Title: Ghost
Land or Researches into the Mysteries of Occultism, Illustrated in a Series of
Autobiographical Sketches, in Two Parts
Author: Emma Hardinge Britten
Publisher: Progressive Thinker Publishing House
City: ChicagoYear: 1897 (Second Edition)Binding Style: Hardcover
Pagination: 357pp + publisher's advert at rear
Illustrated: Yes
Book Details + Condition: Scarce second edition of Britten's Ghost Land or Researches into the Mysteries of Occultism (1897). Publisher's original
brown cloth, lettered in silver on spine, silver lettering, and decorations on front board. Overall in very good condition: boards and binding are solid and tight, with minimal shelf wear; slight wear at inside hinge (all copies appear to have this issue); interior is clean and free of writing and markings. Some chipping to a few pages (again, all copies have this issue due to type of paper used). Emma Hardinge Britten (1823-1899) was one of the most famous
nineteenth century advocates of Spiritualism. She supposedly developed her
psychic talents whilst employed by a secret quasi-Masonic fraternity as a
medium whilst still a child. In adulthood she became one of six founding
members of the Theosophical Society, and also founded an umbrella organization
for Spiritualist groups: the Spiritualists National Union. She wrote a number
of books, including "Ghost Land", in which she tells of her spiritualist and
occult experiences and beliefs through a series of autobiographical sketches. Please see Table of Contents for more detail.
