Arthur Conan Doyle / The History of Spiritualism Volume I 1st Edition 1926

Description: The History of Spiritualism, Volume I. Author: Doyle, Arthur Conan Title: The History of Spiritualism, Volume I. Publication: Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1926 Edition: First Edition Description: Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. [2], [i] - xiii, [1], 1-341, [3] pp. 24 x 17 cm. Volume I only. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt titling to spine; no dustjacket. Faint staining to boards, with some wear and bumping to corners. Age toning to spine, with bumping to ends of spine and one 5 mm nick to head of spine. Label remnant to spine near tail. Dampstain to all edges of text block. Ex libris bookplate from The Authors' Club on front pastedown, with adhesive damage to four corners of plate and corresponding damage to free endpaper. Missing fourth plate from page 112 with Margaretta Fox-Kane, Kate Fox-Jencken, and Leah Underhill. Pencil erasures to recto of last blank page, which also has a 4.5 cm closed tear near the gutter at the head of the page. List of penciled probable page numbers on recto of rear free endpaper. Green and Gibson B37. This particular copy of Volume I of Doyle's 'The History of Spiritualism' bears the bookplate of The Authors' Club, which was founded in London in 1891by the novelist Water Besant. The purpose of the club was to create a space in which authors could meet, and over the years has featured guest speakers such as Mark Twain, Bram Stoker, and Frances Hodgson Burnett. The bookplate states that this copy was presented to the club's library by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in July of 1926. Seller ID: 609949 Subject: Metaphysics, New Additions, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Spirituality Munster & Company, LLC With over 20 years of experience in buying and selling used and rare books, Munster & Company is a family owned business located in Corvallis, Oregon, USA. Our inventory is broad, but currently features a robust number of titles on mathematics, science, book reference material, and signed books, many of which are first editions. We pride ourselves on our customer service, regardless of whether you're buying a $15 book or a $1,500 book. All orders are packaged with care and shipped via USPS within two business days. Our standard shipping is USPS Media Mail, but Expedited and International shipping are also available. We also offer combined shipping on multiple orders. All items are guaranteed to be as described, otherwise they can be returned within 30 days for a full refund. We are proud members of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America) and ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers), and adhere to these associations' ethical guidelines and conditions of sale.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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