Twilight Books

Paranormal and Ghosts

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Hb – Hardback Pb – Paperback BCA, SBC, CBC, RU, LC & Guild – Book Club Editions Dw – dustwrapper Ed – edited/edition Ex-lib – Ex Library copy f.e.p. – front end paper Illus – Illustrated Nd – no publishing date pp – printed pages Rpt – Repeat details Trans – translated o/w - otherwise

Alexander M. HAUNTED HOUSES YOU MAY VISIT Sphere 1982 1st Ed Hb 181pp Dw VG £10. A ghostly guide to Britain's haunted stately homes. This book gives details of eighty eight sites plus map where one can see White Ladies, headless horses, tragic lovers and so forth.

Bailey J. SOMERSET & AVON GHOSTS, WITCHES & LEGENDS Redcliffe 1985 1st Ed Pb 62pp Well illus Larger format VG £4.50. The author investigates a raft of cases involving witchcraft, miracles, folklore, and hauntings from this region.

Bennett A.G. FOCUS ON THE UNKNOWN Rider 1953 1^st Ed Hb 260pp Illus Dw (Piece missing to spine o/w G) F.e,p. missing o/w G-VG £10. Early work on sea monsters, insect terrors, space travel, fourth dimension, time enigmas, etc.

Blundell N. THE WORLD'S GREATEST MYSTERIES Octopus 1983 Hb 224pp Illus G+ £5. In this book are many enigmas which have been gathered together by the author to puzzle, challenge, intrigue and enthral the reader - the Loch Ness Monster, Gold of El Dorado. Did Robin Hood Exist, Ghosts, Unsolved Crimes, Mysteries of he Mind, UFOs, etc

Blundell N. MISTAKES AND DISASTERS - TITANIC TALES OF HUMAN ERROR AND DIVINE INTERVENTION Blitz 1991 Hb 80pp Well illus b&w photographs Picture Boards VG £5. Nothing grips the attention and shatters our comfortable view of life like the terrible calamities that so often seem to strike out of nowhere. They can be man-made or natural, but either way they remind us that nothing is certain or safe. In this book, you can read about the tragedies of the Titanic and the Challenger Space Shuttle, the devastation caused by Chernobyl and the war in Kuwait, the doomed flight of the Hindenburg and the horror of the earthquakes that have torn through San Francisco. This book is a reminder that whatever you may think, nothing can be taken for granted.

Blundell N. THE WORLD'S GREATEST MYSTERIES Octopus 1983 Pb Larger format 224pp Illus VG £3.50. In this book are many enigmas which have been gathered together by the author to puzzle, challenge, intrigue and enthral the reader.

Boar R. & Blundell N. THE WORLD'S GREATEST GHOSTS Hamlyn 1991 Pb Larger format 192pp b&w photographs light creasing to front cover o/w G+ £3. In this book is a spine-chilling collection of people's true experiences of ghosts and the supernatural, written in a no-nonsense and unfanciful manner, Included are some chapters about the well-known and celebrated ghosts of stately homes, the terrifying antics of poltergeist, ancient curses and modern and medieval witchcraft.

Braude S. THE LIMITS OF INFLUENCE - PSYCHOKINESIS AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE Routledge & Kegan Paul 1986 1st Ed Hb 289pp Dw VG+ £10. In this book the author argues that the familiar card guessing experiments and statistical proofs of psi will never elicit important or revealing facts about the phenomena. Instead, he turns our attention to the substantial (if sometimes bizarre) qualitive evidence. The author offers a load of evidence from a fresh quarter showing how difficult it is to get an honest hearing for deviant phenomena and how compliant the model of science actually is. The anecdotal material in this book is absolutely fascinating.

Brooks J.A. GHOSTS AND WITCHES OF THE COTSWOLDS Jarrold 1990 Pb 141pp Well illus Larger format VG £4. Well known ghost researcher presents a catalogue of hauntings from this area with true tales of ghosts, murders, wizards, witches, strange noises, etc

Brooks J.A. BRITAIN'S HAUNTED HERITAGE Jarrold 1990 1st Ed Hb 221pp Lavishly illus in colour Dw (price clipped) F £10. A collection of over 250 true stories of ghosts and hauntings from some of Britain's most beautiful and historic buildings, from pubs and theatres to castles and stately homes. These stories range from the sinister to the bizarre, and include such characters as "Geranium Jane", an unfortunate barmaid who haunts the Pub where she was killed by a falling plant pot; and "Herman the German" a Second World War soldier so attached to his tank that he still inhabits it at Bovington Tank Museum.

Canning J. GREAT UNSOLVED MYSTERIES BCA 1985 Hb 236pp 80 b&w illus Dw (front and back cover browning on edges o/w VG) Contents VG £9. The author has assembled a distinguished team of writers to investigate these and many more of the world's most baffling mysteries, including the evidence for the existence of reincarnation, ghosts, and the occult, UFOs and monsters. Historical enigmas, such as the Turin Shroud, the fate of the Princess in the Tower, the site of King Arthur's Camelot and the legend of Atlantis are analysed afresh in the light of the most recent research. The most plausible explanations, based on the latest evidence are presented here in a fascinating book which cannot fail to invite further speculation and controversy.

Canning J. (Ed) GREAT DISASTERS Ivy Leaf 1990 Hb 121pp Well illustrated in b&w and colour Dw G-VG £5. This vividly illustrated book gives the full story of many of the monumental disasters that have seared their memories forever on to human consciousness, It includes accounts of both natural calamities such as the Martinique volcanic eruption of 1902, the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, and the Florentine flood of 1966; and man made ones, such as the sinking of the submarine Thetis in 1939, the horrific Cocoanut Grove fire in Boston in 1942 and the tragic air disaster at Paris in 1974. As well as describing these dramatic events, the book seeks to investigate the causes of the catastrophes and discusses the lessons learned from them, which may avert similar disasters in the future.

Cavendish R. MYSTERIES OF THE UNIVERSE Artus 1981 1st Ed Hb 77pp Lavishly illus in colour (some soiling on pages o/w G) Contents G+ £6. In this book you will find some of the many unsolved questions investigated. In each case the evidence and possible solutions are considered but from poltergeists in a London council house to the riddle of the Pyramids they defy explanation and remain tantalizingly shrouded in mystery.

