 72nd Street NYC Mr. Ernest Katz. The newsletter emphasizes the mission of the society being to "aid in the advancement of hypnotism whenever and wherever possible." Other newsworthy information includes the fact that US telephone directories were about to have a separate classification for "Hypnotists" and the fact that Ted Schlesinger a Federation member will be performing his hypnotism act on the next episode of the Wendy Barrie Show. <br /> <br /> 7. Typewritten signed letter from Eugene S. Wolfe from the New Orleans Item enquiring regarding a recent meeting of hypnotists in LA in 1959. There is a typewritten addition in blue to the lower half of the paper containing a response from Warren Cowan suggesting that Wolfe get in touch with Rena Carroll of the National Institute of Hypnotists.<br /> <br /> 8. Bulletin #4 from the National Guild of Hypnotists of Dorchester Mass. 5 typewritten sheets printed rectos only. An energetic and enthusiastic newsletter detailed the Guild's journey towards incorporation the creation of plastic laminated membership cards that are selling like hot cakes the Preamble to the upcoming Guild Constitution to guard against "the unethical use of hypnotism for demonstration of therapy" and to aid in "certification of ethical users of hypnotism". Note is made of the fact that the Guild has 740 members including such luminaries of the hypnosis world as Dr. Rexford North David Morse popularizing hypnosis and suggestion for dieting which in mid-century US hypnosis was right up there with hypnosis for stopping smoking and drinking and was part of a strategy for marketing hypnosis and suggestion to women and Mr. Charles Miller who lectured on "Mental Alchemy" at a recent March 1959 Massachussetts Chapter lecture series. <br /> <br /> 9. Bulletin #7 from the National Guild of Hypnotists Dorchester Mass. 5 typewritten sheets printed rectos only. Details the "National Guild of Hypnotists Creed" maintaining that members "endowed with high standards" will practice their art "for the good of humanity" and that they will not "cloak in mystery such truths as we come to know them" and that "we will maintain and extend throughout the entire world high standards of ethical practice." The creed is credited to Dr. Leo F. Wagner of Whittier CA. The newsletter also contain details of new members the information that if you can't afford the sub you can be made an honorary member book details and reviews guild merchandise and a host of other updates and details. <br /> <br /> 10. The British Society of Medical Hypnotists. Circa September 1950 there are two gestetner copies of letters from Wolfe to the society dated May and August 1950 both of which are being responded by Dr. S.J. Van Pelt the society president. Van Pelt's letter on headed paper is typewritten for the official recto section of the letter but signed and continued in manuscript to cover the entire verso of the sheet. Van Pelt discusses the highly qualified nature of the membership "As you can see the society consists mostly of fully qualified medical men." and informing him that he is entitled through membership to two more issues of the newsletter. The sincerity of the British Society of Medical Hypnotists is not in doubt they were an entirely different affair to the numerous "Hypnotize your wife slimmer" organizations the field was somewhat plagued by. <br /> <br /> 11. The Journal of Hypnotism; "America's Only Magazine Devoted Exclusively to Hypnosis." June 30th 1951. Single sheet als from Rexford L. North Editor of the magazine printed recto only on headed notepaper. The letter thanks Wolfe for his support informs his of their change of address from Boston's Copley Square to 26 St. Botolph's St. and asking if Wolfe would possibly want to write an article for the magazine detailing his book collection related to hypnotism and mesmerism and requesting access for the purposes of illustrating the article. Signed by North. <br /> <br /> 12. The National Federation of Hypnotists of Rochelle Park NJ. August 1955. A welcome package sent out to Wolfe with a welcome letter signed by Dr. Joseph Edelman the Director of the federation. Also present are; a "Facts about Hypnotism" pamphlet issued by the federation; Vol II no. 1 of "Hypno-Facts" the federation's mimeo-ed newsletter from June 1955; a comprehensive reading list of available source works; the 5pp "Constitution of The National Federation of Hypnotists" penned by Edelman and his co-Director Donald H.M. Davies. Edelman's occasional forays into medical hypnotherapy met with some public success most notably when he succeeded in curing Don Newcombe the baseball hero of his fear of flying which was seriously affecting his career.<br /> <br /> 13. Also present in the field of unlikely ephmera is a permit from the Treasury Department in September 1957 allowing Wolfe in his capacity as a journalist for The New Orleans Item "To board incoming vessels after such vessels have been inspected by Quarantine authorities and boarded by an officer of the Customs Service. unknown
