Item #54657 Rudi Schneider: A Scientific Examination of His Mediumship. Harry PRICE.

Rudi Schneider: A Scientific Examination of His Mediumship.

London: Methuen, 1930. First edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xvi + 240pp Original brick red cloth lettered in black on spine. Index. B/w frontis. portrait & plates. A study of the Austrian medium Rudi Schneider (1908 - 1957), by psychical researcher Harry Price. Schneider, who was renowned for his telekinetic powers and the ectoplasmic phenomena generated, had also been the subject of study by Albert von Schrenck-Notzing and Eric J. Dingwall. Price was convinced of the genuineness of his experience, observing: "The fact remains that Rudi has been subjected to the most merciless triple control ever imposed upon a medium in this or any other country and has come through the ordeal with flying colours. The genuineness of the phenomena produced at his London séances has impressed nearly one hundred persons, including scientists, doctors, business men, professional magicians, journalists, etc." The author's only fantasy work. From the collection of Dr. M. H. Coleman, with his ex-libris seal blind-stamped on the front free endpaper. A little leaned. Cloth shows a hint of fading, a few slight bumps to edges and corners of boards and tiny tear to cloth at top of rear joint, pages uniformly browned, endpapers unevenly so. Overall a solid unmarked about VG copy (lacks dust jacket). Item #54657

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