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Side-Show and Animal Tricks was written by psychical researcher and magician Hereward Carrington and published in 1913 by A. M. Wilson, M.D. (The Sphinx, Kansas City, Missouri).
Content: Part of Carrington’s sought-after 1913 series with Dr. Wilson. It exposes classic carnival, sideshow, and pitchman secrets—including sword swallowing, fire eating, human pincushions, mind-reading acts, and the mechanical secrets/training techniques behind stage animal illusions (such as educated horses, trick dogs, and stage bird routines).
Publisher Significance: Issued simultaneously with Carrington's Hindu Magic as a companion volume by Dr. A.M. Wilson at the office of The Sphinx.
Format: Softcover booklet bound in matching textured slate-blue cardstock with a framed title box and black letterpress typography.
