Games & Puzzles

The Mother Earth News, 1983. Magazine. Very Good. 11" x 8 ¼", 176 pp, copy is in excellent condition. This is a large collection of things to do indoors and out such as snow sculpture and kite-making. more information

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London: Harmsworth Publications, 1983. Soft Cover. Good. 8 ¼" x 5 ¼", 59 pp. This is a collection of various types of visual puzzles and games. more information

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Unicorn Books, 1953. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8 ¼" x 5 ½", 184 pp, very light edge foxing, illustrated with bw drawings. This is a vintage collection of rhebuses and a few other types of puzzles, includes solutions. more information

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Boni & Liveright, 1927. Hard Cover. Poor/No Jacket. 7 ¼" x 5 ¼", 149 pp, cover is quite soiled. This is a collection of puzzles where a famous person, place, or thing is described and your job is to deduce what or who is the subject. more information

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Winchester Press, 1977. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 202 pp, 9" x 6", copy appears to be unread and is in excellent condition, dust jacket is a little soiled. more information

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Los Angeles, CA: Knapp Press, 1979. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 13 ¼" x 10 ¾", 160 pp, in Good condition slipcase, includes 5 special fold-out sheets containing 8 nineteeth-century gameboards and all the pieces necessary to play them, profusely illustrated in full color throughout, price clipped. This beautiful book is one of the most lavish and colorful ever published on how to play historical boardgames of all types. more information

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Magic Inc., 1978. Pamphlet. Fine. 5 ¼" x 8 ½", 84 pp, book is in excellent condition. This scarce book by the great juggler Ken Benge is both a beginner's guide to 3-ball juggling, as well as offering a wealth of tricks that can be done with 3 balls. more information

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London: John Camden Hotten, 1850. Hard Cover. Fair. 7 ½" x 4 ¾", 618 pp, weak front hinge and top ½" of spine missing. This book is collection of various types of games (about 80% card games.) more information

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Harper & Row, Publishers, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. Spiral Bound Paperback. As New. 56 pp, 8 ½" x 11". This is a rare whimsical game book in pristine condition. The book is printed on heavy glossy stock and all push-outs, cut-outs, and punch-outs are completely intact. The book is a collection of 26 games, all involving cats. The book is sectioned into board games, indoor games, outdoor games, and push-out cut-out games. more information

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Ballantine, 1983. Soft Cover. Very Good. 7" x 4 ¼", book is unused. This book is collection of 48 visual puzzles and their solutions. more information

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New York: Vintage Anchor, 1978. First Paperback Edition. S8. Very Good. 8" x 5", 284 pp, copy is in excellent condition with slight page toning. This book contains a collection of reprints (8th such collection) from Martin Gardner's very popular and entertaining column in Scientific American. more information

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979. Hard Cover. As New/Fine. 8 ½" x 5 ¾", 272 pp, copy is in near-MINT condition. This book contains a collection of reprints from Martin Gardner's very popular column in Scientific American. more information

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London: Blackie & Son, Ltd., 1938. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 5 ½" x 8", 120 pp, dust jacket protected with a mylar sleeve. This is a vintage puzzle book containing a selection of 1200 general knowledge questions and answers. more information

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Self Published, 1982. Second Edition. Spiral Bound Softcover. Very Good. Approximately 100 pp, 11" x 8 ½", copy is in excellent condition, INSCRIBED by Richard Hess on the cover, note from Richard Hess laid in. Note that this is a very early edition of Mathematician Richard Hess's labor of love cataloging wire puzzle designs. It is very rare for a copy of this title to be available for sale. more information

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Hoi Polloi, 1973. Soft Cover. Good. 209 pp, 9 ¼" x 6", includes many 2-color game position illustrations. This book teaches Backgammon by playing games with a master and following his thoughts as he rolls the dice and makes his plays. more information

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1985. Soft Cover. As New. 190 pp each, 6" x 4 1/4", copies appear to be unread and are in MINT condition, set of 4 volumes. Note that the numbering of these is confusing - all are different, but two have the number "1" and two have the number "2" on the cover, while the spines contain the numbering sequence 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, and 3-4. Text in Japanese, profusely illustrated about half in color. The ISBN's of this set are 4022603135, 4022603224, 4022603836, and 4022603844. Scarce. more information

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Baywood Publishing, 1984. Soft Cover. Fair. 9" x 6", pp 81-160, copy has stained edge. more information

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Baywood Publishing, 1983. Soft Cover. Fair. 9" x 6", pp 161-240, copy has stained edge. more information

