Proskauer, Julien J.: Spook
Crooks! ©1932 A.L. Burt Company, NY & Chicago Hardcover, 300 pages Fireside Publications Limited, Ontario Softcover, perfect-bound, 162 pages |
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Comments: Illustrated by James and Howard Savage. "Exposing the Secrets of the Prophet-eers Who Conduct Our Wickedest Industry"
Contents (from book):
9 Introduction
15 Chapter I The Great Buddha
24 Chapter II Just Episodes: seven episodes of fortune tellers'
wiles
69 Chapter III Burned Message Reading (Ernest Davids): a new
method described
79 - Author's Note
84 Chapter IV Spirit Photography
115 Chapter V The Sun Worshippers
131 Chapter VI Trumpets of the Dead
160 Chapter VII How to Become a Spirit Medium: a letter in reply
to a mother who lost her son
169 Chapter VIII Flicker Queen Fraud
195 Chapter IX Fire Eating and Other Frauds
221 Chapter X Bank Cashier Suicide
236 Chapter XI Bunking Brokers and Others
250 Chapter XII Spirit Slates
261 Chapter XIII "Man Who Cannot Die!"
278 Chapter XIV The Dead Do Not Speak
291 Chapter XV The Spirit Telephone
300 Conclusion