Chambers. P. PARANORMAL PEOPLE Blandford 1998 Hb 1st GB Ed 219pp Dw (some creasing to front cover o/w G+) b&w photographs VG £9. This book aims to introduce and analyse a very wide variety of strange phenomena and human powers by looking at the intriguing and charismatic persons in which they have been manifested. A wealth of information is presented here in an accessible and highly readable style, allowing the reader to learn about a wide range of paranormal powers. As well as exploring the phenomena themselves, the aspects of human behaviour which drive an almost universal curiosity in these often controversial subjects provide a compelling study. The author is a London-based research scientist and paleontologist whose fascination with the paranormal and related matters has been lifelong. An accustomed dowser and ghost watcher, he also lectures on aspects of the paranormal and the unexplained, as well as being an active member of the ASSAP (Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena). The people covered include: Gerard Croiset, Ted Serios, Robert Monroe, Jose Arigo, The Fox Sisters, Harry Houdini, etc.

Chard J. TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED IN DEVON Obelisk 1993 Pb 48pp Illus VG £4. True tales of haunted places, ley-lines, UFOs, unexplained crime, etc.

Christian R. GHOSTS AND LEGENDS David and Charles 1972 1st Ed Hb 144pp b/w photographs Dw (small tear bottom right corner o/w VG) Contents VG+ £10. Wherever there are legends there are ghosts. In this book, the author has made an interesting and varied selection from the rich sources at his disposal in England, Wales and Scotland. Within a few miles of his home in Derbyshire he has found tales of mystery surrounding Haddon Hall, the Chesterfield crooked spire, the Halter Devil chapel at Mugginton, Swarkeston Bridge, Dale Abbey and the village of Findern. He deals only with legends specifically connected with places, and all the "scenes" mentioned in this book may be visited by the public. (He does not guarantee however, that the ghosts will be visible every time). He has collected a number of varied and up-to-date photographs of subjects made famous by ghosts or legends. This book is not a scholarly treatise on the irrational subconscious that inspired these tales. They are told as storied and the reader is left to draw his own conclusions. It offers a fascinating insight into one more aspect of the rich folk-heritage of Britain.

Coe- Farquharson A. DEVON MOST GHOSTLY Baron Jay Ltd Plymouth 1976 1st ed Pb 115pp b&w photographs Larger format (a few creases on front and back cover o/w G) G £3.50. This book covers ghost stories that are well known in Devon, but others, given to the author reluctantly under pledge of anonymity; were experienced by the tellers themselves and were still soaked in the horror of the happening, whatever may have been the truth of it. The pages of the Western Morning News and the Transactions of the Devonshire Association proved fruitful sources of legends to the author and he used them as indicators.

Daniken E. Von MIRACLES OF THE GODS BCA 1976 Hb 219pp Illus Dw VG £9. The author visited many places that have become the shrines of countless pilgrims after visions have been sighted there. Fascinated with the phenomenon for over 10 years he has collected evidence from Montichiari in Italy, Lourdes in France, Heroldsbach in Germany, Guadalupe in Equador, Concepcion in Chile and countless other places. He looks for clues in the mystery of water divining (why are visions so often accompanied by magic springs?), in the recent medical applications of Bio-feedback, among modern scientific theories on the nature of space and time, mind and matter. His conclusion, that there may be a "psycho feedback", a "plug-in" to a mind dimension outside our present concept of space and time, that in turn releases natural powers of self healing, will intrigue all those who, like the author, love a mystery, a conundrum of nature. This book offers to readers an irresistible confrontation with traditional ways of thinking, particularly to those within established religions.

Darwin College Lectures PREDICTING THE FUTURE Cambridge University Press 1993 1st Ed Hb 186pp Illus Dw VG £10. This book originates in the sixth annual series of Darwin College Lectures, delivered in Cambridge in 1991 under the title "Predictions". The contributors include Leo Howe on Predicting the Future; Stephen Hawking on the Future of the Universe; Ian Stewart on Chaos; Simon Schaffer on Comets; Frank Hahn on the Economy; Ian Kennedy on Medicine; Averil Cameron on Divine Providence in Antiquity; Richard Gombrich on Buddhist Prediction; and Don Cupitt on the Last Judgment.

Davies H. ANOTHER WEIRD YEAR - BIZARRE NEWS STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD Ebury Press 2002 1st Ed Pb 388pp G+ £5.50. This bumper collection of the year's weirder gems, taken from news sources around the world, includes such tales as the chimpanzee who made crank phone calls, the chess game prematurely ended by a flying cow, and the airline pilot who had to borrow money from his passengers to refuel the plane. So forget the endless column inches on economic downturn and war, this is the real news and it tells you more about life on earth than you'd ever wish to know!!

Diagram Group THE COMPLETE BOOK OF PREDICTIONS Arthur Baker Ltd 1983 Hb 191pp Well illus Dw (creased and small tear on front cover o/w G+) Contents VG £9.50. There is a great upsurge of interest in the paranormal and the supernatural, causing people to look again at the ancient arts of prediction. What we all desire is not only the knowledge of the inner meaning of these arts, but also their practical application. This book is fully illustrated with explanatory diagrams and, where necessary, the calculations and tables to enable you to cast your own future. The book is specially designed to encourage and develop proficiency in any way or all of the predictive arts.

Evans H. FRONTIERS OF REALITY - WHERE SCIENCE MEETS THE PARANORMAL BCA 1989 Hb 188pp Illus colour/b&w Dw G-VG £8. This book redraws the boundary between the real and the unreal, presenting evidence from research around the world which goes some way to reveal the truth behind the hitherto unexplained. Written by top people in their fields, from Europe, America and Australia, the book provides an excellent summary of man's understanding of strange phenomena.

