Antique Book 1859 Slavery Poetry William Denton Occult Preacher Psychometry

History: William Denton was an early reader who could recite whole passages of scripture at 8 years old. Later, in London, he took an interest in mesmerism. In 1848, he emigrated to Philadelphia. Drawing from the works of Joseph Rodes Buchanan, Denton began writing about psychometry and claimed that his wife was a "psychometer." Denton traveled around the world giving lectures, and died from fever in 1883 while on a tour in Papua New Guinea.

Stated second edition published in 1859 and printed for the author at the Vanguard office in Cleveland, Ohio. 118 pp. Brown cloth boards with blindstamped front and rear covers. Title in gilt on front. Covers slightly faded. Corners are bumped. Binding is tight. Fairly significant foxing throughout. Page 55 is dogeared. Pages are otherwise crisp and clean. A scarce copy.