Posthumous Humanity: A Study of Phantoms
London: George Redway, 1887. First English Edition. Octavo, xxiv, 360, 39, [1] pages, publisher's original gilt-lettered blue cloth covered boards. Uncommon first English edition of Adolphe d’Assier’s Posthumous Humanity: A Study of Phantoms, a substantial Victorian investigation of apparitions, ghosts, phantoms, post-mortem survival, and the persistence of the human entity after death. Translated and annotated by Henry S. Olcott, president of the Theosophical Society, this 1887 George Redway edition connects French spiritualist speculation with Theosophical thought and includes an appendix on Indian beliefs concerning the soul’s post-mortem states. A desirable work for collectors of Spiritualism, Theosophy, psychical research, ghost lore, Victorian occult science, and 19th-century esoteric philosophy. Some slight rubbing and wear, previous owner's ink stamp, slight discoloration, else in very good condition. Item #311
Price: $700.00