Ghosts and Hauntings Dennis Bardens 1965 1st Edition Illustrated Paranormal Book
 
Bibliographic Details
Title: Ghosts and Hauntings
Author: Dennis Bardens
Publisher: The Zeus Press, London
Year: 1965
Edition: First Edition (stated)
Illustrations: 16 photographic reproductions and 2 line drawings
Printer: C. Tinling & Co. Ltd (Liverpool, London & Prescot)
Binding: Original publisher’s dark cloth with silver spine lettering
Pages: 255
Dimensions: 22.1 × 14.7 × 2.6 cm
Weight: 480g
 
Summary
A fascinating mid-twentieth-century investigation into ghosts, hauntings, and unexplained phenomena by British paranormal researcher Dennis Bardens.
Drawing together historical cases, eyewitness testimony, folklore traditions, and documented hauntings, Bardens explores subjects including:
haunted houses 
poltergeists 
spectral animals 
prophetic dreams 
ghostly lights and sounds 
nautical apparitions 
battlefield spirits 
haunted furniture 
harbingers of death 
Illustrated with photographic plates and line drawings, including references to the famous Cock Lane haunting, this work reflects the growing popular and scholarly interest in paranormal research during the 1960s.
 
Condition
 
Binding
Bound in the original publisher’s dark cloth with silver lettering to the spine.
The binding remains intact, clean, and structurally sound, with only:
very light rubbing 
light bumping to the tail of the spine 
very minor marking 
A very presentable example.
 
Interior
Internally in very good antiquarian condition.
pages lightly age-toned 
light foxing to pastedowns and endpapers 
small pen inscription to front free endpaper 
faint pencil remnants to front free endpaper 
no further writing present 
no tears to pages 
occasional very light marks only 
occasional small folds 
plates complete and well preserved 
binding tight throughout 
All 255 pages present and complete.
 
Illustrations
Illustrated with:
16 photographic reproductions 
2 line drawings 
Including material relating to the Cock Lane haunting, one of the most famous supernatural cases in British history.
 
Historical & Collecting Context
Dennis Bardens was a journalist and researcher known for documenting historical hauntings and supernatural folklore across Britain. His work contributed to the mid-20th-century revival of public interest in psychical research and paranormal investigation.
Books from The Zeus Press were often issued in relatively modest print runs compared with major commercial publishers, and first editions of Bardens’ early titles are increasingly sought after by collectors of:
paranormal literature 
British folklore 
psychical research 
haunted house histories 
 
Rarity & Collectability
First editions of Ghosts and Hauntings are collectible within the specialist paranormal and folklore field, particularly when complete with photographic plates as here.
Examples without dust jackets remain desirable due to the strength of subject interest and the continuing popularity of mid-century supernatural investigations.
A solid and increasingly sought-after example of classic British paranormal literature.