retailer "Close-Up Card Magic" by Harry Lorayne with its original dust jacket. 1976 1st edition, 3rd printing (stated); Tannen Magic Inc.; New York. With illustrations throughout by Edward E. Mishell. The contents are grouped into the following categories: Necessary Sleights; Effective Card Mysteries; Novel Card Mysteries; Unique Card Tricks; The Turnover Change; Lorayne's Challenge; Last Word. The dust jacket is un-clipped with the original price intact on the front flap.
From the Introduction: "In these pages, Harry has really 'tipped his mitt.' He not only explains the working of many really excellent card problems, but he also tells you exactly how to proceed when performing them. H gives every detail. You will need nothing more in the way of instruction - the rest is up to you."
Condition:
Clean covers and spine; sharp corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Bright gilt on the spine. Nice interior - the pages are mostly clean and white with only check-marks in pen next to seven lines on two of the contents pages; there is also one word underlined in pen on one contents page. Overall the book is in Very Good+. The dust jacket has tears at the top edge of the spine, the top flap corners, and a few small tears along the perimeter; there is a word (illegible) and "3581" written in pen at the top of the front flap; the jacket is un-clipped with the original price intact on the front flap...overall the jacket is in Good condition.
Product code: 1976 Close-Up Card Magic by Harry Lorayne, Illustrated, Dust Jacket, retailer Tricks Sleights Mysteries