(A Scientific Secret Revealed.) Periodicity the Absolute Law of the Entire Universe Long Known to Control All Matter Now Revealed As the Law of All Life..
by Buchanan, Joseph Rodes
- Used
- Condition
- Very good plus.
- Seller
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Dobbs Ferry, New York, United States
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About This Item
San Jose, 1898. Very good plus.. 160,[4]pp. plus folding plate. 12mo. Original yellow cloth, stamped in black. Corners lightly bumped, spine ends lightly worn. Internally clean. First of four editions. "Buchanan's last and perhaps oddest book" - Atwater. An unusual work on numerological and occult cycles, based on the number seven. Buchanan (1814-1899) was a Kentucky native who studied medicine and became enamored of phrenology while at university. Finding a lack of research on the brain in his medical coursework, he began his own series of experiments, using techniques from mesmerism. He would go on to be a major force in the world of alternative medicine, particularly as it related to psychology. "His books popularized current neurophysiological knowledge, and his belief in the existence of extraordinary mental powers for clairvoyance and telepathy whetted Americans' appetite for continued investigation into humanity's psychological constitution." The present title is his final work, published just before his death in San Jose. Relatively scarce -- OCLC locates five copies of the present edition. This copy in particularly lovely condition.
Atwater 506.
Atwater 506.
Details
- Bookseller
- McBride Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2595
- Title
- (A Scientific Secret Revealed.) Periodicity the Absolute Law of the Entire Universe Long Known to Control All Matter Now Revealed As the Law of All Life..
- Author
- Buchanan, Joseph Rodes
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good plus.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- San Jose
- Date Published
- 1898
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- 12mo
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