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The Philosophy of Mystery
by DENDY, Walter Cooper
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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COLUMBIA, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
1855 DEVILS Fantasy WITCHES Philosophy of Mystery Dreams Illusions Specters
Walter Dendy's "Philosophy of Mystery" is a rare, mid-19th-century treatise on the study of dreaming and dream interpretation, mesmerism or animal magnetism, demonism and specters, witchcraft, illusions, the prevalence of dark-blood, fantasies, and much, much more.
Item number: #18517
Price: $550
DENDY, Walter Cooper
The Philosophy of Mystery
New York: Harper & Bros., 1855.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o vi, 7-442
· Provenance: Embossing – Joseph A. Sadony
o Joseph Alexander Sadony (1877-1960) was an American spiritualist, scientist, philosopher, inventor and author. Most of his studies involved hypothesizing about the limits of the human mind, and especially how the mind may be able to interact with the physical world. He claimed that all people had the capacity to see the future, but the ability lay dormant for most.
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
o Brown cloth
· Size: ~6.75in X 4.5in (17.5cm x 11.5cm)
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- Bookseller
- Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18517
- Title
- The Philosophy of Mystery
- Author
- DENDY, Walter Cooper
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover; tight and secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Bros
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1855
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1855 DEVILS Fantasy WITCHES Philosophy of Mystery Dreams Illusions Specters, rare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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