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Neo Sliding Block Puzzles Part II Preliminary Sample
Please note this is the preliminary sample of neo sliding block puzzles part 2.It does not contain all sliding puzzles of neo sliding block puzzle part 2.Shipping cost is< 500g world 5.25 $< 1kg world 10.50 $I will combine shipping cost if you have more then one puzzle.You have to pay the paypal fees.
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pucu 125
NEO SLIDING BLOCK PUZZLES
Shipping cost is< 500g world 5.25 $< 1kg world 10.50 $I will combine shipping cost if you have more then one puzzle.You have to pay the paypal fees.
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ahaber 74
MAZE CUBES by Larry Evans Hard to Find
Larry Evans, one of the premier maze creators, created this book in 1977. Cut and fold the printed cubes in the book, to try your hand at
six different maze games. very Fine condition. A real challenge, and a hard to find book.
International shipping. Buyer to pay shipping costs to be determine at the end of auction.
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Slocum 1989 American President Companies calendar
This beautiful, super large 13-month calendar from 1989 (it works again in 2013!) consists of great photos of items from Jerry Slocum's selection. The calendar is about 25" x 16" (about 65 cm x 40 cm). Like new (only used one year). Comes inside large American President envelope (some edge wear and wrinkling) that explains with text how the company solves "transportation & distribution puzzles" for its clients. The calendar and envelope come in the original American President box, which has ...
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pucu 125
Oktagramm
Like tangram you have to lay puzzle pieces to form a figure.Instead of seven pieces like tangram you have by Oktagram 8 same triangle pieces. The figures look simple but they are not!!!There are only images except the introduction (two pages), so you do not have any language problems.The book has only challanges. At the end of the book are the solutions.
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tomjolly 119
Lewis Carroll's Games and Puzzles, and Rediscovered Lewis Carroll;2 Dover books.
Two books of Lewis Carroll Puzzles, compiled by Edward Wakeling, published in 1992 and 1995 by Dover books. Lewis Carroll Games and Puzzles in 1992 (80 pages) in very good condition, and Rediscovered Lewis Carroll Puzzles in 1995, also 80 pages and in very good condition. No creases, some light soiling at the page edges.
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tomjolly 119
Snark Puzzle Book and "My Best Math and Logic Puzzles" by Martin Gardner
The Snark Puzzle Book, by Martin Gardner, hardbound with dust jacket, 1st edition and 1st printing, 1973, Simon and Schuster in good condition. There's a stamp on the bottom of the book on the page edges, and light soiling and foxing on the cover. Very slight warping of the boards front and back. DJ is good with no creases, but light soiling and a tiny 1/8" tear at the top front."My Best Mathematical and Logic Puzzles", Dover publ., 1994, also by Martin Gardner, in excellent condition.
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tomjolly 119
"Games for the Super Intelligent" and "More Games...." by Jame F. Fixx
"Games for the Super Intelligent" and "More Games for the
Superintelligent" by Jame F. Fixx. These books are full of interesting
puzzles, and both books are hardbound with dust jackets. "Games" DJ is
a little nicked, maybe VG condition, while "More Games" is slightly
better. Both books are in fine condition.
Games for the Superintelligent is published 1972 by Playboy
Enterprises, there's no price on the inside cover, and no mention of an
"edition". It's 86 pages long.
More Games for ...
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tomjolly 119
Puzzles 101, A Puzzlemaster's Challenge, by Nobuyuki Yoshiahara
Puzzles 101, a book of 101 diverse and interesting puzzles by Nobuyuki Yoshigahara. Published in 2004 by A.K. Peters. Paperback. Very nice condition. Fun puzzles.
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tomjolly 119
Five Riddle books; Riddles Ancient and Modern, Mark Bryant plus others
Five paperback books of riddles. Riddles, Ancient and Modern is a somewhat scholarly approach to riddles, published by Peter Bedrick Books in 1984. Includes over 709 riddles, mostly classical. Book in very good condition, but has a crease in the cover and a price tag on the cover. 204 pages..Riddles, Riddles, Riddles is a Dover book edited by Darwin Hindman, 1997, featuring 60 pages of really silly riddles of the "watch time fly" variety. Book in excellent condition.Lair of the Sphinx, Riddle of...
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tomjolly 119
The Moscow Puzzles, by Boris A. Kordemsky
The Moscow Puzzles, by Boris A. Kordemsky. Book is in good condition, but the cover is a bit dinged up and the page-edges are starting to yellow. Published by Penguin/Pelican Books, 1981 edition, edited by Martin Garder, cover price 2.25 pounds sterling. Contains 359 mathematical recreations, just about every sort you can imagine.
