Estabrooks, George HBiblio.com
[HYPNOTISM] POWERS, MelvinBiblio.com
Hypnotism Revealed; A Complete Practical Course in Hypnotism and Self Hypnosis
1948ref. 82223Los Angeles: Powers Institute of Hypnotism 1948. Octavo. 21.5cm. Publisher's off white textured card wraps titled and decorated in red and maroon to front wrap with ads to rear wrap. 104pp. Some wear chipping and soiling to the wraps most visibly along the edges strong and tight a very good copy. Internally clean although printed very cheaply with the darkness of the type fading in and out occasionally. An early example of one of the legendary Melvin Powers mail order self help guides; Powers began selling books mail order when he was 16 and built one of the earliest of the 20th century mail order behemoths with titles on hypnotism and mesmerism fringe sciences songwriting self-improvement and indeed anything he thought he could build a market for. Aside from his hypnotism titles and somewhat off topic Powers was the man responsible for introducing affordable paperbacksdealing with subjects like horse-riding having observed that the majority of books on horse-riding training etc. were pricey hardbacks beyond the pockets of most horse enthusiasts. Powers Institute of Hypnotism unknown
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