Get a piece of my personal library: “On the so-called Divining Rod, or Virgula Divina”, by William Barrett (1897)

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Folks: Times are tough, so I reluctantly decided to start selling bits from my library.

The first item I just put up for auction on eBay is a pretty rare one: “On the so-called Divining Rod, or Virgula Divina”, by William Barrett (1897). Published as Part 32 of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research (vol. 13), this is the scarce first edition of a now classical study of “dowsing” by Barrett, a then famous Victorian physicist.

The item is in good condition, with a clean text and various maps and photographs. Bidding starts at only £0.99, and 10% of the final amount will be donated to Shelter, a charity looking after the homeless.

Here is the link: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/323449922186

Happy bidding!

Cheers,

Andreas Sommer

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2 thoughts on “Get a piece of my personal library: “On the so-called Divining Rod, or Virgula Divina”, by William Barrett (1897)”

    • You might be in for a treat, then. I’m planning to put up for auction another part of the SPR Proceedings, featuring among other things a report on the mediumship of Leonora Piper (by W. R. Newbold) and a discussion of the Piper material by Frank Podmore, published in 1898.

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