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Puzzles Old and New: How to Make and Solve Them Paperback – January, 1988

by Jerry Slocum (Author), Jack Botermans (Author)

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Product Details

Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: Univ of Washington Pr; 1St Edition edition (January 1988)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0295965797
ISBN-13: 978-0295965796
Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 9 x 10.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,231,397 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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- #622 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Crafts & Hobbies > Wood Crafts & Carving
- #1022 in Books > Humor & Entertainment > Puzzles & Games > Board Games

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful

Information Galore!

By A Customer on February 21, 2001

Format: Paperback

Whether you love puzzles or they just frustrate you beyond belief, you's sure to find this book intriguing and absorbing. Filled with 150+ pages of pictures, diagrams, text, and solutions, this book is the most comprehensive treatment of puzzles of all natures that I've ever seen. Puzzles addressed include: 3D Wood block puzzles, Drinking Vessles, Imposible Objects, Folding Puzzles, Disentanglement Puzzles, and more...
Of course not all puzzles are solved by the book...the authors have to leave you something!
If you're handy in the machine shop you'll enjoy the diagrams of wooden blocks and other items that you can make. I've made a few with great results.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

It's no puzzle this is a great book!

By A Customer on May 29, 2004

Format: Paperback

This book is full of many types of mechanical puzzles many dating from the early 19th century. 150 pages of pictures and discriptions of how to make and solve many of these puzzles along with history and biographies on many of the puzzles and makers. The authors have included concise instructions on how to make many of these puzzles from wood with common handtools and a basic knowledge of how to read net drawings. A great read for any age.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

Excellent book for anyone interested in puzzles

By Dennis Mitton on December 26, 2005

Format: Paperback

I bought the book originally to learn how to make some of the puzzles. The fact that there are dozens of puzzles to make immediately differentiates the book from others. There is an enormous wealth of information about puzzles of all kinds. The authors have notes about puzzle inventors, tips on making puzzles, and, in a few cases, tips on how to solve the puzzles. Really a nice book for anyone with an interest in puzzles.

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful

Sometimes puzzles are not obvious.

By Jerry Guild on March 4, 2006

Format: Paperback

This book on Puzzles was first published in 1986 and later published in paperback. I borrowed it from my Library a couple of times and recently obtained my own copy. If you have any interest in puzzles,you'll immediately agree that this book is outstanding in every way. The authors are two of the biggest names when it comes to writing about mechanical puzzles of today and of the past. Jerry Slocum has collected puzzles all his life,has over 30,000, and has probably the finest collection in the world. He is President of the Slocum Puzzle Foundation,in Beverly Hills,California.
This book is an overview of just about everything there is about puzzles.There are all kinds of puzzles such as Crossword,Word Search and many types more commonly called Pencil Puzzles;but that is not what this book is all about. It is somewhat difficult to define Mechanical Puzzles;but if you think of the types of puzzles that you can pick up in your hand,it helps to see the types of puzzles covered in the book.
The authors cover puzzles everyone is familiar with such as Rubik's Cube,Sliding Blocks,Tangrams,Wire,String & Rings,Mazes,Puzzle Locks,Puzzle Boxes,Take-Apart Puzzles,and on and on. I think you get the picture.
The authors cover the history of the puzzles and give hundreds of pictures of them from their collections as well as from collections of other great collectors. The book has many pictures of the creators of puzzles and it is a real treat to put a face to the names which are so well known in the puzzle world.
The book is a pure delight to read and to look at the fascinating array of puzzles;but it doesn't end there. There is all kinds of information on how to go about solving many of the puzzles;and on top of that lots of instructions oh how you can make many of the puzzles.Read more ›

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Best puzzle book for collectors

This book has great pictures and classifies puzzles. Also has solutions for most of them. Would highly reccomend this book.

Published 17 months ago by Katie

Good book to have if you like puzzles

Very interesting book. Has lots of puzzles that I can make in my shop. Will keep me busy for a while

Published 20 months ago by marion louis rathbun

Beautiful, information book by a real expert

Excellent book on the wonderful world of puzzles new and old. It's fun to see the evolution of puzzles over the centuries.

Published on December 6, 2013 by G. Garriss

a must have.

Just a great resource into the (humbling) pasttime of making and enjoying puzzles. Was unobtainable for years. Led me to the riveting puzzles / how-to book by Stewart Coffin.

Published on September 24, 2010 by Larry Newman