Frederick Lee was a 19th-century English priest and author known for an extensive collection of book on sermons, devotions, Christian doctrine, and liturgy. However, his most polarizing and captivating work was his Glimpses of the Supernatural. This book covers a wide variety of topics relating to the occult and esoteric including:

Spiritualism

Haunted houses

Witchcraft and necromancy

Dreams and dream interpretation

Apparitions, ghosts, and spirits

Miracles

Exorcisms

Sacraments of the church

Bibliographic Details

Title: Glimpses of the supernatural, being facts, records and traditions relating to dreams, omens, miraculous occurrences, apparitions, wraiths, warnings, second-sight, witchcraft, necromancy

Author(s): Frederick George Lee

Publisher: London: Henry S. King & Co.

Edition: First UK edition

Binding: Original cloth

Format: (8vo), single volume

Size: 7.5 x 5.25 in (18.5 x 13 cm)

Collation: 249, 35 p; continuous pagination

Volume 2 only

Contents Include:

Spiritualism and reported manifestations

Haunted houses and recorded apparitions

Witchcraft and necromancy traditions

Dreams and warnings

Miracles and exorcisms

Ecclesiastical considerations of supernatural events



Condition:

Very Good. Hardcover in original cloth with gilt title and black accents retained; binding tight and secure. The spine presents clear titling with mild age wear. Pages are clean with no noted loss of text. A well-preserved nineteenth-century volume with typical signs of careful handling.



Why Collect This?

Substantial Victorian clerical treatment of spiritualism and occult traditions



Item Number: #50064

Very Good. Hardcover in original cloth with gilt title and black accents retained; binding tight and secure. The spine presents clear titling with mild age wear. Pages are clean with no noted loss of text. A well-preserved nineteenth-century volume with typical signs of careful handling.