(3 Volume First Edition Set) Abnormal Hypnotic Phenomena: A Survey of Nineteenth-Century Cases: Vol. I: France; Vol. II: Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, and Scandinavia; Vol. III: Russia and Poland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Latin America
London: J. & A. Churchill Ltd., 1967-1968.
First Edition. Hardcover. Each volume stated first edition. 8 3/4" X 5 3/4". vii, 328pp; viii, 256pp; viii, 216pp. All volumes present nicely in protective archival sleeved dust jackets. Moderate edgewear to unclipped dust jackets, with small open tears to corners and extremities, mild sunning and toning to panels, and scattered rubbing and scuffing to panels. Larger closed tear and creasing to front panel of Volume II. Spot of soiling and rubbing to front panel of Volume III. All volumes bound in green cloth over boards, with spines lettered in silver over black. Mild wear to bindings, with bumping to heads and tails of spines, rubbing to corners, and slight lean to spine. Bindings are firm and sound. Gentle age-toning to pages throughout, with occasional inked annotations to margins throughout. An attractive and presentable first edition set of the first three (out of four) in this survey of 19th Century abnormal hypnotic phenomena edited by Eric John "Dirty Ding" Dingwall (1890–1986), a respected anthropologist, skeptical psychical investigator, and sexologist who earned his nickname from his research interests in erotica and sexual customs. Dingwall had an illustrious and diverse career, writing well-received treatises on male infibulation, artificial cranial deformation, sexual mores in ancient and medieval times, and women, as well as his investigations of well-known "paranormal" events and personages. Abnormal Hynpotic Phenomena presents a collection of paranormal-adjacent phenomena across Europe in the 19th Century, covering hypnosis, mesmerism, spiritualist connections, clairvoyance, and telepathy. Very good / good +. Item #17589
Price: $350.00