Author: WARD, J.S.M.
Title: Gone West. Three narratives of after-death experiences
Description: London: William Rider, 1918 (2nd impr.); 12mo (19.5cm), xix359+iv pp., frontispiece, 2 diagrams, bordeaux-red cloth. Spine is tanned, otherwise a very good copy. Rare in this early edition. ¶ 'Communicated through the mediumship of J.S.M. Ward, B.A., late scholar and prizeman of Trinity College, Cambridge' "Ward's activities as a medium and spiritualist brought him into conflict with many traditional churchmen. He had been brought up as an Anglican and officially remained a member of that church until 1934. Long before then, however, his wide-ranging spiritual interests had led him to seek for enlightenment in many other areas. According to his spiritualist book, Gone West, published in 1917, his first real link with the "other world" came in a dream early in December 1913 that predicted the death of his uncle H.J. Lancaster who died on 5 January 1914." (Wikipedia) The frontispiece is a photographic portrait of H.J.L.

Keywords: esoterie