The Veil Lifted: Modern Developments of Spirit Photography
London: Whittaker & Co., 1894. First Edition. 12mo, xii, 164, [4] pages. Finely bound in full black crushed morocco, with gilt lettering, decoration, and raised bands to spine. Gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, and all edges gilt. Illustrated with black-and-white photographic plates. The Veil Lifted: Modern Developments of Spirit Photography is a scarce and fascinating late Victorian work devoted to the controversial phenomenon of spirit photography, the alleged photographic appearance of spirits, apparitions, or psychic forms. Edited by Andrew Glendinning and published in London in 1894, the volume brings together accounts, arguments, and testimony from figures including J. Traill Taylor, a respected photographic authority, whose involvement gave the subject an unusual degree of technical interest. Illustrated with photographic plates, the book stands at the intersection of Spiritualism, occult investigation, psychical research, and early photography, presenting spirit photography not merely as superstition or sensation, but as a phenomenon worthy of serious examination. For collectors, it is an especially desirable title because it combines Victorian ghost culture, photographic history, and the broader nineteenth-century fascination with life after death. Lacks the frontispiece, rear hinge starting to crack, slight rubbing and wear, corners bumped, else in good + condition. Item #322
Price: $500.00