An Essay Towards a Theory of Apparitions
by FERRIAR, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Glendale, California, United States
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About This Item
Hardcover. Small octavo. 139pp. plus half-title. Small stamp to rear fly-leaf, "F.S.L Dupl." Half-vellum with marbled boards and matching endpapers; some foxing. An uncut copy. The author, John Ferriar (1761-1815), was a Scottish physician and author whose researches into typhoid and other diseases and leadership of the Manchester Infirmary made their mark in British medical history. His work, "An Essay towards a Theory of Apparitions" is a sometimes humorous examination of ghosts, the manifestations of witchcraft, etc. in which he argues that there is a psycho-physiological rather than a supernatural basis to such phenomena. He was, as such, one of the first to argue it so comprehensively and cohesively. Some moderate wear to the marbled paper, otherwise a clean, complete very good copy housed in a blue clamshell box with a black Morocco label.
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- Bookseller
- Reginald C. Williams Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 094
- Title
- An Essay Towards a Theory of Apparitions
- Author
- FERRIAR, John
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary vellum
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cadell & Davies
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1813
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Occult, Witchcraft, Psychology
- Bookseller catalogs
- Psychology & The Occult;
- Size
- small 8vo.
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Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Clamshell Box
- A protective box designed for storing and preserving a bound book or loose sheets. A clamshell box is hinged on one side, with...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Marbled boards
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fly-Leaf
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