Frontispiece, vii, 3 unnumbered leaves [contents, list of illustrations, half-title], 288 pp; 14 illustrations (two per plate) in addition to the frontispiece, so someone might say the book has 8 plates, but they are not numbered. Original cloth. Rubbed at top of spine. Gilt spine lettering dull. Light mottling of front cover. Good. Although this appears to be a first edition, it is not. The first edition was published in 1914 by W. Rickey in New York (and also W. Rider & Son in London). In the Preface to this 1921 imprint, Carrington writes (p. vi): "The present edition of this book is to some extent an abridgement of the first edition, which appeared some seven years ago [1914]. I have, for instance, omitted a number of 'cases' which were originally included, and also my 'sittings' with Mrs. Piper--which material will be published at a later date in another volume. I have also omitted the original First Chapter,--since much of this material was subsequently included in my Modern Psychical Phenomena. On the other hand, I have included a new chapter on Recent Experiments in Psychic Photography,--composed partly of original and hitherto unpublished material, and partly of the experiments undertaken, some years ago, by Dr. Baraduc,--in 'photographing the soul'. The account of his experiments was originally published in my book, Death: its Causes and Phenomena, but they are now included here as being more in line with other experiments recently undertaken in this field. I have also added a brief chapter on the Scientific Investigation of Phychic [sic] Phenomena by means of Laboratory Instruments.".

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Title: The Problems of Psychical Research. Experiments and Theories in the Realm of the Supernormal
Publisher: New York: Dodd, Mead, 1921.
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Good

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