159183N.p.: N.p. 1970. Substantial archive of material belonging to Austrian-American stage hypnotist and magician John Kolisch including two three-ring card binders with typescript and manuscript notes for Kolisch's live shows and 271 vintage photographs of Kolisch in performance. Archive appears to date from the 1950s through the 1970s the heyday of Kolisch's career. <br /> <br /> One binder holds notes and scripts for Kolisch's magic tricks powers of suggestion and general show patter and jokes while the other binder focuses primarily on feats of hypnosis. The binders hold a variety of material relating to Kolisch's performances a mix of more formal typed scripts for routines alongside manuscript draft notes and annotations noting potential "ad-libbed" interjections. Several pages capture Kolisch recording his ideas for changes to the pacing and setup of his shows as well as reminders about modernizing his patter and updating his celebrity references. <br /> <br /> Although the bulk of Kolisch's material is undated earlier acts appear to reference specific actors films or shows such as opera singers or the television show "Cavalcade of Stars" while later routines simply note the names of prominent contemporary actors and celebrities to insert at random. Kolisch who billed himself as "The Fastest Hypnotist in the World" apparently used a blend of serious hypnotism stage magic and standup comedy in his shows and accordingly an entire binder section labeled "Funny Lines" is devoted to ripostes and one-liners. These zingers cover every performance eventuality from hecklers "Have you ever been to the zoo I mean as a visitor" to a silent audience "Well they say a silent tribute is the sincerest of them all!". <br /> <br /> The archive's considerable collection of photographs captures the spirit and energy of Kolisch's live shows with audience members engaged in a number of humorous activities-stripping saluting yelling and singing dancing acting as human furniture kissing and hugging each other playing musical instruments such as maracas and the ukulele-or simply sleeping. Several photographs bear Kolisch's name and company address in Jackson Heights New York in the recto margins an address that also appears in Kolisch's company letterhead on many of his show notes. <br /> <br /> Included in the archive are 17 contact sheets capturing images from performances and portrait photographs of Kolisch. Also included are two gatherings of typescript and copied material related to Kolisch's lectures on "dynamic auto-conditioning" and "dynamic auto-suggestion" with many pages annotated by Kolisch in manuscript ink or pencil. Archive also features a 17-page bound treatise titled "Your Incredible Subconscious Mind" published in 1956 by the "Subconscious Research Institute" an organization possibly created by Kolisch himself.<br /> <br /> Photographs range in size with the majority measuring 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine to Very Good plus with occasional edgewear and creasing. <br /> <br /> Binders contact sheets lecture material and treatise Near Fine to Very Good plus with some light edgewear creasing and soil on binder exteriors. N.p. unknown
195782423New York: Stravon Publishing 1957. First Edition. Octavo. 22cm. Publisher's brown cloth spine over black cloth boards titled and decorated in gilt to spine and front board. Dustjacket. 63pp. Light bumping and wear to spine ends and a little wear to the extremities of the pricelipped dustjacket. A very good bright copy. Internally clean and copiously illustrated throughout with black and white images of subjects being introduced into a trance state. <br /> <br /> A rather more polished offering to the self-improvement home hypnosis pantheon with Chambers promising to provide in 10 detail steps practical and professional advice on how to induce a solid hypnotic trance in any subject. Three actual medical professionals have their opinions printed on the dustjacket maintaining that Chambers' methodology "Fills a very real need. Stravon Publishing unknown
190782225New York: Harper & Brothers 1907. First Edition. Octavo. 21.5cm. Publisher's ribbed maroon cloth titled in gilt to spine and front board. iii 336pp. Minor wear and scuffing to extremities bumping to spine ends a little rubbing of the gilt to the spine panel a good strong copy. Top edge gilt. Internally clean edges untrimmed a little light toning to prelims. Brentano's bookseller label to rear pastedown. Essentially an examination of the usefulness of hypnotism and suggestive medicine in treating mental health issues although Quackenbos characterizes them as moral and emotional issues. As with his previous work he has something of a preoccupation with using hypnosis to "correct" moral or behavioral variations or deviations which is pretty obviously a slippery slope and entirely dependent on how one defines a moral or emotional deviation. His interpretation of states is interesting he has more of a focussed of observance on the differing levels or states of hypnotic trance and his use of "transliminal" states to designate grades of altered consciousness was actually for the time a very interesting concept seeing as many exponents of hypnosis didn't differentiate so specifically between variations in trance state. His development of hypnotism as a technique for getting people to behave and not rock the boat however is one that brings up a wriggling mass of potential ethical and moral worms. Harper & Brothers unknown
