The World of Ted Serios. "Thoughtographic" Studies of an Extraordinary Mind

Description: The World of Ted Serios:"Thoughtographic" Studies of an Extraordinary MindBy Jule Eisenbud Hardcover: 367 Pages — Publisher: Morrow; First Edition (January 1, 1967)Theodore Judd Serios (1918–2006) was a Chicago bellhop, who became known in the 1960s by producing "thoughtographs" on Polaroid film. He claimed these were produced using psychic powers. Serios's psychic claims were bolstered by the endorsement of a Denver based psychiatrist, Jule Eisenbud who wrote a book called The World of Ted Serios: "Thoughtographic" studies of an extraordinary mind in which he argued for the reality of his feats. Many of his photographs were produced while Serios was drunk or at least had been drinking. His images, which often appeared surrounded by dark areas on the film, were often curiously altered versions of known photographs. He was not only able to produce his photographs while holding "a small section of tubing fitted with a piece of photo squeegee" to his forehead: he could also project from several meters, or without the "gizmo." Also, he performed sober on several occasions, e.g. producing "blackies" or "whities," meaning entirely black or white Polaroid photos, which should be impossible with this technology. On some occasions, his photos were distorted and altered versions of real places or images, e.g. a photo of Eisenbud's ranch showing the barn as a different structure to the reality: "In one of his more spectacular feats, Serios produced a clearly distinguishable image of Eisenbud's ranch right on the spot, after Eisenbud's wife Molly suggested that they take a trip there. The majority of the results are 'whities' or all-white images, and 'blackies' or all-black images, which are abnormal themselves, as the image produced should have always been Serios. The majority of Serios's successful thoughtographs are of various buildings or landmarks, to which similar photos could often be found in travel books. The images are in various degrees of focus, with many in a 'zoomed' in appearance of a small part of a larger image. In addition, many of the images have abnormalities, such as being slightly skewed. Condition: VERY GOOD. Very Good in Very Good jacket 8vo. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Morrow, 1967. 8vo., 367pp., illustrated with b/w photographs. Blue and black cloth with blue and magenta titles. Dust jacket shows edge wear and small, closed tears. Payment: Credit, Debit, and gift cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, and PayPal Credit. If you are bidding on multiple items and/or need more than 7 days to complete payment, please be sure to contact me. I gladly combine shipments of two or more items. Combined shipping is best facilitated by contacting me before payment. If an item remains unpaid for 7 days, I begin the Unpaid Item process with eBay to recover my eBay fees, will relist the item, and an unpaid item ding will be recorded on the non-paying bidder's/buyer's Ebay account. Shipping: If an Ebay Store listing or auction features free shipping, there is no shipping cost to the buyer. Otherwise, Buyer pays shipping. Please Note: Sellers are not responsible for service transit time. This information is provided by the carrier (i.e., US Postal Service) and excludes weekends and holidays. Carrier's transit times can vary considerably during peak periods. Therefore, I make no guarantees about transit times (despite Ebay's promises), but I will put your package into the carrier's system in one business day. Please note: I do not ship on Saturdays or Sundays, as my local post office is closed on weekends. Items purchased after 12:00 p.m. on Friday, on Saturday, or on Sunday will be shipped the following Monday. Feedback: I leave positive feedback for all of my customers who pay on time and leave me positive feedback. As soon as I receive your feedback, I will leave feedback for you.

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