Spirit Communion: A Record of Communications from the Spirit-Spheres with Incontestible Evidence of Personal Identity, Presented to the Public, with Explanatory Observations

Nashville, TN: Union and American Steam Press, 1854. Very Good. Nashville, [TN]: Union and American Steam Press, 1854. First Edition. Octavo. Original embossed brown cloth with gilt stamping to spine. Repaired along joints and spine ends; light edgewear and scuffing. Exposure to rear hinge but binding sound. Light foxing and toning to interior; a Very Good copy. Nashville preacher Jesse Babcock Ferguson here presents extensive records of persons communing with the dead, full of precise details and including a compelling index with entries for "Ancient notions of an under-world," "Indians' wrongs," "Speaking in tongues," and, of course, "Table moving." (truncated) Ferguson eventually lost his congregation's support and the Church was burned under suspicious circumstances soon after. No copies in retail at time of this writing. (Inventory #: 32449)