Boston: Crosby, Nichols, and Company, 1855. iv, [273]-556 pages, plus 4pp. initial ads. Original printed wraps. 23 x 15.5 cm. Small chips to the spine, wraps are tanned and show some stains especially along and adjacent to the spine. The interior is generally clean with a few minor traces of foxing. Previous owner's small name-stamp on top edge. Good. FIRST EDITION. Contains an interesting article on spiritualism, titled "Modern Necromancy" (pp. 512-527). The author rejects the idea that the phenomena observed during séances are caused by actual communication with the departed and suggests that they are instead produced by a "peculiar mode of the medium's own consciousness" (p. 515). The idea of a divided or "double" consciousness on the part of the medium is explored. The article makes reference to the "Constitution and By-Laws" of the New England Spiritualists' Association (1854) and provides a quote from the same. This issue of the "North American Review" also includes reviews of Bancroft on the causes of the American Revolution, Kane on the search for John Franklin, Bigelow on nature in disease, Gayarre on the history of Louisiana, Sabine on dueling, etc., etc.

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Bookseller: Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0000882
Title: Modern Necromancy" in THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW. Vol. LXXX. [On front wrap:] No. CLXVII [167]. April, 1855.
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Crosby, Nichols, and Company
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1855

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An online shop focusing on Americana, particularly books pertaining to the South, and offering rare, scholarly, and antique books on a variety of other subjects. Proprietor David J. Eilenberger worked for over five years at respected firms in the A.B.A.A. before establishing the company in 2010. In addition to books, we are interested in acquiring broadsides, ephemera, 19th-century photographs, and manuscripts. Member Independent Online Booksellers Association since 2017.

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