Fairley J. & Welfare S. ARTHUR C CLARKE'S WORLD OF STRANGE POWERS Guild 1985 Hb 243pp Well illus in b/w & colour. Dw G+ Contents VG+ £10. On every page of this book there are stories to challenge credulity and imagination. Tales of ghosts and poltergeists, of dowsers who can find oil wells with a pendulum or a twig, men who can walk on fire, women who bleed with the wounds of Christ, mediums who claim to conjure up the spirits of the dead, visions of the future tragically fulfilled and children who say that they have lived before. The fascination of the supernatural is easy to explain, the truth is more difficult to find. John Fairley and Simon Welfare have pursued the quest in authoritative yet entertaining style, gathering eyewitness accounts throughout the world, and consulting the scientists, doctors and psychiatrists who have investigated some of the strangest stories ever told. This book provides the evidence. Now you can judge.

Fairley J. & Welfare S. ARTHUR C CLARKE'S CHRONICLES OF THE STRANGE AND MYSTERIOUS Guild 1987 Well illus in b/w & colour Dw G Contents G+ £9. Do wildmen roam the mountains of China? Does a puma stalk the leafy lanes of Surrey? Did two girls from Yorkshire really photograph fairies at play? What can explain the extraordinary reports of people who suddenly catch fire and are consumed by flames while their surroundings even in some cases their clothing remain virtually untouched? In this book, Clarke analyses fresh mysteries presented by the authors.

Findler G. LAKELAND GHOSTS Dalesman Books 1984 Pb 64pp Larger Format Illus VG £4.50. Portrayed in their full legendary horror are boggles, white ladies, headless ghosts, skulking skulls, spectral hounds, ghosts on horseback, white rabbits and phantom ships. Haunting the pages of this book are ghosts of castles and halls, towns and villages, highways and churchyards, mountain and tarns. Their supernatural powers provide fascinating and compulsive reading.

Foreman J. THE GOLDEN SHORE Hayle 1998 1^st Ed Hb 220pp Dw VG+ £10. A survey of the evidence for survival after death. Foreman's classic investigation into what happens when the body dies. Looking at many cases of near-death experiences, attitudes of the dying, observations by medical and scientific personnel, the author explores all the possibilities of life beyond death.

Fuller J.G. THE GHOST OF FLIGHT 401 BCA 1979 Hb 319pp Dw G+ £8. It takes more than whimsy to induce a large American airline to ground a multimillion dollar jumbo jet. An extraordinary true life suspense thriller. The author recounts a jet age ghost story, Crews wouldn't fly the plane because of the reappearing spectres of a dead pilot and flight engineer from a crashed sister ship. It was the first famed Lockheed Tristar, the first jumbo jet ever to crash. In the author's investigation into this amazing story, the author not only is lead to inexorably not only to repeated eyewitness accounts of the dead men's reappearances before flight crews, but also to his own personal conviction of a spiritual immortality, of life after death. The author interviews scores of airline flight personnel and explores every facet of every "ghost" report. A rigorous sceptic who has always written with professional thoroughness, whether on scientific subjects or on matters relating to the frontiers of our present understanding.

Fuller J.G. THE GHOST OF FLIGHT 401 Souvenir 1978 1st GB Ed Hb 319pp (tears on p318/319) Dw G+ £8. It takes more than whimsy to induce a large American airline to ground a multimillion dollar jumbo jet. An extraordinary true life suspense thriller. The author recounts a jet age ghost story, Crews wouldn't fly the plane because of the reappearing spectres of a dead pilot and flight engineer from a crashed sister ship. It was the first famed Lockheed Tristar, the first jumbo jet ever to crash. In the author's investigation into this amazing story, the author not only is lead to inexorably not only to repeated eyewitness accounts of the dead men's reappearances before flight crews, but also to his own personal conviction of a spiritual immortality, of life after death. The author interviews scores of airline flight personnel and explores every facet of every "ghost" report. A rigorous sceptic who has always written with professional thoroughness, whether on scientific subjects or on matters relating to the frontiers of our present understanding.

Goldman J. THE X FILES - BOOK OF THE UNEXPLAINED VOL 1 Simon and Schuster 1996 Hb 330pp Dw G £10. This book is an in-depth guide to the mysteries of the paranormal and unexplained which are the basis of the fictional television series. It covers every aspect of the strange including UFO sightings, landings, alien encounters, government cover ups, psychic crime solving, faith healing, spontaneous combustion, feral humans, freaks of nature, ghosts and hauntings, reincarnation, a parade of thoroughly modern threats and much much more. Each character is sparked off by the phenomena contained in The X-Files and features stills from the show, interviews with The X-Files cast and creative team and astonishing revelations from the world's leading investigators, scientists and officials. The X-Files Book of the Unexplained, an X-Files guide to the unknown, is a book no X-Files fan or inquisitive reader can afford to miss.

Gordon S. THE BOOK OF CURSES Brockhampton 1997 Hb 240pp Illus Dw M £10. True stories of voodoo, hoodoo, and hex-egyptian tomb curses, Kennedy tragedies, jinxed cars, death prayers, evil eye, zombie resurrection, etc.

Hall A. & King F. MYSTERIES OF PREDICTION BCA 1981 Hb 251pp Well illus Dw VG £9. For most people most of the time, future is a closed book, only available us a page at a time, as tomorrow inevitably passes into today. But for some, the future appears to be curiously accessible. Some see the unfolding of events yet to come in dreams, some predict them from the chance arrangement of cards, some study complex charts of the stars. This strange ability to see the future in the present has led some thinkers to speculate about the nature of time itself. Do we exist on a long strip of time, present following past, and future always lying ahead, or do we perhaps live on a series of levels in which past, present and future exist simultaneously? Whatever the ultimate answer may be, our curiosity about our own personal futures has encouraged the development of immensely varied methods of prediction. Palmistry, crystal grazing, the Tarot deck, and astrology, the queen of sciences, have all been eagerly consulted and all have impressive stories of amazingly precise prophecies that were fulfilled. How do these methods work? Is it truly possible to look from today into the mysteries of tomorrow?

Halpenny B.B. GHOST STATIONS Casdec Ltd 1990 Pb Large format 181pp b/w photographs G+ £6.50. The ghosts that haunt Great Britain's abandoned airfields have become a part of folklore. These are true stories from people who have experienced a close brush with the supernatural. You can share their eerie tales, if you dare to read this book. Let your hair stand on end .... and your blood run cold.

Harrison M. FIRE FROM HEAVEN Pan 1977 Pb 275pp Well illus b&w photographs G £4. A study of spontaneous combustion in human beings.

