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250 - Abel, J.F.
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Abel, J.F. Philosophical Investigations into the Connection Between Human Beings and Higher Spirits. Stuttgart: Mezler, 1791. With woodcut printer’s mark on the title page. 1 folio, VI, 232 pp., 1 folio, contemporary half-leather binding with bibliographic labels (some signs of wear). Graesse, Bibl. mag. 87. First edition. — As an Enlightenment thinker, Abel is an opponent of spiritism, whose harmful effects he expounds upon here. “I am convinced that belief in communication with spirits in this sense is groundless and that efforts to pursue it are highly harmful” (from the preface). Also discusses tests to verify the truth of spirit apparitions as well as the state’s response to such incidents. - Partially slightly stained; title page and first few pages of the front matter have corner damage.
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Auction 146 - Day 1Auction house
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