L'Occultisme Hier et Aujourd'hui Le Merveilleux Prescientifique. Deuxieme Edition Revue et Augmentee avec une Preface De Emile Faguet.
Montpellier: Coulet et Fils, 1908. Hardcover. 12mo (large). Very Good / No Jacket. Item #001017
Second Edition. Quarter bound morocco over blue marbled boards. 471 p.p. Bookplate of C.B. Farrar on front pastedown. Joints worn; corners bruised with wear to tips. Light rubbing to boards, extremities. Small ownership signature on title-page, otherwise interior clean and a very good copy. Interesting book about the history of Occultism by French neurologist Joseph Grasset [1849-1918] who was interested in and investigated paranormal phenomenon. In this second, revised edition, Grasset explores fraudulent mediums, spirit materialization, crystallomancy (crystal-gazing), hypnosis and mentalism, and other paranormal claims.
Price: $300.00