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Lot contains:
Cover title: 'The Pelman System of Mind and Memory Training': for content see photos "Contents"
- Lesson I - 36p. - cover loose in one staple (text block intact)
- Lesson II - 36p. - (student) number note on the front cover
- Lesson III - 40p. - pages 19 to 22 from the staples (contents intact)
- Lesson IV - 32p. - no remark
- Lesson V - 40p. - (student) number note on the front cover
- Lesson VI - 32p. - (student) number note on the front cover
- Lesson VII - 33p. - candle wax stains on the front cover, one empty Work Sheet included
- Lesson VIII - 44p. - back cover is missing a corner,
Cover title: 'Pelmanism': for content see photos "Contents"
- Lesson IX - On Personality - 59p. - three sheets of personal writings from Miss Eva Mercer, residing at 'The Vicarage, Flockton, Wakefield' (what a coincidence?) + Worksheet no. 9 with examiner's remarks (September 1, 1923) attached.
- Lesson X - Books and Reading: How to organize your mental Life - 43p. - Worksheet no. 10 with examiner's remarks (August 18, 1924) attached.
- Lesson XI - Your subconscious "Mind" - 39p. - Worksheet no. 11 with examiner's remarks (August 23, 1924) attached.
- Lesson XII - Pelmanism in Action - 42p. - one personal letter (August 29, 1924) to Eva Mercer & 2 empty Work Sheets included.
* William Joseph Ennever (1869–1947) was the creator of a mind-training system known as Pelmanism. He founded the Pelman Institute which taught Pelmanism via correspondence, and later in his career he published a best-selling book called Your Mind and How to Use It.
Shipping: well packaged/insured. 67368123