THE EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THE SPIRIT MANIFESTATIONS DEMONSTRATING THE EXISTENCE OF SPIRITS AND THEIR COMMUNION WITH MORTALS, DOCTRINE OF THE SPIRIT WORLD RESPECTING HEAVEN, HELL, MORALITY, AND GOD, ALSO, THE INFLUENCE OF SCRIPTURE ON THE MORALS OF CHRISTIANS
Book Details + Condition: Charles Partridge (New York). Fifth Edition, 1858. Scarce. 460 pages. Hardcover. Written by American chemist and Spiritualist Robert Hare, this volume details experiments done to communicate with spirits, convocations of spirits, Heaven and Hell, evidence of the existence of spirits, and more. Features four illustrated plates displaying the techniques used in some of the experiments. Front and back covers embossed with foliate design, and spine embossed with gilt lettering. A firm copy of a scarce volume, with tight binding; general wear to boards; old repair to front board hinge (still quite firm); lower spine chipped, with binding tape; foxing throughout; bookplate on inside front board; interior is free of markings save old pencilled name.