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Baywood Publishing, 1983. Soft Cover. poor. 9" x 6", pp 1-80, copy has stained edge and large chip missing from cover. more information

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Baywood Publishing, 1986. Soft Cover. Poor. 9" x 6", pp 241-320, copy has stained edge. more information

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Baywood Publishing, 1984. Soft Cover. Fair. 9" x 6", pp 1-80, copy has stained edge. more information

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Baywood Publishing, 1984. Soft Cover. Fair. 9" x 6", pp 161-240, copy has stained edge. more information

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Baywood Publishing, 1986. Soft Cover. Poor. 9" x 6", pp 81-160, copy has stained edge. more information

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Baywood Publishing, 1986. Soft Cover. Poor. 9" x 6", pp 1-80, copy has stained edge. more information

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Baywood Publishing, 1986. Soft Cover. Poor. 9" x 6", pp 161-240, copy has stained edge. more information

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Baywood Publishing, 1983. Soft Cover. Fair. 9" x 6", pp 81-240, copy has stained edge. more information

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Times Books, 1985. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good. 10 ½" x 7 ½", 154 pp, copy is in excellent condition, dust jacket has light edge wear. This is an excellent introduction to the game of Backgammon. The book is very pictorial and covers the rules and various strategies to use in order to win. more information

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Noel Barrett Antiques & Auctions, 1992. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 85 pp, 11" x 8 ½", copy is unused and in near-MINT condition with tiny scrape on front cover, profusely illustrated in color and bw throughout, includes Prices Realized sheet for the auction. more information

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London: G. Kearsley , 1803. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8 ¼" x 5 ¼", 464 pp, covers detached and some old tape pieces left (see scan), spine leather is largely gone. This scarce book is Vol II of the original four volume set. It contains a collection of puzzles, games, mechanical movements, observations, etc. more information

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Middletown, CT: Xerox Educational Publications, 1973. Soft Cover. Good. 8" x 5 ¼", 63 pp, one puzzle is solved in ink. The book is a collection of mainly word puzzles for younger readers. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster Trade. Soft Cover. Very Good. 9" x 9", 178 pp. This is a very colorful pictorial collection of 178 classic puzzles. more information

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Richard Opfer Auctioneering, 1993. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Approximately 100 pp, 11" x 8 ½", copy is unused and in MINT condition, profusely illustrated in color and bw throughout, includes Prices Realized sheet for the auction and addendum sheet laid in. more information

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Grosset & Dunlap, 1968. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 96 pp, 8 ¼" x 5", price clipped, dust jacket protected by mylar sleeve. This is a detailed study of the odds and methods of betting on popular games. more information

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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1968. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 181 pp, 8 ¼" x 5", dust jacket has edge wear. This is a detailed study of the odds and methods of betting on popular games. more information

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Dover Publications, Incorporated, 1968. Soft Cover. Very Good. 430 pp, 8" x 5 ¼", many b/w illustrations, copy is in excellent condition. This classic book contains a wide range of puzzles, but is unusual in that it focuses on the mathematics behind the puzzles, recreations, card tricks, and games. more information

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New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2002. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 231 pp, 9 ½" x 6 ¼", copy is unused and in near-MINT condition. This is a collection of mathematical story puzzles created by Dennis Shasha. more information

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London: Universal Publications Ltd.. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. No date, circa 1930, 7 ½" x 5", 123 pp, mild aging. This scarce book contains a collection of party games and puzzles. more information

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London: Ward Lock Ltd. Hard Cover. Good/Good. No date, circa 1930, 5" x 7 ½", 155 pp, dust jacket has some creases and is protected with a mylar sleeve. This book contains a selection of party games and pastimes that were popular in the early 1900's. more information

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Labate's Chess International, 1971. Limited/Numbered. Pamphlet. Good. 36 pp, 8 ¼" x 5 ½", this a collection of 100 chess games with some commentary. more information

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UK: Mayflower Books, 1979. Soft Cover. Good/Good. 11" x 8 ½", resealed solution and clues all present, copy has piece of tape on cover and lightly scuffed dust jacket. This is the facsimile edition of one of four similar books originally published in the 1930's. The books consist of all the clues, detective interviews, telegrams, statements, newspaper cuttings, etc. that relate to a crime. Once you have named the culprit, you get to open the sealed envelope and see if you solved the crime and named the correct murderer. more information

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Philadelphia, PA: David McKay, 1914. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 5" x 7 ½", 112 pp, dust jacket has some missing chips and stains (see scan), and is protected with a mylar sleeve. This is a scarce book containing a selection of party games and pastimes that were popular around late 1800's and early 1900's. more information

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