Challenging collection includes some of the world's most perplexing brainteasers by such masters as Sam Loyd, Johnny Eck, and Henry Dudeney. Also, the stories behind the creation of the puzzles, the earliest riddles, the birth of the crossword puzzle, much more. Introduction. 146 illustrations.
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Challenging collection includes some of the world's most perplexing brainteasers by such masters as Sam Loyd, Johnny Eck, and Henry Dudeney. Also, the stories behind the creation of the puzzles, the earliest riddles, the birth of the crossword puzzle, much more. Introduction. 146 illustrations.
Reprint of the Prentice Hall Press, New York, 1988 edition.
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