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ahaber 74
Professor Hoffman's Puzzles Old & New Book (Reprint) My Last Copy!
Mint Condition Copy of Professor Hoffman's Puzzles Old & New Book. This printing was done in 1997. Very Hard to Find.
394 pages Lots of illustrations!
"Buyer to pay shipping; postage cost to be determined at end of auction depending on purchaser location"
$4.00 book Shipping, $10.00 Fedex second day insured. US
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tomjolly 119
The Puzzling Adventures of Dr. Ecco, by Dennis Shasha, 1988
"The Puzzling Adventures of Dr. Ecco by Dennis Shasha, published in 1988 by W.H. Freeman & Co, with dust jacket. ISBN 0716719584. Dust jacket is yellowed with a 3" crease on the back and a small tear at the spine, with wear around the edges (see picture). The book itself is in excellent shape. Listed as "recreational mathematics". Cover price $15.95.
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tomjolly 119
Mathematical Puzzles, by Anthony S. Filipiak, 1942, Bell Publishing
This little book, Mathematical Puzzles (and other Brain Teasers) by Anthony Filipiak, is chock-full of nifty puzzles. Published in 1942 by Bell Publishing Company, though this book only has 120 pages, it features a large number of mechanical puzzle designs, with sliding block puzzles (one has over 400 moves), string puzzles, burr puzzles, dexterity, kumiki puzzles, bolt-and-washer and peg puzzles. The book has no dust jacket, and has a moisture-stain on the first couple of pages (see photo). The...
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tomjolly 119
"aha, Gotcha!" & "Perplexing Puzzles and Tantalizing Teasers" by Martin Gardner
"aha! Gotcha" (Paradoxes to puzzle and delight) by Martin Gardner, paperback 1982 W.H. Freeman and Co. publishers. Very good condition, average wear. Some sun-fading on the spine."Perplexing Puzzles and Tantalizing Teasers", hardbound, 1969 Simon and Schuster, ex-library book with the usual library markings and inside pocket. Good condition. No writing in the text.
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tomjolly 119
Mathematical Puzzles and Pastimes, 1957, Phillip Haber
This little book (62 pages) from 1957 is in very good condition with an unexpectedly nice dust jacket; a little dirty, however (see photo). Cover price on the DJ is $1.00. Printed by the Peter Pauper Press, edited by Phillip Haber, illustrated by Stanley Wyatt. Almost all verbal math problems of various sorts. Book is about 4"x7" and weighs 5 ounces.
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tomjolly 119
H. E. Dudeney books; "Amusements in Mathematics" and "The Canterbury Puzzles"
Two Dover paperbacks by H. E. Dudeney. The Canterbury Puzzles is copyright 1958, listed 4th edition, fairly worn around the edges and spine, with a store's stamp on the title page. A solid copy, however. The second book, Amusements in Mathematics, is in much better condition with a slightly yellowed cover, 258 pages of very small print and lots of Dudeney's classic puzzles (numbering in the book goes up to 430). Also listed as copyright 1958 with a cover price of $1.25. Total weight of both boo...
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tomjolly 119
101 Amusements for All, Charles F. Bishop, 1953.
101 Amusements for All, by Charles F. Bishop, MMC, published around 1953 by Faber and Faber. No dust jacket, average wear. Small piece of tape on inside front cover, some pencil marks in the body of the book. Features an interesting variety of 101 word, math, and riddle puzzles. The book doesn't actually have a publication date in it, but someone wrote a date in the front cover, in pencil, so it was published 1953 or earlier. It has 84 pages.
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tomjolly 119
Puzzle Parade by Morley Adams, 1948 Faber Popular Books
Puzzle Parade by Morley Adams, published in 1948 by Faber and Faber. This little hardbound is in very good condition, with the exception of the dust jacket which is poor, with a couple of pieces missing out of the spine, heavy wear, and a bit missing out of the bottom back cover. After I took the photo, I enclosed the DJ in a Brodart cover. There is an interesting variety of puzzles in here, including Five Minute Mysteries, Crosswords, math puzzles, word puzzles and other unusual picture puzzles...
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tomjolly 119
Lateral Thinking Puzzlers, Paul Sloane, Sterling Publishing, four books
This is a group of four paperbacks of "lateral thinking puzzles." "Test Your Lateral Thinking IQ" by Paul Sloan, fine condition, 94 pages. Published by Sterling Publishing.Lateral Logic Puzzles, by Erwin Brecher, very good condition with some mild cover wear, 96 pages.Improve Your Lateral Thinking (Puzzles to Challenge your Mind), Paul Sloane and Des MacHale, 96 pages, 1995, very good condition.Lateral Thinking Puzzles, Paul Sloane, 1992, poor condition, some pages loose from spine (but they are...
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