Mendoza, John F.: Close-Up Presentation ©1979, The Presto Place, Davenport, Iowa Hardcover, 5.75x8.75, 107 pages

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Comments: From the introduction, "The purpose of this book is to teach magicians how to become entertainers with their magic. It will not be an easy task for many reasons, the first and most troublesome being that most magicians feel right now that they do not need to read this book."

Contents (from book ToC):

i Foreword
ii Introduction

1 Selecting Your Tricks
8 Practice
26 Presentation
53 Working Conditions
56 Routining a Trick
75 Routining an Act
82 Money Magic
87 Magic & Magicians
99 In Conclusion