History Of Spiritualism Vol 1 : Arthur Conan Doyle 1926 [ First US , Marion Gray Traver ]
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Volume one of the first American edition of the influential History of Spiritualism by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle owned by noted artist Marion Gray Traver
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan. The History of Spiritualism, Vol 1. George H Doran Company. New York. 1926. First American Edition.
Following off the fame of his Sherlock Holmes stories, by the 1920s Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was one of the most prominent Spiritualists in the world by the time he wrote his famous history of spiritualism. A devoted mystic and dabbler in psychical research since the late 1880s, Doyle’s fervor increased during the First World War and was driven further by the death of his son, Kingsley, in 1918. In addition to becoming President of the London Spiritualist Alliance and President of the British College of Psychic Science, he was named Président d’honneur de la Fédération Spirite Internationale in Paris in 1925, the year before this work’s publication. A thorough and engaging history of Spiritualism in Europe and the Americas, from the Fox sisters through to early 20th century, citing numerous investigations as well as contemporary Spiritualist newspapers and journals, the present example lacks its second volume. This copy was formerly owned by noted artist Marion Gray Traver, a well-regarded painter and an early member of what became the National Association of Women Artists.
329pp, blue cloth boards. Corners and spine ends bumped and worn. Some soiling and darkening to spine. Text block and pages toned. Ownership inscription first free endpaper. Pages clean. Partial, toned dust jacket lacks spine, with losses to corners and edges of faces with darkening at flap edges. Good.
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