SPIRITUALISM: ITS HISTORY, PHENOMENA AND DOCTRINE
Book Details + Condition: George H. Doran Company (New York). First American Edition, 1919. By J. Arthur Hill, with an Introduction by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Hardcover with publisher’s original green cloth lettered in black on spine & front board. 316 pages, with Glossary and Index. John Arthur Hill (1872-1951) had an interest in Spiritualism and psychical research that developed around the turn of the century. He assisted the well-known British Spiritualist Sir Oliver Lodge with his work, and became a member of the Society for Psychical Research (London), serving on its committee from 1927-1935. In this work, he provides a popular overview of Spiritualism. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle regarded Hill as an 'agnostic' who was on the path to conversion, and in his Introduction commended Hill's books to those who might share his initial uncertainties on the subject. Chapters include:
- History of Spiritualism
- The Society for Psychical Research
- William Stainton Moses
- Physical Phenomena
- Ghosts
- Automatic Writing
- Mesmerism
- Spiritualistic Conceptions of After-Death Conditions
- Some Cases of Apparent Telepathy or Clairvoyance
- Veridical Apparitions
- The Subliminal Self
- And much more.
In very good condition, with firm binding; light shelf wear to boards; bumped spine ends; interior is clean and free of markings, save owner name to ffep.
