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Condition: good. Used book in good and clean conditions. Pages and cover are intact. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks. Fast Shipping.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Later Printing. Book is cocked. A few pages are heavily foxed, some others have marginal foxing. Spine has slight wear to the lower end, a tiny dent, and is slightly browned. Two sets of owner information written on the front free endpaper. Title page has not been separated from the preceding page.

In-8, legatura cartonata editoriale in stoffa con titoli in oro, pp. 205(3); 5 mappe in appendice. Bruniture. Tracce d'uso e strappetti marginali alla copertina. Piccole diffuse macchie alle pagine interne. Firme d'appartenenza al frontespizio e all'antiporta. Timbro di biblioteca al risguardo anteriore.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fair. Hardback, blue cloth. vi, 162pp. 1911 reprint. The work prompted intense scrutiny upon publication and was investigated in the Journal of the Society for Psychical Research. Outside of this, many key researchers gave their opinion, and the described events have become a long-lasting point of unexplained phenomenon. Losses of cloth to binding. Folding newspaper article 'The Visions at Versailles' pasted onto front pastedown. Previous owner's details blind-stamped to title page. Some loss along fore margin of page 25, text not affected. A little occasional foxing. Reading copy only. Scarce. (r13).

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A good condition copy, fourth printing. Some rubbing to edges with spine darkened and some marks present. Mild tan and light foxing to pages. Structurally sound.

Original Cloth. Condition: Good. First Edition. Second printing from 1911. Originally published by Macmillan in January 1911. The spine is faded and darkened with some fraying at the top and bottom and a little edge rubbing. The front panel is quite heavily discoloured along the right side and in patches over the left side. The rear panel has a few light surface marks and the edges of the boards are rubbed. The page edges are darkened. Name of the original owner, Lilias Rider Haggard family, in pencil to the front free endpaper which is browned and has a small ownership label of a subsequent owner to the top right corner. Browning to the rear free endpaper. There are a few spots and marks at the front and back of the book and the original owner has noted the actual names of the two authors in pencil at the end of the preface but the pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. No jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Hardcover. Second Printing. 162pp. Offsetting to prelims, spine sunned with some minor loss at the head, else a very good example in publisher's blue cloth. The book describes by the author what at at one time was labeled a "time slip" and presently the as the "Moberly-Jourdain incident". Assumed now to be a possible hallucinatory experience later embellished by the ladies themselves, they describe wandering into what appeared to eighteenth century Versailles, even encountering the ghost of Marie Antoinette among others. Though not taken completely seriously, the book was a sensation at the time of publication going through four printings in three months.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Fourth impression. Stated at copyright: "First Edition January 1911, Reprinted February 1911 (Twice), March 1911." Intriguingly, no authors or even pseudonyms are mentioned at title page; pseudonyms do follow preface and throughout body of work. Slate blue cloth boards, with cover vignette of gilt fleur-de-lis, red cloth spine adhesive and printed titles in white, moderate cover, corner, edge wear. Deckled pages generally very good. Extensive article of intrigue from The Observer of May 9th, 1937 adhered inside cover entitled "The Ghosts of Versailles". Stamp adjacent title page and card pocket w/label at back for Cape Breton Library of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. Bind good, square; hinges intact. Near good original rarity. Printed at the University Press, Glasgow by Robert MacLehose and Co. Limited. Insured post. An unexpected sensation, this title ran to four impressions in three months. Published anonymously, the identities of the authors of this controversial work, perhaps the most famous "time slip" case in literature, were not made public until 1931. The tale begins in August of 1901 when the Principal of St Hugh's College, Oxford, Charlotte "Annie" Moberly (1846-1937), went on holiday to Paris. She was accompanied by Eleanor Jourdain (1863-1924) who was about to take up the position of Vice Principal; Jourdain, with the intention of cementing their personal and working relationship. On August 10th, the two women visited Versailles and while there experienced unexplained symptoms and met a host of strange characters. This lead the women to later see the experience as one not of their contemporary Versailles, but to a Versailles just prior to the execution of Marie Antoinette. The two women became lost while crossing the palace's gardens to visit the Petit Trianon; instead, they found a farmhouse where Marie Antoinette played at being a milkmaid. As they ventured further, both women were felt a strong sense of depression; although, neither expressed this directly to the other at the time. They continued on despite their discomfort until one of the passersby they asked for directions - all of whom they noted were in historical dress - implored them to turn back. Upon doing so, they found themselves surrounded once more by modern-day tourists. Neither woman spoke of their afternoon at Versailles for a week, until Moberly asked Jourdain if she believed the Petit Trianon to be haunted, which Jourdain confirmed she did. It was not until November at Oxford that the two women talked through the events at length. They decided to write out their personal accounts of that afternoon, in order to better compare them. This began a process of intense and meticulous research into the grounds and history of Versailles which included two further trips to the palace. They identified all of those they had seen with members of the court or staff of 1792. The work prompted intense scrutiny upon publication and was investigated in the Journal of the Society for Psychical Research. Outside of this, many key researchers gave their opinion, and the described events have become a long-lasting point of unexplained phenomenon. Several attempts have been made to debunk the women's story, with many pointing to inconsistencies between published editions, and others posing explicit arguments claiming the women were in a sapphic daze or hysteria caused by their alleged romantic feelings for one another. One of the more popular modern explanations for the events was put forward in 1965 by Philippe Jullian in his biography of the aristocratic decadent French poet Robert de Montesquiou, who lived nearby the grounds of Versailles. Montesquiou was renowned at the time for hosting large and raucous costume parties, often featuring tableaux vivants, or living pictures. Jullian's suggestion is that the two women had entered one such party. An ever shimmering mystery to this day! Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Second impression. Stated at copyright: "First Edition January 1911, Reprinted 1911." Intriguingly, no authors or even pseudonyms are mentioned at title page; pseudonyms do follow preface and throughout body of work. Slate blue cloth boards, with cover vignette of gilt fleur-de-lis, red cloth spine adhesive and printed titles in white, moderate cover, corner, edge wear. Deckled pages generally very good. Extensive article of intrigue from The Observer of May 9th, 1937 adhered inside cover entitled "The Ghosts of Versailles". Stamp adjacent title page and card pocket w/label at back for Cape Breton Library of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. Bind good, square; hinges intact. Near good original rarity. Printed at the University Press, Glasgow by Robert MacLehose and Co. Limited. Insured post. An unexpected sensation, this title ran to four impressions in three months. Published anonymously, the identities of the authors of this controversial work, perhaps the most famous "time slip" case in literature, were not made public until 1931. The tale begins in August of 1901 when the Principal of St Hugh's College, Oxford, Charlotte "Annie" Moberly (1846-1937), went on holiday to Paris. She was accompanied by Eleanor Jourdain (1863-1924) who was about to take up the position of Vice Principal; Jourdain, with the intention of cementing their personal and working relationship. On August 10th, the two women visited Versailles and while there experienced unexplained symptoms and met a host of strange characters. This lead the women to later see the experience as one not of their contemporary Versailles, but to a Versailles just prior to the execution of Marie Antoinette. The two women became lost while crossing the palace's gardens to visit the Petit Trianon; instead, they found a farmhouse where Marie Antoinette played at being a milkmaid. As they ventured further, both women were felt a strong sense of depression; although, neither expressed this directly to the other at the time. They continued on despite their discomfort until one of the passersby they asked for directions - all of whom they noted were in historical dress - implored them to turn back. Upon doing so, they found themselves surrounded once more by modern-day tourists. Neither woman spoke of their afternoon at Versailles for a week, until Moberly asked Jourdain if she believed the Petit Trianon to be haunted, which Jourdain confirmed she did. It was not until November at Oxford that the two women talked through the events at length. They decided to write out their personal accounts of that afternoon, in order to better compare them. This began a process of intense and meticulous research into the grounds and history of Versailles which included two further trips to the palace. They identified all of those they had seen with members of the court or staff of 1792. The work prompted intense scrutiny upon publication and was investigated in the Journal of the Society for Psychical Research. Outside of this, many key researchers gave their opinion, and the described events have become a long-lasting point of unexplained phenomenon. Several attempts have been made to debunk the women's story, with many pointing to inconsistencies between published editions, and others posing explicit arguments claiming the women were in a sapphic daze or hysteria caused by their alleged romantic feelings for one another. One of the more popular modern explanations for the events was put forward in 1965 by Philippe Jullian in his biography of the aristocratic decadent French poet Robert de Montesquiou, who lived nearby the grounds of Versailles. Montesquiou was renowned at the time for hosting large and raucous costume parties, often featuring tableaux vivants, or living pictures. Jullian's suggestion is that the two women had entered one such party. An ever shimmering mystery to this day! Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.

