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Mathematical Puzzles of Sam Loyd

✍ Scribed by Sam Loyd, Martin Gardner

Publisher
Dover Publications
Year
1959
Tongue
English
Leaves
185
Category
Library
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✦ Synopsis

Bizarre imagination, originality, trickiness, whimsy characterize puzzles of Sam Loyd, America’s greatest puzzler. Present selection from fabulously rare Cyclopedia includes the famous 14–15 puzzles, the Horse of a Different Color, and 115 others in various areas of elementary math. 150 period line drawings.

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