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Description
PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE COMMISSION APPOINTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA TO INVESTIGATE MODERN SPIRITUALISM (THE SEYBERT COMMISSION ON SPIRITUALISM)
Book Details + Condition: J.B. Lippincott Company (Philadelphia). First
Edition, 1887. Hardcover. 159 pages. "The Seybert Commission was a group of faculty members at the University of Pennsylvania who in 1884–1887 investigated a number of respected Spiritualist mediums, uncovering fraud or suspected fraud in every case that they examined." [Wikipedia] Specifically, the commission investigated alleged supernatural occurrences contained within this report and included such topics as Spirit Slate Writing, Spirit Wrappings, Spirit Photography and The Movement of Objects.
Firm binding; rubbed corners and edges; light wear to boards; chafed spine ends; interior is clean and free of markings.
