Lorayne: The Classic Collection, Volume 1

From the dustjacket flap:

In the world of magic HARRY LORAYNE is considered to be the best writer/teacher of, entertainer with, playing cards. (To quote Tom Daugherty, in A TRIBUTE: “Harry Lorayne is a consummate teacher, and quite possibly the very best of all the marvelous writers in the annals of the art.”)

Mr. Lorayne’s exalted reputation began with the publication of his first magic book, CLOSE-UP CARD MAGIC, which became an almost-instant classic. That reputation grew in leaps and bounds with each succeeding book. (PERSONAL SECRETS, MY FAVORITE CARD TRICK, DECK-STERITY, and so on, into the 21st century.)

What you have in your hands right now is his rewrite, his additions, revisions, updating/upgrading, etc., of his first four classic books of the 1960s, plus two great bonuses.

Says Harry: “I’ve wanted to do this for a very long time. For decades it’s been gratifying to hear how good to great these books were and are. They’re referred to as ‘classics’ – the reason for the title.

I can’t count how often I’ve been asked to re-write and update them. I was going to do them separately, but so many said ‘wouldn’t it be great if they were all between just two covers, in one volume?!’ Well, so be it, here they are, between two covers.

I’ve added a couple of bonuses, and I’m quite pleased with the end result. I know that those who have one or more of the originals will still welcome this, and those who don’t have the originals are, in the opinion of many, in for one heck of a treat.”