The Spiritualists and the Detectives
New York: G.W. Carleton & Co., 1877.
First Edition. 354 [5] pp. Original cloth boards with ornate gilt and and spine. Light rubbing to extremities, minor fraying at spine ends, and slight leaning. Interior remains tight with occasional foxing and a clean title page. Moderate foxing to tissue guard and title page.
The fifth volume in the famous "Allan Pinkerton’s Detective Stories" series, this work highlights the Pinkerton National Detective Agency's investigations well into the mid-19th-century. Pinkerton’s prose blends investigative procedural with sensationalist Victorian storytelling, aiming to expose the fraudulent methods of mediums and clairvoyants.
A collectible first edition of a cornerstone title in 19th-century American detective literature. This volume is a significant artifact of both true crime history and the cultural conflict between rationalism and the occult in the post-Civil War era. Case 2.
Price: $275.00