Hartley C. A CASE FOR RE-INCARNATION Hale 1972 1st Ed Hb 155pp Dw G Contents VG £8. The author's own personal experiences of past lives, and investigations into other cases.

Hawley E. & Rossi C. BERTIE New English Library 1973 Hb 283pp (Some foxing pages) Dw G £6. The Life after Death of H G Wells. Also known as Bertie to his friends who died on 13 August 1946. The authoresses have been accredited with being the "bridge" between the life after death of Wells and life as we know it to be, as if written by the spirit of Wells himself.

Healey T. GREAT MYSTERIES OF THE 20TH CENTURY Reader's Digest 1997 Hb 156pp Picture Boards Lavishly illustrated in colour/b&w F £8. This nicely illustrated work covers mysterious deaths strange disappearances, paranormal phenomena, mystery air crashes, ghosts, UFOs and mysteries of science.

Hitching F. THE WORLD ATLAS OF MYSTERIES BCA 1978 Hb 256pp Profusely illus. Dw VG £10. Excellent tone covering prehistoric and historical mysteries, earth mysteries, myths and legends, aerial phenomena, unknown beasts, etc.

Hitching F. THE WORLD ATLAS OF MYSTERIES BCA 1978 Hb 256pp Profusely illus. Dw (Tear on front page o/w G) Contents G+ £8. Excellent tone covering prehistoric and historical mysteries, earth mysteries, myths and legends, aerial phenomena, unknown beasts, etc.

Hole C. HAUNTED ENGLAND B.T. Batsford Ltd 1950 Hb 179pp Ex Marlborough College Library Illus Boards worn o/w G+ £9. In this book are gathered a few of the stories which form part of the richly diversified ghost-lore of England. Some of the tales here retold are well authenticated and supported by the evidence of trustworthy percipients; others are mere country tales handed down from generation to generation, or confused memories of fairy tradition or pagan beliefs now reclothed in a newer, Christian dress. Some concern ghosts who once haunted our shores and have now passed to their rest; some deal with modern instances of ghosts recently seen. All have been told and believed by the people of England at some time or another and have enriched our lives with terror and romance.

Howat P. GHOSTS & LEGENDS OF CAMBRIDGESHIRE Countryside Books 1998 1st Ed Pb 120pp (signed by the Author) VG+ £4.50. Cambridgeshire is a county steeped in ancient legends and traditions, born of a rich and colourful history. Echoes from the past frequently resurface in strange phenomena and unexplained hauntings. The regions boasts witches, magicians and visits from the devil, as well as ghostly train, a bell that rings ominously by itself, and a headless queen in a phantom coach which flies over rivers before disappearing. What goes on in the "Ghost Room" of Jesus College, Cambridge every All Souls' Night? How did lively Flora McKinder become the "Crow Witch" of the Bedford Level and was she really responsible for the Bishop of Ely's rheumatism? Why do visitors to Peterborough Cathedral occasionally hear heavenly voices singing when the choir stalls are empty and where can you rub shoulders with the ghosts of Oliver Cromwell and Dick Turpin? The authoress has brought together a collection of her very best of the region's legacy of strange and supernatural events.

Knight D.C. POLTERGEISTS: HAUNTINGS AND THE HAUNTED Dent 1977 Hb 160pp Illus Picture boards VG £6. Classic cases - Drummer of Tedworth, The Cock Lane Ghost, The Bell Witch and The Haunting of Borley Rectory, etc.

Kristen C. LOCAL GHOST TRAILS Wharncliffe 1998 1st Ed Pb 80pp Illus Larger format VG £5. This book contains seven "tour and explore" trails linked by supernatural themes. The trails have been constructed to take advantage of the geography of the area and to bring its rich cultural and historical heritage to life. Seven walks through places awash with spine-chilling tales. The trails: 1-Around Halifax and Huddersfield, 2-From Wakefield to Pontefract 3-Around Penistone and Elsecar 4-Around Barnsley and Doncaster 5-From Conisborough to Roche Abbey 6-From Mam Tor to Sheffield 7-From Aston to Worksop.

MacKenzie A. APPARITIONS & GHOSTS Arthur Baker Ltd 1971 1st Ed Hb 176pp Dw G Contents VG £12. Are ghosts and apparitions simply the products of a vivid imagination? Many people believe that this is the only logical way to look at the strange happenings reported to physical researchers. The author is a member of the Council of The Society for Psychical Research, has forthright views, on the subject, and in this book sets out the evidence that ghosts and apparitions are seen by reliable people in good health. To substantiate his writings the author spent three years researching the subject and wrote hundreds of letters while checking his facts. The result is a fascinating symposium of almost 50 accounts of experiences with apparitions reported in modern times and all hitherto unpublished. UNCOMMON

Metcalfe L. DISCOVERING GHOSTS Shire 1983 Pb 64pp illus G+ £3.50. Collection of true ghost stories covering ghosts of murderers and their victims, troubled spirits, royal ghosts, etc.

Mitchell W.R. HAUNTED YORKSHIRE Dalesman 1994 Pb 48pp Drawings Larger format VG £5.50. Haunted Yorkshire is the largest collection of local stories gathered within a single cover. They range from traditions of dwarfs tapping in lead mines to elaborate accounts of intrigue and violence. Read about the Hob of Blea Moor and his Yorkshire coast colleague who had a reputation for curing whooping cough, the apparition of a monk at Bolton Priory, ghostly bells at Rievaulx and the skull of a young woman which haunted a hall near Bridlington. Haunted Yorkshire is an entertainment, not a critical story of its subject. It will add appeal to many a Yorkshire journey.

Michell J. & Rickard J.M. PHENOMENA Thames & Hudson 1978 Hb 125pp Well illus Dw (some foxing) G-VG £9.50 Throughout the ages, people have experienced certain types of phenomena that correspond to archetypal images in mythology and dreams. There are certain strange patterns of events that recur endlessly, eluding any logical explanation, yet actually existing, in recurrent circumstantial reports, in pictorial evidence and in their influence on the minds and actions of human beings. This collection of anomalies and irregularities gives us an expanded view of reality that asks us to consider, without rationalistic censorship, the entire range of human experience Phenomenal reality operates beyond our limited conceptions of cause-effect and space-time to form a continuum in which everyday "reality" merges into enigmatic phenomena for which the explanations of neither religion nor science can account.