First edition, first impression, of perhaps the most famous "time slip" case in the literature. The first impression is rare in commerce; the book was an unexpected sensation, and the initial print run sold out quickly. It consequently ran to four impressions in three months. The identities of the anonymous authors were not made public until 1931. The work explores in detail the mysterious events that occurred to two learned women while visiting Versailles in the summer of 1901. In August of that year the Principal of St Hugh's College, Oxford, Charlotte "Annie" Moberly (1846-1937) and Eleanor Jourdain (1863-1924), who was about to take up the position of Vice Principal at the college, went on holiday to cement their personal and working relationship. On 10 August they visited Versailles where they experienced unexplained physical and mental symptoms and met a host of strange characters. Their experiences led them to later see the trip as one not to contemporary Versailles, but instead a Versailles just prior to the execution of Marie Antoinette. The pair became lost while crossing the palace's gardens to visit the Petit Trianon, a farmhouse where Marie Antoinette played at being a milkmaid. As they walked, both women became overcome by a strong sense of depression, although neither admitted this to the other until days later. The women kept going despite their discomfort, until one of the passers by they asked for directions (all of whom they noted were in historical dress) implored them to turn back - unable to find their way forward they did so and found themselves surrounded once more by modern-day tourists. Neither woman spoke of their afternoon at Versailles until a week later, when Moberly asked Jourdain if she believed the Petit Trianon to be haunted, which Jourdain confirmed she did. It was not discussed again until back in Oxford in November, at which point they decided to write separate accounts of the afternoon, to rationally compare their experiences. This began a process of intense and meticulous research into the grounds and history of Versailles, culminating in the present work. The research included two further trips to the palace and many days in the archives, during which they confidently identified all the people they had met in the grounds as members of the court or staff of 1792. The work prompted intense scrutiny upon publication and was investigated in the Journal of the Society for Psychical Research. Several attempts were made to debunk the women's story, with some posing explicitly homophobic arguments when the authors' identities were revealed, claiming that the two women were in a sapphic daze or folie à deux caused by an alleged romance between the two. Since the works publication many key psychical researchers have given their opinion upon the events in question and it has become a long-lasting and influential point of paranormal discussion. Octavo. Original blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, gilt fleur-de-lys on front cover. Bookstamp of Combridge & Co., Bombay, at head of front pastedown, ink inscription to head of front free endpaper. Spine lightly browned, rubbing to extremities and cloth of rear cover, scattered foxing; a very good copy.