SWEIRD, Dion (pseud). Spirit Rapping Made Easy. London: Felix McGlennon Ltd., ca. 1885. Color pictorial wrappers, upper picturing levitating instruments and tables and a ghost. Illustrated with line drawings. 16mo. Tiny chip to title page, wraps loose, else near fine. See Exemplars, p. 198. A surprisingly well-written and revealing pulp publication describing the history of spiritualism and some of the key players in the story of the movement, as well as the tricks of fraudulent mediums. Explanatory text and diagrams give detailed information on the use of various gimmicks to effect table-turning, ghostly noises, and manifestations in a darkened s?ance room.