Item #61455 Psychic Oddities: Fantastic and Bizarre Events in the Life of a Psychical Researcher. Hereward CARRINGTON.

Psychic Oddities: Fantastic and Bizarre Events in the Life of a Psychical Researcher.

London: Rider, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 184pp. Original blue cloth lettered in black on spine, b&w illustration. Hereward Carrington (1880-1958), was one of the best-known of the British psychical researchers, and wrote many significant works on the subjects of psychical research and spiritualism. The first edition of this collection of reminiscences by Hereward Carrington (1880-1958), one of the best-known psychical researchers, and the author of a number of works on psychical research and spiritualism. Carrington recounts many of the strange events he had witnessed, and unusual people he had met, including devoting some half-a-dozen pages to Aleister Crowley, with whom he had a friendship. From the collection of Dr. M. H. Coleman, with his library seal blind-stamped on the front free endpaper. Very light bruising to spine ends, page edges darkened and a bit foxed, pages lightly toned, else a tight bright VG+ copy in VG dust jacket (Dust jacket a little chafed and chipped at edges and upper spine, rear panel a bit discoloured and rubbed, not clipped). Item #61455

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