194882223Los Angeles: Powers Institute of Hypnotism 1948. Octavo. 21.5cm. Publisher's off white textured card wraps titled and decorated in red and maroon to front wrap with ads to rear wrap. 104pp. Some wear chipping and soiling to the wraps most visibly along the edges strong and tight a very good copy. Internally clean although printed very cheaply with the darkness of the type fading in and out occasionally. <br /> <br /> An early example of one of the legendary Melvin Powers mail order self help guides; Powers began selling books mail order when he was 16 and built one of the earliest of the 20th century mail order behemoths with titles on hypnotism and mesmerism fringe sciences songwriting self-improvement and indeed anything he thought he could build a market for. Aside from his hypnotism titles and somewhat off topic Powers was the man responsible for introducing affordable paperbacksdealing with subjects like horse-riding having observed that the majority of books on horse-riding training etc. were pricey hardbacks beyond the pockets of most horse enthusiasts. Powers Institute of Hypnotism unknown
194482276Paris: Vigot Freres 1944. First French Edition. Octavo. 20cm. Publisher's original cream card wraps titled in red and black to spine and front wrap with a black and white photographic image of a young woman in a state of trance. 155pp 3pp ads. Some light soiling of the cream wraps toning to spine panel strong and presentable a very good copy with some grubbyness. Internally clean although the paper stock was quite cheap and has uniformly toned. Almost completely unopened. <br /> <br /> Photographic illustrations and and technical diagrams throughout. <br /> Völgyesi a Hungarian psychotherapist and hypnotist apparently discovered his ability to hypnotize both people and animals at the age of 17 and during WW1 when faced with a lack of anaesthetic he provided hypnotic analgesia to patients during operations. A significant part of his hypnotic skill however was directed not at human beings but at animals with Volgyesi reputedly being able to put lions and tigers into a trance state and to have calmed a crocodile using only his powers of suggestion. He ran a particularly successful clinic in Budapest and possibly most interestingly was employed freelance by the Hungarian authorities in order to analyse and "cure" the mental illnesses of criminals in an effort to reduce recidivism. This work expounds on many of Vogyesi's theories surrounding hypnotic curative methods and also has the added bonus of photographic images of the good doctor hypnotising lion cubs. Vigot Freres unknown
82975Paris: Librairie Fischbacher n.d. First Edition. Octavo. 19cm. Publisher's buff limp card wraps titled in black to spine and front wrap. 180pp. Some light edgewear and discoloration of the wraps with some minor creasing to the lower edge of the front cover internally clean edges untrimmed. A very good neat little copy. <br /> <br /> A "Hypnotism for All" course of instruction and education expanding presumably for purposes of marketing beyond the boundaries of embryonic hypnotherapy and just falling short of being a primer for a stage act with its enthusiastic jumbling together of hypnotism and spiritualism alongside the rather vague catch all of "Fakirism." What it perhaps lacks in mesmeric integrity it more than makes up for with rampant enthusiasm providing tuition in such areas as inducing hallucinations and nightmares in subjects taking control of subjects while they are asleep a chapter on the dangers of hypnotism and the final 20 or so leaves are essentially advertisements for course compnents ranging from self hypnosis to an elaborate course teaching the mysterious "passes" or mesmeric gestures of skilled practitioners although at the time of the course's popularity the majority of mainstream mesmeric knowledge had rejected most belief in this rather out of date method. The prices of some of the course components have been added by hand. A dense introduction to a rather confused and multi-disciplinary brand of suggestion that rather feels like the author met Sydney Blanchard Flower and thought "This chap is onto something here!" It has a distinctly Chicago Flowers/Parkyn feel to it albeit adapted to a French audience. Librairie Fischbacher unknown
195882416California: Huna Publications/ John M. Watkins Cecil Court 1958. First Edition. Octavo. 21.5cm. Publisher's grey cloth boards titled and decorated in dark blue to spine and front board.117pp. 1pp ads to rear. Light bumping to spine ends and corners otherwise a very clean and sharp copy in a dustjacket with a sun spine panel some light marginal toning and some shallow chipping and loss to edges cosmetic loss to front flap hinge. <br /> <br /> An enthusiastic but rather grandiose publication promising to finally provide a comprehensible explanation as to what mesmerism and hypnotism actually are. The text stresses that they are very separate concepts but basically then introduces the "Polynesian" concept of "Huna" or "The Secret" as a kind of catch all theory that makes all such things possible with out the fear of being "dominated" by the willpower of the hypnotist. Framed as "an ancient system of psychological knowledge" Huna is touted here as a key to universal understanding and the gateway to allowing oneself to be healed and helped by hypnotism without the risk of 'mental domination.'. Huna Publications/ John M. Watkins, Cecil Court unknown