Mitchell W.R. GHOSTS OF YORKSHIRE Dalesman Books 1982 Pb 47pp Larger format Drawings (small tear on front cover o/w G) Contents VG £4. This book covers the largest collection of local stories gathered within a single cover. They range from traditions of dwarfs, tapping in lead mines, to elaborate accounts of intrigue and violence. Read about the Hob of Blea Moor and his Yorkshire coast colleague who had a reputation for curing a whooping cough. Read about the fairies of Cottingley, the apparition of a monk at Bolton Priory, ghostly bells at Rievaulx, the skull of a young woman which haunted a hall near Bridlington, and much more. This book is a successor to Haunted Yorkshire. It will add appeal to many a Yorkshire journey.

Morgan S. PSYCHIC DETECTIVES - THE INVESTIGATORS AND SPIES WHO USE PARANORMAL POWERS Bramley Books Hb 1999 1st Ed 119pp Well Illus Dw VG+ £10. It's an amazing fact of today's high-tech investigation world that, where techniques such as psychological profiling and forensic medicine fail, the ancient art of clairvoyance can succeed. From predicting bombings and visualizing murder suspects, to finding missing children and locating buried bodies, Psychic Detectives shows how these age-old hidden powers are being used to solve the most intractable of crimes. Illustrated with drawings, photographs and photofits, comparing psychic predictions with police records. Examines modern methods used by psychic detectives, from dowsing, psychometry and visions, to dreams and spirit communication, and explains how to tune in to your psychic powers. How clairvoyants have helped solve notorious crime cases - the son of Sam murders, the Yorkshire Ripper, the Boston Strangler and the Atlanta child murders. Exposes the deadly secrets of government-sponsored psi espionage and how superpowers have exploited the hidden powers of the mind.

Morse M. MD & Perry P. (Foreword by Raymond A Moody MD) CLOSER TO THE LIGHT - LEARNING FROM THE NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES OF CHILDREN Bantam Pb 1992 226pp G £3. This book gathers the testimonies of children too young to have absorbed cultural attitudes to death. This book offers evidence that consistently portrays the end of life as serene and joyous, to be welcomed rather than feared, an "Experience of Light". Adults who almost died as children say that the effect of the Light has never left them. This book is both comforting and scientifically meticulous. Dr Morse asks whether children have different near-death experiences from those of adults; whether a particular area of the brain is involved or genetically coded. His answers may change your views about death and dying forever.

Nichols E. THE DEVIL'S SEA Award Pb 1975 1st Ed 155pp Foxing pages G £3. Five famous psychics probe the dread secrets of "the Devil's Triangle". Here are terrifying findings about the mysterious, deadly stretch of water where ships, planes, passengers and crews have disappeared without a trace to this day.

O'Donnell E. ELLIOTT O'DONNELL'S CASEBOOK OF GHOSTS Taplinger 19691st Ed Hb 282pp Drawings Dw (Nicks and small pieces missing to edges o/w G) Contents: f/e paper price clipped and some foxing to pages o/w G+ £8. Edited by Harry Ludlam this book contains true stories from the files of one of the world's greatest ghost hunters - Cry of the Banshee, The Highbury Horror, The Orange Haired Footman, the Floating Head, etc.

Owen. D. HIDDEN EVIDENCE New Burlington Books 2000 1st Ed Hb 235pp Well illus Dw VG £10. This book details forty true crimes and how forensic science helped solve them.

Paul P. SOME UNSEEN POWER - DIARY OF A GHOST-HUNTER 1985 Hb 180pp photographs Dw VG Contents VG+ £12. Do ghosts exist? If so, what do they mean? Do they prove life after death? Or is the evidence all attributable to lies, superstition, trickery or delusion? These are some of the questions leading ghost-hunter Philip Paul addresses. In the best tradition of investigative journalism he has, over many years, devoted himself relentlessly to searching out the truth. Beginning with his boyhood experiences, he describes events which set him exploring the realms of the unknown. The path takes him amid the strange happenings of war-torn Britain, to his intensive excavations at the site of the legendary Borley Rectory and into ordinary homes where extraordinary incidents, such as work of poltergeists, have been witnessed. The quest for greater understanding of the paranormal has also led the author across the Atlantic to examine some of America's most spectacular hauntings. In the words of top forensic scientist Professor Keith Simpson: "This remarkable book persuades me to think seriously about such phenomena. Here is a sane thinking man, an experienced journalist and critical assessor, not easily given to a hollow cause, setting out authenticated happenings that demand serious attention. These pages are the diary of a man who has, by his sober approaches, achieved a solid repute in his studies".

Pearsall R. THE TABLE RAPPERS BCA 1973 Hb 258pp Illus Dw VG £10. The Victorians involvement with the supernatural - meserism, birth of spiritualism, table-rapping,seance phemonena, spirit writing and drawing, spirit photography, hauntings, poltergeists, the walking dead, etc.

Pedler K. MIND OVER MATTER - A SCIENTIST'S VIEW OF THE PARANORMAL Thames Methuen 1981 1st Ed 189pp Illus Dw G-VG £10. The author is unusually well qualified to take the critical but open-minded approach that a study of the paranormal needs. Trained in medicine, with a second doctorate for his work on the eye, he has also worked on computer simulation of brain cells and written several documentaries for television about science subjects. This book stems from the research that he did for the Thames Television series of the same name, which he wrote and presented. This book is about unusual connections between the human mind and the outside world. It stems from the voyage of discovery through the "new" physics, which the author embarked upon for Thames Television series. One eye takes in the beauties of the universe for our mind to delight in, our hands sense the coolness of the grass, and we can effortlessly enjoy the scent of roses in the evening. But some people claim to have entirely different connections with the world around them. Some say they can see directly into the future, or discover what someone else is experiencing miles away. Because the abilities claimed cannot involve any of the ordinary senses, they are called "extra-sensory" and since they also involve a kind of perception, they are sometimes called "extra-sensory perception". So for nearly 20 years the author occupied his research as a biological reductionist believing that his painstaking research would eventually reveal ultimate truths. Then he began to read the new physics. The experience was shattering. This book describes his fascinating account of his investigations.

