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LORAYNE, Harry (1926 – 2023). Close-Up Card Magic. New York: Louis Tannen, 1962. FIRST EDITION. Publisher’s green cloth, spine stamped in gilt. Lacks jacket. Illustrated by Ed Mishell. 8vo. Very good. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED on the flyleaf by Lorayne: “To Dai Vernon / Thanks for the introduction! / Best / Harry Lorayne.” Underneath the signature is the ex-libris stamp of Vernon’s student and protégé, Bruce Cervon. An important association copy. Vernon, widely regarded as the greatest sleight-of-hand artist of the twentieth century, described Lorayne as “one of the best” in his introduction to this seminal work, which introduced the author, some of his greatest card effects, and his conversational style of writing to the magic world at large. Following on the success of this volume, he would go on to author dozens of other works, and edit the influential periodical, Apocalypse, for more than a decade.