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Phantasms of the Living. (2 Volumes, Complete)
by Gurney, Edmond; Frederic Myers; Frank Podmore
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
GRASS VALLEY, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Rooms of the Society for Psychical Research; Trubner & Co.. Good. 1886. First Edition; 2nd State. Hardcover. Re-backed and sturdy, with original spine cloth laid down both volumes, also later burgundy paper pastedowns and endpapers; spine cloth volume one with a short streak of rubbing across lower portion; leading corner tips bumped with a bit of rubbing which looks like it has been treated also; small bubble to cloth lower front of volume two. Hinges solid & contents clean. ; Blue cloth lettered in gilt. Second state, with additions and corrections. Includes drawings, tables, index. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 573; 733 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11439
- Title
- Phantasms of the Living. (2 Volumes, Complete)
- Author
- Gurney, Edmond; Frederic Myers; Frank Podmore
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition; 2nd State
- Publisher
- Rooms of the Society for Psychical Research; Trubner & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1886
- Keywords
- METAPHYSICS, OCCULT, Paranormal Phenomena, GHOSTS
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA
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About the Seller
G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA
Biblio member since 2005
GRASS VALLEY, California
About G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA
Full time bookseller since 1978.I check e-mail & phone queries frequently and endeavor to respond promptly.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Second State
- used in book collecting to refer to a first edition, but after some change has been made in the printing, such as a correction,...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Re-backed
- Describes a book that has had the material covering the spine replaced or joints mended.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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