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BALDWIN, Samri. The Secrets of Mahatmaland Explained. (Brooklyn): Author, 1895. Pictorial paper-covered boards, illustrated with plates and wood-engravings. 8vo. Dampstaining to boards; good. Ex-libris J.B. Findlay. A wide-ranging volume that explains the methods behind magic tricks, the secrets of fake spirit mediums, animal training strategies, and describes what were, at the time, “exotic people” from far off lands. Baldwin was a mind reader and magician who toured the world as “The White Mahatma.”