Randles J. PARANORMAL SOURCE BOOK - THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO STRANGE PHENOMENA WORLDWIDE Piatkus 1999 Pb 254pp Larger Format Illus VG £6. From aliens, UFOs and crop circles to life after death, ESP and spontaneous human combustion, people are hooked on all things paranormal. This book is a fascinating up to date guide to the extraordinary. New cases are covered, alien implants extracted from human bodies, electronic pollution and the strange phenomena it can trigger, the latest conspiracy theories, lake monsters, a new wave of UFOs invading Mexico and much more.

Reader's Digest STRANGE STORIES - AMAZING FACTS Reader's Digest 1976 Hb 593pp Illus VG £10. This book covers stories that are bizarre, unusual, odd, astonishing, incredible ... but true.

Richet C. & DeBrath S. THIRTY YEARS OF PSYCHICAL RESEARCH Kessinger ND Pb 626pp Very Large Format M £25. Beautifully produced facsimilie copy of this 1923 treatise of metaphysics. This seminal work looking at Cryptesthesia, the Divining Rod, Premonitions, Telekinesis, Ectoplasm, Levitation, Hauntings, etc.

Ritchie J. INSIDE THE SUPERNATURAL Fontana 1992 1st Ed Pb 204pp Illus G-VG £4. An investigation into the Paranormal. The authoress is a journalist and writer who has contributed to numerous newspapers and magazines nationally and internationally. In the course of researching and writing this book she has travelled all over Britain and Europe. This is not a book about the assorted unconfirmed experiences of people. But it is a book for them because it attempts to explain, in lay person's language, just what is happening in the serious pursuit of the paranormal.

Robinson C. & Boot A. DREAM DETECTIVE Little Brown 1996 1^st Ed Hb 346pp Dw G+ £8. The remarkable true story of how one man's psychic premonitions turned from dream to nightmare. A fascinating count of Robinson's dreams which have forecasted crime, terrorism, and other incidents.

Roll W.G. THE POLTERGEIST 1976 Star Pb 190pp P-G £2. What is poltergeist? Why do they single out certain homes for their terrifying rampages? What should you do if your home is invaded? The author who is a world famous authority on poltergeist and haunting phenomena investigates a wealth of inexplicable experiences - the unaccountable movement and breakage of objects; mysterious bat like bites; unexplained hovering lights; loud, plodding footsteps, tappings and knockings, far off voices and flying objects; This awesome study explodes old superstitions and details the most recent theories concerning these recent happenings.

Sampson C. GHOSTS OF THE BROADS Jarrold 1976 Pb 173pp Larger format Illus G £4. As is well known, the periodicity of apparitions comes around with extraordinary accuracy, definite manifestations occurring on certain days, such as St Mark's Day, 5 March, St Anthony's Day, 13 June, and All Hallows E'en, 31 October. I would like to remind readers that all apparitions are not perceptible to everybody. Some physically sensitive people can see them, but not necessarily all of them. This is due to the fact that certain perceptions can only "tune-in", as in radon, to certain wave-lengths or vibrations, just as only certain ears are capable of hearing certain sounds, whilst others suffering from note deafness are incapable of receiving the vibrations of particular notes. The author has chosen some data during a period of 25 years for your delectation and prays that your acceptance in the same good faith with which these chronicles are offered for the first time in collected form.

Seafield L. SCOTTISH GHOSTS Lomond Books 2002 Pb 185pp Larger format VG £5. Scotland's folklore is rich and varied, with stories passed from generation to generation. This vibrant storytelling tradition is captured in this book, with tales of spectres of past and present from all over Scotland, sometimes in the most unlikely of settings. Fairies, white ladies, tortured souls, poltergeists, malevolent phantoms, hideous creatures - Scotland has them all, ready for those who are willing to hear them, see them or sense their presence. There are tales of sightings that convinced the most sceptical of unbelievers.

Seymour C.J. THESE THINGS HAPPEN Odhams Press ND Hb 153pp Some foxing Dw VG £5. Evidences of contact with another world. What is the truth about so called "supernatural" happenings? Do ghosts and poltergeists really exist? This book is an attempt by a well known expert to disentangle fact from fiction. The author claims it cannot be denied that this evidence is considerable - indeed enormous. He invites the reader to look at some of the evidence with him, to examine it as he/she has done, coolly, unemotionally and critically. The author shows himself to be a shrewd observer and a systematic thinker. Here he provides not only instructive and exciting reading but also much intriguing food for thought for all who are prepared to approach the subject with an open mind.

Shuker Dr K.P.N. THE UNEXPLAINED Carlton 1996 1st Ed Hb 217pp Colour Maps Well Illus colour/b&w Dw VG+ £10. This book provides extraordinary insight into some of the planet's most startling and sensational phenomena our planet has to offer covering both natural and paranormal mysteries.

Singer. A. & & L. DIVINE MAGIC - THE WORLD OF THE SUPERNATURAL BCA 1995 Hb 186pp Well illus colour/b&w Dw G (Tear on cover o/w Contents VG+) £8. This book traces the history of mysteries and superstitions, miracles and mysticism, magic and wizardry. Drawing together tales of the supernatural across time and space, Andre and Lynette Singer make comparisons between stories from across the world, and consider the contemporary relevance of ancient beliefs. Have witches ever existed, and does medieval witchcraft have anything in common with modern African witchcraft, or with contemporary cults in Europe and the United States of America? Why do reports of miraculous and unnatural events persist in an age when scientific rationality dominates our lives? Do modern urban myths do for us what the tales of the Odyssey and Iliad did for the ancient Greeks? This book provides the first truly accessible, thoroughly documented analysis of the supernatural. This book is published in conjunction with the television series, "Divine Magic" made for Channel Four.

Smith B. GHOSTS OF WARWICKSHIRE Countryside Books 1992 1st Ed Pb 124pp Larger format VG+ £5. Few people are rash enough to state categorically that there are no such things as ghosts. Betty Smith, in this remarkable study of those seen in Warwickshire, may convince even hardened sceptics. What happened to a runaway coach and six horses at Ufton and why do they still haunt the road? Whose ghost walks the south west turret of Coughton Court and how is it connected with the Gunpowder Plot? What did Lord Leicester's soldiers bring back from the Low Countries in 1546 and in what way did it affect the inhabitants of Stratford-upon-Avon? Who was the miser of Lillington and where was his hoard found? What is the legend of Edgehill and why does a white charger haunt the battlefield? These stories and many more are recounted here, resulting in a fascinating collection of ghostly encounters.

Spencer J. & A. GHOST HUNTERS GUIDE TO BRITAIN HarperCollins 2000 1st Ed Hb 177pp Lavishly illus £10. Maps and descriptions on haunted locations throughout Britain specially selected by John and Anne Spencer.

Spencer J. & A. THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GHOSTS AND SPIRITS BCA 1992 1st Ed Hb 383pp b&w photographs Dw G-VG £8. This book details 300 accounts of ghost sightings, poltergeist activity, and highly suggestive evidence for the possible influence - both malign and well intentioned - of spirits. Divided into sections according to the nature of the phenomena (including "ghosts of the famous", "ghosts linked with fights and battles", "time-slips" and "ghostly animals" amongst many others), the book builds into the most comprehensive file of evidence for the existence of ghosts ever compiled. With state-of the-art advice on how to investigate poltergeists in an exclusive interview with top researcher Maurice Grosse, plus the secrets of the ghost-hunter's toolbox revealed along with other key aspects of this increasingly precise science, this book is both an enthralling compendium of real-life ghost stories and an essential manual for would-be ghost-hunters.

Steedman G. & Anker R. GHOSTS OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT Saunders 1978 Pb 68pp Illus Map G+ £4.Lovely booklet on ghosts, spirits, phantoms, hauntings, etc. Locally researched.

Stevens W. O. UNBIDDEN GUESTS George Allen & Unwin Ltd 1951 Hb 317pp Boards (spine faded o/w G) Contents G+ £10. Early work investigating numerous ghosts and hauntings in Britain including Borley Rectory, Phantom Battle of Edge Hill, Animal Ghosts, the Dark Lady of Bognor, etc.

Stokes D. & Dearsley L. INNOCENT VOICES IN MY EAR Futura Macdonald 1983 Pb 211pp Illus G+ £3. Doris Stokes first book "Voices in My Ears" was a bestseller. So was the sequel "More Voices in My Ear". Now in this book she tells of her special relationship with children and her psychic communications with children of every age; from the heroic young men of the Falkland War, to the 16 year old hostage of a ruthless gunman and the tragic stars who died too young, John Lennon, Marc Bolan and Richard Beckinsale. Doris Stokes has astonished the world with her extraordinary powers and she explains how she copes with everything from haunted restaurants to murder mysteries. But most of all she talks about the children, all of those innocent children who belong to the spirit family on the other side.

Stokes D. & Dearsley L. & Kiddey P. &.M. A HOST OF VOICES Futura 1984 1st GB Ed Pb 224pp Illus G+ £3. In 1980 the first part of Doris Stokes autobiography, "Voices in my Ear" was published and became an immediate bestseller. Her success and popularity have grown with each succeeding book. In this book she offers us a share in her hectic highly demanding lifestyle. We see how she copes with the daily demands of a sought after medium, how she helps ordinary people, bringing new hope to those who have lost all hope, how she often rubs shoulders and shares her stage with celebrities such as Henry Kelly and Danny La Rue, how she set aside her preconceptions to visit Ronnie Kray in Broadmoor and bring him encouragement through contact with his beloved mother. Readers will just see how Doris wins her way into people's hearts and learn more about her mysterious powers. And once again we discover the humour, the compassion, and the sheer good sense of a woman who has come to mean so much to so many.

Stokes D. & Dearsley L. VOICES OF LOVE Futura 1986 1st GB Ed Pb 207pp b&w photographs G £3. This book continues her remarkable story. Now a well-known media figure, appearing regularly on TV and constantly in demand to perform live demonstrations, Doris Stokes remains the same down-to-earth familiar and accessible woman she has always been. In this book she tells how she has helped stars like Elvis Presley and actor Gary Holton who tragically died. We learn of her close friendship with Coronation Street star Julie Goodyear and of her meeting with the daughter of the late President Bhutto of Pakistan. But above all, she finds time for her countless "ordinary" fans and it is their courage in their most tragic moments that inspires her to continue her work of compassion and love.

Stone R. LIFE AFTER DEATH Blitz Nd Hb 80pp Dw Illus VG £6. The author has long been fascinated by the paranormal and the mysteries of the unexplained. He has written many books and articles on military history, popular science and technology, and various aspects of anomalous phenomena.

Time-Life Books MYSTERIES OF THE UNKNOWN - PSYCHIC POWERS Time-Life Books 1989 Hb 151pp Well illus in b&w and colour G-VG £8. In the world of everyday existence, the five senses reign, but their powers are sharply limited. We perceive the universe in glimpses through narrow portals, acquiring our knowledge by sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch. But what if knowledge has wider gateways and thresholds? What if, beyond vision, humans have another way of seeing? All over the world from time immemorial, some people have been called gifted with what is known as second sight, the third eye, the sixth sense - powers of the mind that seem to bypass the usual sensory channels and transcend mundane reality. Shamans have communed with their gods, saints have seen visions, oracles have foretold the deaths of kings. And from time to time, ordinary people have felt a moment's slippage into the explicable and uncanny. Researchers have begun trying to codify psychic experiences. Among the categories are clairvoyance, telepathy, precognition and retrocognition. For years, such experiences have been claimed and studied. But they have not, as yet, been fully explained.

Travis P. IN SEARCH OF THE SUPERNATURAL - With a foreword by James Wentworth Day Wolfe 1975 1st Ed Hb 128pp Dw (inside front cover price clipped) VG £8. The author, a Congregational minister, has collected these unusual and meticulously investigated stories of hauntings both from his own researches and from those of friends and acquaintances. A delightful story-teller, he discusses the supernatural in much greater depth than is usual in recent ghost books, and with complete objectivity. Entertaining and absorbing, this is a collection to intrigue believers and sceptics alike.

