Great Illusions of Magic 2-volumes (Wels, 2015 4th printing) -- TMGS Book-MANIA

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WE HAVE SOME GREAT BOOKS LISTED THIS WEEK, AND ALL WITH REASONABLE STARTING BIDS !!!     AND WE WILL COMBINE MULTIPLE PURCHASES INTO A SINGLE SHIPMENT TO SAVE YOU SHIPPING COSTS.   SO IF YOU WANT TO GET SOME NICE, HARD TO FIND MAGIC BOOKS (MANY FROM THE 1970's and 1980's), CHECK ALL OUR BOOK-MANIA AUCTIONS.
(Search 'BOOK-MANIA" in our eBay store!)
TOO MANY BOOKS TO GIVE A LOT OF DETAIL.  LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND EMAIL IF YOU ARE AN INTERESTED BUYER WITH A SPECIFIC QUESTION ABOUT A BOOK.
MOST BOOKS WILL BE SENT MEDIA MAIL TO U.S. ADDRESSES -- FOR MULTIPLE LOTS IN ONE SHIPMENT, YOU CAN FIGURE ONE FULL SHIPPING CHARGE, AND THEN ABOUT 50 CENTS OR ONE DOLLAR EXTRA PER ADDITIONAL BOOK, BUT PROBABLY LESS, THE MORE BOOKS IN THE BOX!
I AM HAPPY TO HOLD FOR COMBINED SHIPMENTS WITH OTHER BOOKS AND DVDs IF YOU ARE STILL BIDDING/SHOPPING -- JUST LET ME KNOW.     (SORRY BUT I CANNOT MIX NON-MEDIA PRODUCT INTO MEDIA SHIPMENTS, SO IF YOU BUY TRICKS, THEY MUST SHIP SEPARATELY FROM BOOKS AND DVDs)
NON-US BIDDERS
-- NO MEDIA MAIL OPTION TO OTHER COUNTRIES.     I WILL DO MY BEST TO KEEP POSTAGE AS LOW AS POSSIBLE, BUT BOOKS ARE HEAVY AND US POSTAL RATES TO OTHER COUNTRIES ARE VERY HIGH -- they just went up again!    MESSAGE ME IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT MULTIPLE LOT SHIPPING RATES.    I CAN TELL YOU HOW MUCH YOUR TOTAL POSTAGE WILL BE IF YOU LET ME KNOW WHICH BOOKS YOU ARE INTERESTED IN.
Originally Published in the 1970's by Tannens, this excellent two-volume collection of illusion plans has been reprinted four times in the last 40 years -- a testament to the detail and quality of the information in these books.   D. Robbins took over the rights to the books and have reprinted it once in 1984, again in 1996, and most recently in 2015.
This is the 2015 fourth reprint.   This edition of the set was printed without a dustcover, and to be honest, (as I always try to be), the overall production quality of the books is not as nice as
(see photo)
But that said, these are nice, durable hardcover volumes, filled with amazing information about classic illusions of magic -- and they do not command the triple-digit prices that are typically tagged to earlier editions (if and when they come up for sale).
The two books are divided into Text (in the 8.5 x 12 inch sized volume) and Plans in the oversized (10 x14 inch) book.  The text book describes each illusion, and you can look at plans side by side as your read the text, because of the two-volume format.
See the photos of the table of contents and page samples to get an idea of just how many illusions are described in detail.
The information contained in this set is invaluable to anyone interested in a thorough understanding of classic illusions, or a handy wood worker/craftsman who wants to build his own large-scale illusion show!     If you want to build the illusions, you need to know how to read blueprints.    But even if you never build a single illusion from these books, you will find hours of enjoyment and inspiration looking over the ingenious methods that have been used to baffle and amuse audiences for generations.
These books have a suggested retail of -, and early editions go for 0-0.   But I got a good deal on this 4th printing set, so get all this great magic history for less.  A lot less!
CONDITION:  New.
SORRY INTERNATIONAL (NON-USA ADDRESSES) CUSTOMERS:   this item is heavy and so must be shipped via International Priority Mail, which is really expensive.  But the package is a flat rate box, and so if you are interested in other magic in our listings, you can probably add other items with no more shipping costs.   Message me first so I can confirm that items you want will not require extra shipping if sent with these books.
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