1882 – Confessions of a Medium | First Edition, Famous Occult Spiritualism

Confessions of a Medium is an anonymously written 19^th-century survey of spiritualism and occult practices at the height of Victorian England. This book describes first-hand experiences of séances, spirit rapping and materializations, and public demonstrations of mediums. Chapters include First Encounter with Spirits, A Great Medium, The Double Form, John King and His Followers, and Photographs of Akosa and Lilly. References to public meetings and continental travel place the narrative within the broader European spiritualist movement of the period.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Confessions of a Medium
• Author(s): Anonymous
• Publisher: London, Griffith & Farran
• Edition: First edition, 1882
• Binding: Hardcover
• Format: (8vo), single volume
• Size:  7.5 in x 5 in (19 cm x 12.7 cm)
• Collation: xvi, 232 pp
• Illustrations: Frontispiece, 5 illustrations
• Contents Include:
  • First Encounter with Spirits
  • A Great Medium
  • The Double Form
  • John King and His Followers
  • Photographs of Akosa and Lilly
  • A Full Revelation

Condition:

Very Good. Binding tight and secure with light age wear. Moderate spotting and foxing to preliminaries and frontispiece. Text complete with no noted loss.

Why Collect This?

• Includes material on spirit photography and John King
• Sought by collectors of occult and religious movements

Item Number: #50094