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Popular superstitions

and the truths contained therein, with an account of mesmerism.

Also known as Popular superstitions and the truths contained therein; Popular superstitions and the truths contained therein : with an account of mesmerism

by Herbert Mayo, Harry Houdini Collection DLC & Harry Houdini Collection

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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"From the third London edition." The original 7 letters were written in 1846, and published in Frankfurt a.M. under title Letters on the truths contained in popular superstitions. They and the added 7 letters were published in the 3rd expanded ed. in 1851, under title On the truths contained in popular superstitions, with an account of mesmerism. A digital reproduction made from a copy held by the University of Michigan is available from the University of Michigan's Making of America Web site. Also available in digital form. LAC ecr 2018-08-10 LAC Review Completed 2018-08-17 LAC kcc 2018-08-17 LC Review of LAC Completed/Approved 2018-08-29

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Ghosts, hauntings, and poltergeists, Mesmerism, animal magnetism, and hypnosis, Occultism and esotericism, and Parapsychology and psychical research.

  • Occultism and esotericism

    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary-historical matched “Occultism”. Retained metadata contains “Occultism” in the subject metadata.

    • “Occultism”· via Open Library
    • “Occultism”· in subject
  • Ghosts, hauntings, and poltergeists

    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary-historical matched “Apparitions”. Retained metadata contains “Apparitions” in the subject metadata.

    • “Apparitions”· via Open Library
    • “Apparitions”· in subject
  • Parapsychology and psychical research

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive and openlibrary-historical matched “Parapsychology”. Retained metadata contains “Parapsychology” in the subject metadata.

    • “Parapsychology”· via Internet Archive
    • “Parapsychology”· via Open Library
    • “Parapsychology”· in subject
  • Mesmerism, animal magnetism, and hypnosis

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, library-of-congress, and openlibrary-historical matched “Mesmerism” and “mesmerism”. Retained metadata contains “Mesmerism” in the subtitle, “Mesmerism” in the alternative title, “Mesmerism” in the description, and 2 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Mesmerism”· via Internet Archive
    • “mesmerism”· via Library of Congress
    • “Mesmerism”· via Open Library
    • “Mesmerism”· in subtitle
    • “Mesmerism”· in alternative title
    • “Mesmerism”· in description

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and the truths contained therein, with an account of mesmerism.

Internet Archive institutional pre-1900 scan

1852Lindsay and Blakiston; Philadelphia : Lindsay and BlakistonEnglish—Public

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Cataloging notes

  • Contributing institution: The Library of Congress
  • Contributing institution: unknown library
  • Digitization sponsor: Google
  • Digitization sponsor: The Library of Congress
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: americana
  • Scanner: google
  • Scanner: scribe5.capitolhill.archive.org
Catalog id
openlibrary-work:OL5224684W
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