Various MYSTERIES OF THE UNEXPLAINED Reader's Digest 1982 1st Ed Hb 306pp Very well illus Picture Boards VG £8. A fascinating work exploring how ordinary men and women have experienced the strange, the uncanny and the incredible - time anomalies, human fire balls, people who vanish, strange creatures, UFOs, alien contact, miracles, signs and wonders, ghosts, etc.

Various FATE - TRUE STORIES OF THE STRANGE AND UNKNOWN Clark Publishing Company March 1968 Vol 21 - No 3 Issue No 216 Pb 146pp (pages browning on edges o/w G) £4. Articles covering - The Great UFO Controversy- The Appaloosa from Alamosa by Coral Lorenzen and Donald Merker, The Story of a Pilgrimage - III In Search of a Miracle by Mary Margaret Fuller and Croiset Analyzes - His Clairvoyant Powers by A.F. van Wieringen. There are numerous stories entitled, Meet the Real Count Dracula, Returned Ticket on a Train that Never Returned, In Ancient Egypt They Boiled a Witch in Oil and a Ghost with Yankee Habits, its Features are, I see by the Papers by Curtis Fuller, From the Horse's Mouth by Radcliffe Cutshaw, More Lives than a Cat, True Mystic Experiences, Airman's Number Came Up - Twice, The Myriad Uses of Colour, The Ghost Ship of Diamond Shoals, My Proof of Survival, from The Readers and many more.

Various FATE - JOURNAL OF FANTASTIC REALITY Athol Publications July 1969 No 177 Pb 96pp (pages browning on edges o/w G+) £4. This booklet explores worlds more wonderful than Columbus or Magellan ever dreamt of - in taking you on month long journeys into the outlands of fantastic reality. Fate is a forum where open minded enquirers plan, discuss and report on their quests into the unknown and unexplained - the case of the healing trumpet, learn to levitate, hauntings, UFO reports, etc.

Welfare S & Fairley J. ARTHUR C CLARKE'S MYSTERIOUS WORLD BCA 1981 Hb 311pp (Dw slightly creased o/w G) Illus Contents VG+ £5. Beyond the world we can quantify, classify and analyse there is another more mysterious world. In this book Arthur C Clarke investigates this supra-scientific world. Under his direction, the authors travelled five continents interviewing witnesses of strange and unexplained phenomena. They talked to men and women who had seen monsters from the depths of oceans and lakes, had been showered by frogs and fishes and had watched "unidentified flying objects" crossing the night sky in brilliant light; they talked to explorers and mountain people who had seen the yeti, the abominable snowman and his cousin "Bigfoot". More threatening events are also evaluated in the hope that we can glean evidence which may prevent future catastrophe. Arthur C Clarke would not wish, even if it were possible, to provide answers to all the questions posed in this book. As he writes: "The universe is such a strange and wonderful place that reality will always out-reach the wildest imagination".

Williams M. SUPERSTITION AND FOLKLORE Bossiney Books 1982 Pb Larger format 102pp illus b/w £5. Romany reflections, old country customs, interviews with superstitious people folklore from both Devon and Cornwall, omens and coincidences are all featured in this the Author's 11th book for Bossiney. "Supersitition may not be quite as old as the hills, but its roots go back to the early first light of Man's story ... remnants of old religions and beliefs and magical ritual.

Wilson C. MYSTERIES Panther Larger format 1978 Pb 630pp Light foxing and creases to cover o/w G £3.50. An investigation by the Author into the occult, the paranormal and the supernatural.

Wilson C. & Grant J. (Ed) THE DIRECTORY OF POSSIBILITIES Webb & Bower 1981 1st Ed Hb 226pp Illus Dw VG £8. An exciting guide to the fringes of knowledge covering Mysteries of the Ancient World, The Occult and Miraculous, Strange Creatures, Time Enigmas, Inner space, The Paranormal, etc.

Wilson D. THE GIANT BOOK OF LOST WORLDS The Book Company 1996 Pb Larger format 474pp Illus some foxing o/w G+ £6. Since the beginning of time, man has sought to harness his hidden energies and to gain power over his destiny and environment. Our planet still contains so much that we do not understand and cannot even begin to explain. This book explores the mysteries of man's search for the answers to his deepest question ...The meaning of life. Just some of the puzzles of science, nature and history explored.

Wilson C. D. & R. WORLD FAMOUS WEIRD NEWS STORIES Magpie 2005 Pb Larger format 184pp Illus b&w photos VG £3.50. A hilarious collection of goofs and oddities. Every day the world's newspapers confirm what we all know - that life can be very strange indeed. From a town in Louisiana where it is illegal to wear a startling hat to the gourmet magazine that accidentally published a recipe for poisonous cookies, you can always guarantee that your fellow human beings will surprise you. This amazing book brings together some of the strangest tales from newspapers around the world. You can also read great quips and jokes, as well as the papers most embarrassing and side-splitting mistakes, headlines and insanities. Crazy tales and unbelievable events. Quotes, one-liners, misprints, blunders and other comic snippets.

Wilson C. WORLD FAMOUS MURDERERS Magpie 2005 Pb Larger format 185pp Illus b&w photos VG £3.50. Who committed the dreadful "Black Dahlia" murder of Elizabeth Short? What happened to Jimmy Hoffa? Who was the "Zodiac" killer, and other cases are explored in fascinating detail. When the killer is not found, the terrible crime of murder can never be laid to rest. The stories in this chilling volume include new light on the Lizzie Borden controversy, the killing of Sir Edmund Godfrey, a decent and scrupulous man whose death has been called the greatest murder mystery in English history, and the Gorse Hall murder - one of the very oddest cases of the century. The most notorious unsolved crimes in the long and bloody history of murder. Mysterious cases that never lose their power to intrigue.-

Wray M. 13 GHOST STORIES FROM WHITBY Yorkshire and Humberside Arts 1999 Pb Larger format 25pp Illus (Label remains on front cover o/w G) Contents G+ £4.00. Collected together in this book you will find Whitby ghost stories, old and new, told or retold by Michael Wray. The stories are complemented with fine wood cut prints by noted artist Anne Marshall. Some of these stories can be heard on the Original Ghost Walk, others are whispered in dark corners of the ancient inns of the town ....some none dare speak of at all!!!

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