hillcountrymagic
$30.00
Condition: Good
Hindu Magic (subtitled An Historical and Explanatory Account of the Remarkable Feats Performed by India’s Fakirs, Yogis, and Jugglers) was written by well-known psychical researcher and magic historian Hereward Carrington and published in 1913 by A. M. Wilson, M.D. (Kansas City, Missouri).
Content: A prominent early 20th-century work examining famous Indian feats like the Mango Tree trick, the Indian Rope Trick, levitation, snake charming, buried-alive feats, and slate writing. Carrington breaks down the sleights, optics, optical illusions, and psychological principles behind these legendary illusions.
Publisher Significance: Another classic imprint from Dr. A.M. Wilson at The Sphinx, making it highly collectible as a crossover piece between magic history and psychical research/Spiritualism.
Format: Softcover/booklet printed on textured gray cardstock with a framed title block and simple black typography.
