Lot No: 9398

W.T. Stead: 'Real Ghost Stories: A Record of Authentic Apparitions - More Ghost Stories: A Sequel to ''Real Ghost Stories''.', Christmas and New Year Numbers of The Review of Reviews, 2 volumes in 1, first title London, Office of The Review of Reviews, [1892?], portrait frontis and illustrations throughout, 110pp, lacks preliminary pages before contents page; second title Editorial Office, Mowbray House, 1892, portrait frontis and illustrations throughout, vi, 104pp, 4to, old cloth backed marbled paper covered boards (worn). William Thomas Stead (1849-1912) was an influential English newspaper editor & pioneer of investigative journalism. He became increasingly interested in spiritualism in the 1890's, claiming he could communicate by telegraphy and receive messages from the spirit world. He died in the sinking of the Titanic, April 1912, having previously claimed he would die by lynching or drowning, and having published two articles on steam ship collisions resulting in high loss of life, one involving a ship colliding with an iceberg. Scarce

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