Indian Conjuring - With 8 Illustrations

First published in 1922, "e;Indian Conjuring"e; is an illustrated guide to Indian magic tricks by Major L. H. Branson (1879 - 1946), a British officer in the British Indian Army and magician. It includes explanations and step-by-step instructions for a variety of magic tricks that the author came across while serving in colonial India during the early twentieth century. Contents include: "e;A Comparison"e;, "e;The Cup and Balls"e;, "e;The Bamboo-Sticks"e;, "e;The Ring on the Stick"e;, "e;The Glass Box"e;, "e;The Bunder Boat"e;, "e;The Bowl of Rice"e;, "e;The Coloured Sands"e;, "e;A Rope Trick"e;, "e;The Swastika"e;, "e;The Egg Bag"e;, "e;The Dancing Duck"e;, "e;The Mango Tree Trick"e;, etc. Other notable works by this author include: "e;A Text Book of Magic as Elbiquet"e; (1913), "e;Supplementary Magic as Elbiquet"e; (1917), and "e;A Lifetime of Deception: Reminiscences of a Magician"e; (1953). Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork.