*****  Well, THE MAGIC GADGET SITE wants to THANK all our customers who have supported TMGS for over 20 years!!   And if you are new to TMGS, you can learn more about any of our items and our fast, friendly service by visiting THE MAGIC GADGET SITE eBay store.  Share the magic!           ****** 

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.

PERMUTATIONS BY CUTTING AND SHUFFLING:  A GENERALIZATION TO Q-DIMENSIONS

  by S. BRENT MORRIS  63 pages    spiral bound book

FIRST edition published by Micky Hades in 1974

If you love magic and mathematics, this is a book to test your knowledge in the latter.  I am a math buff, but I don't understand the first page of this book -- a dissertation by S. Brent Morris, which he submitted toward his PhD in 1974.   It is VERY TECHNICAL, and probably will make no sense to 99.99% of magicians out there.   That said, it is a fascinating collectible book for the serious magic bibliophile who wants to have even the most arcane and obscure volumes in his or her library.

The publication by Micky Hades is a spiral bound book, with reproduction pages of Morris' original dissertation.   I would have loved to have heard the conversation where Hades decided to publish this extremely limited-audience book.  :-)

Look at the photos of table of contents and/or page shots to get an idea of style and format.      (And to understand just how obscure the info in this book is.)

 One of magical literature's most curious books, and a rare find for the book collector who has everything!

CONDITION NOTES:  previously owned, but in excellent condition -- pages and covers are clean, unmarked and undamaged.  Spiral binding is complete and unbroken

Sorry for brief descriptions.  I have about 100 books to get through, so can't write up my usual scintillating descriptions for this book sale.   But message me if you have a specific question.

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE MAGIC GADGET SITE 

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