Enigmas of Psychical Research by James H. Hyslop, Esoteric, Paranormal, 1906

Enigmas of Psychical Research by James H. Hyslop, Ph.D., LL.D., is an early and influential work examining the study of psychic and paranormal phenomena from a scientific and philosophical perspective.

Published in 1906 by Herbert B. Turner & Co. of Boston, this book explores topics including telepathy, dreams, crystal gazing, clairvoyance, apparitions, mediumistic phenomena, and premonitions, drawing on case studies and contemporary research of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Hyslop, a former professor at Columbia University, approaches these subjects with a critical yet open-minded lens, making this a significant title in the history of psychical research and early psychology.

Condition: Hardcover in dark cloth with gilt titling and top page edges. Covers show light edge wear and gentle rubbing, with some softening at the spine ends. Interior pages are clean and intact, with age toning consistent with the book’s age. A previous owner’s name and date (1906) are written on the front endpaper. Binding remains solid.