Mulholland – Beware Familiar Spirits – 1938 First Edition – Rauscher Collection

by John Mulholland

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First edition

Beware Familiar Spirits By John Mulholland. New York, 1938. First edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. A work by John Mulholland examining claims of spiritualism, psychic phenomena, and related subjects from the perspective of a professional magician and skeptic. Mulholland was widely respected for his expertise in magic, mentalism, and the exposure of deceptive practices. This copy bears the fantastic bookplate of the William V. Rauscher Research Library of Psychical and Spiritual Studies, a noted private collection focused on parapsychology, spiritualism, magic, occultism, mentalism, and methods of deception. William V. Rauscher Jr. was an Episcopal rector, parapsychologist, author, magician, and collector, known for assembling a substantial research lending library in these fields. Condition: Good overall. Please see photographs for detailed condition.

• Condition: Good

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