190780724London: Adam and Charles Black 1907. First Edition. Octavo. 21.5cm. Publisher's original blue cloth titled in gilt to spine. 202pp. 1pp ads to rear. Spine darkened. and with some scraping or nibbling to the upper edge some discolouration to the boards and some visible bumping and shelfwear. Strength and solidity allow this to be cataloged as a very good copy with some wear. Internally clean. Pencil ownership to front flyleaf edges untrimmed and with some pages to the rear of the book unopened. A highly regarded theoretical analysis of the usage techniques and benefits of hypnotic suggestion in the education of young minds. Not so much an advocacy of hypnotising children into learning but more of an attempt to understand how individual psychological understanding of students could be utilised to improve the methods by which knowledge could be transmitted and potential nurtured. Adam and Charles Black unknown
187582086Chicago: W.B. Keen Cooke and Co 1875. Stated Tenth Thousand. Octavo. 19.5cm. Publisher's original bottle green ribbed cloth titled and decorated in gilt and black to spine and front board. 241pp. 30pp illustrated ads to rear. Scuffing to corners and spine ends light fraying to the cloth at the head and tail and some discoloration and dulling. A good solid copy with only cosmetic wear to apologize for. Internally clean coated yellow endpapers previous ink ownerships of the Loomis family of Osage to front flyleaves. Illustrated throughout. <br /> <br /> One of the rather more esoteric Pinkerton titles involving the murder of a bank teller and the possible involvement of an entranced sleepwalker. The second title gets off to roaring start with a potentially cursed opal ring and one of Pinkerton's intrepid lady detectives posing as a fortune teller to unmask the superstitious potential murderer. Writers unfamiliar with the theory and practical requirements of hypnosis and mesmeric states could often be found falling back on the tried and tested sleepwalker motif that by this stage had been knocking them dead in gothics penny dreadfuls and the more exotic police procedurals for almost a century. The idea that waking a sleepwalker in mid trance could prove fatal was also a much repeated trope as was the more subconscious pre-occupation with entranced women in their nightgowns wandering obliviously into all sorts of peril. An interesting indication of how deeply mesmerism and its errant children had inserted themselves into all areas of popular culture. W.B. Keen, Cooke, and Co unknown
190548255Chicago: The Crow Publishing Co. 1905. 8vo. 139 1 pp. Photo frontisp. Red cloth decorative gilt lettering on front cover slight shelfwear very minor soiling VG copy. First edition of this scarce and fascinating handbook on using the powers of hypnotism and spiritualism to improve your fortunes. The Crow Publishing Co., hardcover
1899105922Paris, Librairie du magnétisme 1899 In-18 14,5 x 9 cm. Broché, dos muet, couverture grise imprimée en noir, 120 pp., table des matières. Couverture poussiéreuse.
1983106869Paris, De Vecchi 1983 In-8 20,5 x 14,5 cm. Broché, couverture illustrée, 189 pp., table des matières. Exemplaire en bon état.
ORD-16789Datée de Rochester, N.Y. 11 Août 1903. 2 pages imprimées, écrites par son président et signée au tampon humide, qui tente de convaincre son destinataire des bienfaits qu'il retirerait de la lecture de l'ouvrage du Révérend Paul Weller sur le Magnétisme personnel, lui offrant, pour le prix de cet ouvrage (30 francs), deux livres en plus soit son Cours d'hypnotisme et de magnétisme personnel et un autre de Paul Weller, Cours de Vitaopathie. Petits défauts mais assez bon état, sous son enveloppe d'expédition affranchie d'un timbre d'1 cent surchargé Rochester N. Y. On joint une grande feuille publicitaire (430 x 560mm) intitulée Abondante Evidence de la valeur de notre cours, contenant de nombreux témoignages plus ou moins spectaculaires et des portraits de personnalités de poids. Impression sur papier très fin, enveloppe d'expéditeur.
1900105923Paris, Librairie du Magnétisme 1900 In-18 14,5 x 9 cm. Broché, dos muet, couverture grise imprimée en noir, 144 pp.,figures dans le texte, table des matières. Couverture poussiéreuse.
184480581London: Hippolyte Bailliere 1844. Second edition. Octavo. 23cm. Publisher's original bottle green embossed cloth titled in gilt to spine and decorated in blind to boards. 390pp. 2pp ads to rear with 4pp of ads tipped in to half title. Light bumping and fraying to extremities and spine ends. A very good clean copy indeed. Glazed yellow endpapers internally clean old ink ownership to front flyleaf. A very handsome copy. An interesting and significant if not always "scientific" examination of mesmerism with an additional authorial introduction to the 2nd Ed. Townshend's fascination with mesmeric phenomena sometimes obstructs his academic distance most especially when dealing with things like sleepwalking where his theorizing about "mesmeric somnambulism" has him leaping about all over the place. One of the appeals of mesmerism to the pseudoscientific enthusiast and a contributing factor to its pre-eminent popularity was the ability to apply it to nearly any phenomena and gain some result or other. CRABTREE 433. Hippolyte Bailliere unknown