A View of the Invisible World: Or, General History of Apparitions

London: Printed in the Year, 1752, 1752 Contemporary brown sheep, ruled and stamped in blind. Engraved frontispiece, engravings throughout text. A very good copy, with toning to pages, front endpaper partially excised, expert repairs to hinges. Contemporary ownership signature to title page. An attractive copy. Very scarce. A View of the Invisible World is a collection of anecdotes detailing various supernatural experiences, compiled by the author Daniel Defoe, who is most well-known for his book Robinson Crusoe. This collection, published after Defoe's death in 1731, is attributed to the author as a later edition of his earlier work, Essay on the History and Reality of Apparitions, although its contents are distinct from the essay.. Hard Cover. Good. (Inventory #: DDF004)