Henry Maudsley — Natural Causes and Supernatural Seemings

London, Kegan, Paul, Trench & Co, 1886. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of Henry Maudsley's interesting work providing natural explanations for supernatural experiences, a unique work delving into the phenomena of ghost sightings. The first edition.Henry Maudsley's fascinating study on supernatural occurrences, being an early example of anomalistic psychology. In this study, Maudsley argues that supernatural sightings, such as seeing ghosts and apparitions, can be attributed to errors in observation such as coincidence, superstition and collusion, or mental disorders, such as mania, hallucinations, delusion and more.In the publisher's original cloth. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally very smart with a slight lean, fading to the spine, minor marks, and wear to the extremities with small closed tears to the head and tail of the spine. Internally firmly bound with very lightly age toned and generally clean pages with light spotting to the rear, generally clean throughout. Owner's signature to the front blank. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .