Natural and Supernatural; A History of the Paranormal from Earliest Times to 1914

Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1.0 kg; 494 pages, includes a list of sources, bibliography and index. The previous owner has written her name and address, and then used a rubber stamp with different address on the front free end page, and underneath front fold over flap on the front paste down.. There are a couple of foxing spots to the front edge of the text block, slight rubbing of the heel of the spine of the binding, and a 1.5 inch tear at the top left of the front panel, and a 1.0 inch tear at the bottom left of the rear panel as well as general rubbing of top and bottom edges., No other damage to describe. With scrupulous thoroughness and a wealth of extraordinary detail, Mr Inglis presents his evidence, drawing on anthropological studies of primitive tribes and records of classical antiquity and taking his story at the outbreak of the First World War, when the 1st phase of scientific psychical research came to an end. He plays particular attention to the work of the Mesmerists and of the early psychical researchers in the last century. He deals, too, with related aspects such as hauntings (particularly poltergeist outbreaks, ) scrying and browsing. -- Front fold over blurb. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Magic, Paranormal & Occult; Paranormal; Religion & Theology. ISBN: 0340205261. ISBN/EAN: 9780340205266. Inventory No: 0229915. . 9780340205266