Magnetism et Spiritism - 1908

A prominent critical essay published in 1908 by the French novelist and essayist Gaston Danville (the pen name of Armand Abraham Blocq). Issued by the renowned Paris publishing house Editions du Mercure de France as part of their Les Hommes et les Idées series, this 76-page work serves as a skeptical, scientific deconstruction of the occult phenomena popular at the turn of the 20th century. Paperback cashier with uncut pages. See photos for condition.