The Reality of Psychic Phenomena: Raps, Levitations, etc.
London: John M. Watkins, 1916. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. viii + 246pp. Dark blue cloth with gilt titling to spine. B/w frontis., plates & illustrations. One of three studies written by Crawford (188? -1920) a lecturer in mechanical engineering in Queens University, Belfast. From 1914 until his suicide in 1920, Crawford devoted much of his time to the study of physical phenomena associated with Spiritualism - levitation, telekinesis, the weight of ectoplasm etc. - chiefly through his investigations with the extended family of Spiritualists known as 'the Goligher circle.' At the time of his death, he remained convinced of the veracity and accuracy of his findings. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped and chafed, page-edges foxed & browned, uneven browning to endpapers, owners' names on front endpaper, foxing on verso of frontis, otherwise a clean better than VG copy (no dust jacket). Item #53363
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