Close-Up Card Magic

Lorayne, Harry

Published by Louis Tannen, New York, 1957

Condition: Very Good Hardcover

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8vo. Hardcover. Pp. 272. In very good condition. Cloth binding with gilt title on spine. Slight shelf-wear to dust-jacket including creased corners and tearing at top and bottom of spine, which has faded. Other minor scuffs and marks. Pages themselves are clean and unmarked. Previous book-seller's stamp on front end-paper. With various b/w illustrations. Harry Lorayne is an American magician and a memory-training specialist and writer who was called "The Yoda of Memory Training" and "The World's Foremost Memory-Training Specialist" by Time magazine. He is well known for his incredible memory demonstrations and has appeared on numerous television shows including 24 times on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. His book The Memory Book was a New York Times bestseller. His card magic, especially his innovations in card sleights, is widely emulated by amateur and professional magicians. Seller Inventory # 036548

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Title: Close-Up Card Magic

Publisher: Louis Tannen, New York

Publication Date: 1957

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Mishell, Edward E.

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition

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