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18847822Bangor ME: O.F. Knowles & Co. Printers 1884. First edition. 8vo 168pp. Bound in publisher's rust cloth boards with black ruling and gilt lettering on spine beveled edges. Inscribed by Paine to Miss. A.E. Scammon and dated in 1894 on the ffep. Pages toned boards lightly bumped and rubbed at spine ends and corners. Near fine. <br /> <br /> An interesting and attractive Bangor imprint being a metaphysical tract by lawyer and writer Albert Ware Paine 1812-1907. A short review in The Literary World from 1884 describes the premise of the work:<br /> <br /> "His new philosophy is simply the theory that the spirits of the dead are living about us on every side; having this earth as their local habitation and yet not being trammeled by the limitations of space and time; influencing the living in a myriad ways for good and evil. By this influence he thinks all that is mysterious in human nature necromancy witchcraft dreams second-sight clairvoyance hypnotism genius insanity faith-cures etc. etc. can be explained."<br /> <br /> <br /> This copy inscribed to a Miss. A.E. Scammon of Chicago whom we find mentioned in various religious journals from the time as being chair of the women's committee of the New Jerusalem Church Congress. An intriguing presentation copy. <br /> <br /> <br /> . O.F. Knowles & Co., Printers unknown
19189865New York: George H. Doran Company 1918. First American Edition. Hardcover in gray cloth boards 122pp. Doran monogram on title. Spine ends bumped jacket with shelf label to spine chipping to front panel edges and spine ends. A good example of likely a second issue which advertises Doyle's 1919 title The Vital Message. <br /> <br /> Doyle's first book on spiritualism with other books from the publisher on this topic listed on the rear panel of the jacket. George H. Doran Company hardcover
19298053London: Rider & Co 1929. First edition. 8vo 367 1pp. Photos illustrations throughout. Publisher's gray cloth boards ruled in black and lettered on spine in illustrated jacket. Spine slightly cocked scattered mild foxing throughout more pronounced on page block edges. Pale spotting to upper corner of rear board. Jacket with some staining to front panel toning to spine and a few edge tears. Very good. <br /> <br /> Scarce first edition in jacket of this account of the series of séances in 1927-28 arranged by Marquis Carlo Centurione Scotto at the medieval Millesimo Castle in Italy. The Marquis was attempting to contact his son who had died in an airplane crash the year prior and sitting at the séances was accomplished miniature painter and mental medium Gwendolyn Kelley Hack 1877-. <br /> <br /> Hack reported on the extensive range of phenomena which was said to have occurred including the materialization of hands and feet; the levitation of the Marquis to a height of six feet while sitting in a heavy chair; apports and asports; antique weapons engaging in a noisy battle; the movement of sometimes weighty and bulky objects; direct writing; thuds and bangs; the playing of musical instruments as they floated; and other such instances. On one occasion the sitters were creating a favorable atmosphere by singing a fascist song when an illuminated picture of Mussolini was transported from an adjoining room through closed doors. Perhaps most famously the Marquis was transported or asported from the locked séance room necessitating a two-and-a-half-hour search of the castle and grounds. He was eventually found after Mrs Hack received an automatic message through her spirit guide Imperator supplying his location: he was fast asleep on a pile of hay and oats in a granary within the stables the door locked from the outside.<br /> <br /> The aftermath of this publication included scathing reviews from Baron Albert von Schrenck-Notzing Rudolf Lambert and Theodore Besterman. The latter's review was so damning it caused Sir Arthur Conan Doyle who was friends with the Marquis to resign from the Society for Psychical Research and begin his open attacks on the society for its bias against spiritualism. <br /> <br /> A scarce book which is very important for its content in terms of 20th century spiritualism and counter movements. Also interesting is the fact that the events surrounding its publication proved to be important and tragic in ACD's life very much influencing his later writing. <br /> <br /> <br /> . Rider & Co unknown
19328437London: Rider & Co 1932. First edition. 8vo 286pp. Spirit photograph of Lascelles as frontis and one other plate in the book. Publisher's pink cloth spine lettered in gilt. Slightly cocked corners bumped owner's inscriptions to pastedowns else a near fine copy. <br /> <br /> Uncommon spiritualist work from the Rev. Charles A. Simpson being essays channeled through his spirit guide "Dr. Lascelles." Simpson established The Seekers Healing Center and later in 1933 "discovered the 276 acres Addington Park and transformed it into a city of prayer" under the instruction of Lascelles. The Seekers Trust are still active today.<br /> <br /> OCLC cites perhaps 7 physical holdings of the first edition. Rider & Co unknown
