“Are the Dead Alive? The Problem of Physical Research that the World's Leading Scientists are Trying to Solve, and the Progress They Have Made, by Fremont Rider, With Statements of Their Personal Belief by Sir Oliver Lodge, Count Leo Tolstoy, Dr. Cesare Lombroso, Dr. V. Maxwell, Professor William Barrett, William T. Stead, Andrew Lag, Sir William Crooker, Dr. Charles Richet, Dr. Filippo Bottazzi, Camile Flammarion, Professor William James, and others. New York: B.W. Dodge & Company, 1909.

Description: 1^st Edition, 1909, 8vo (15cm x 22cm), [xvi] 372pp. w Index & 34 Illustrations. Publisher’s Original Blue Cloth with Gilt Title and Author; blind embossed borders; Gilt Title, Author, Publisher on Spine.

Condition: In Very Good+ condition, with a strong spine showing no cracking or splitting, strong hinges showing no separation or starting, firm corners and edges, and no annotations, foxing, or mold. Outer covers show some general rubbing and edge-wear: light rubbing/bumping to the corners edges, particularly the top edge of the rear board (see Image 9); light dust soiling to the rear cover (see Image 9); light wear to the foot and crown of spine, but no loss or tearing; original owner's signature on the front end-paper; several spots of underlining, mostly within the first 60pps with some margin notes, but nothing that interferes with the text. See Images 5-8 for complete List of Illustrations and Table of Contents.