REAL LIFE IN THE SPIRIT LAND: BEING LIFE EXPERIENCES, SCENES, INCIDENTS, AND CONDITIONS, ILLUSTRATIVE OF SPIRIT LIFE, AND THE PRINCIPLES OF THE SPIRITUAL PHILOSOPHY
Book Details + Condition: William White and Company (Boston, MA). First Edition, 1870. Scarce. Hardcover. 209 pages, followed by a "Catalogue of Spiritual and Reform Books". Volume I is stated on the title page and spine, but there was never a Volume II written, so this serves as a standalone work. By Maria M. King, who presents her treatise on the spirit realm, with chapters including "Children in the Spirit World," "Condition of the Depraved in Spirit Land," "Courtship and Marriage in Spirit Land," "Passages from the Experience of Napoleon Bonaparte as a Spirit," and more. Black boards with gilt lettering to spine. Tight binding; rubbed corners and edges; wear to spine ends; minor wear to boards, with some discoloration to front and rear boards' corners; old water (?) stain to top corners of last half of pages; interior is free of markings save owner's info and Lily Dale "Dale News" sticker, both on front free endpaper.