19459954Burlingame CA 1945. TLS on single sheet 11x8.5" recto only. Previous folds. Includes original envelope with Burlingame postmark and White's stamp to verso along with Christmas seal. <br /> <br /> Short note from American spiritualist and author of adventure fiction Stewart Edward White 1873-1946. White writes a response to Kansas Historian Alan W. Farley who sent a request for an autograph. In reply White recounts a Mark Twain story about signing books. "I don't mind one bit writing in your books; but I'd rather go to hell than do up packages and I hate crowded excursions too."<br /> <br /> <br /> . unknown
188876666N.p.: N.p. 1888. Broadside measures 6 x 9 1/2 inches and has an image of Jewett with apparition-like illustrations of Lincoln and George Washington and his wife behind him. In manuscript above and below the image is written "Lincoln and Washington Family come at my earnest call in silent prayer much to my joy in December 1888 at 82. California Solomon Wright Jewett It is also inscribed and initialed by Jewett on the recto- "“Interesting enough to be surrounded in a frame and in a glass only think of calling down our friends from Heaven. JWS 1890" Broadside has three horizontal fold-lines and the middle fold has a one inch separation at the right margin old stain to top of page. A fragile and scarce item of Spiritualist Vermont and California interest. No copies located.Solomon Jewett was one of the most earnest and grandiose of all believers and practitioners of Spiritualism in 19th century America. Born and raised in Vermont he became a wealthy sheep farmer in both Vermont and California. After losing his wife of seven years he became interested in Spiritualism. He also traveled extensively in Europe and other places picking up his further beliefs as he went along. Soon enough he was referring to himself as a “Shepherd of Vermont and California†“Indian Healer†“Doctor of Magnetism†and “Medical Doctor.†He soon began to claim that he could channel Washington and Lincoln among many others. "He also associated with and befriended a spirit artist Wella P. Anderson and his wife Lizzie “Pet†Anderson a medium who worked in New York City and Oakland California. Jewett acquired from them eighteen pencil portraits that depict well-known historical and mythical figures spanning many geographical locations and historical times that apparently “visited†the artist under the influence of Jewett’s presence" Henry Sheldon Museum. He assembled a large collection of Spirit art and photographs and that collection remains extant in The Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History. Jewett died in 1905 N.p. unknown
1862310478London 1862. Printed 2-page circular on biofolium docketed "London 1864" in ink at head. 4to 9 x 14-1/4 inches. Creased from prior folding remnants of mounting on verso. Printed 2-page circular on biofolium docketed "London 1864" in ink at head. 4to 9 x 14-1/4 inches. Broadside circular advertising the services of "Sibyle medium" Mrs. Duke Saunders who "has the extraordinary gift of holding communions and conversation for any length of time and anywhere with the departed in the Spirit World" and has claimed to have had communion with a host of religious historical and artistic figures including Adam Moses Queen Elizabeth Shakespeare Titian Napoleon and the late Prince Albert. Saunders solicits subscriptions for her upcoming book The Spirit World: or the Spirit of the Spirit World - though we find no evidence of this book or any other under the name Mrs. Duke Saunders having been published. A chart at the end of the circular gives her rates for various services "Teaching to write" "Private Communion for one" "Evening Seance" etc. unknown
25014On his letterhead ‘‘W. G. Hooper Ph. D. / World Traveller Lecturer and Author’ Cranemoor Highcliffe-on-sea Hants England. Hooper’s various titles published between 1903 and 1941 are remarkably well represented on JISC with holdings from the Warburg Institute to the University of Strathclyde. A precious artefact from a spiritual leader. 1p 4to. On brittle and lightly-creased paper aged and discoloured with closed tears and slight loss at one corner and repair with archival tape. The handwriting is hurried and hard to decipher. Begins: ‘Dear Fellow Pilgrim / Before sending you the lessons after reading your letter & explaining your difficulties I think it will be wise for you to go through the briefest principles of Living in true relation to your soul and the body so I am sending you a text book of a guinea course on that free.’ He continues with an explanation of the intended preparation and its costs after which the recipient ‘will be more ready to understand the course and the main teaching which is a bit more advanced & I am afraid until you have got a better understanding of certain principles that it would not do you the benefit you expect.’ Signed lengthwise up one margin and over the letterhead ‘W S Hooper’. On his letterhead (‘‘W. G. Hooper, Ph. D. / World Traveller, Lecturer and Author’), Cranemoor, Highcliffe-on-sea, Hants, E unknown
1930494Eaton Publishing Co. 1930. Hardcover. Good red gilt lettered boards rubbed soiling internal wear to binding spine reading lines a pastedown note about the anonymous author. Very good pages. No dust jacket. Copyright by B. H. J. Robynson. ; Frontispiece photograph.; 106 pages . Eaton Publishing Co. hardcover
