RARE VINTAGE "NEW BOOK OF PUZZLES" 1866 95 PAGES

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Ok, for all you puzzle lovers out there were having an auction for a rare vintage 145 year old puzzle book. Man, this is to cool ! I`ve had this book for several years and it was purchased from a man in St. Louis MO. along with quite a few other puzzles and dexterity games and I`ve deciced to sell the whole collection here on ebay. This book is titled "NEW BOOK OF PUZZLES " and is "ROBERT MERRY`S THIRD BOOK OF PUZZLES". The book measures 7 1/2"x4 3/4" and is 95 pages. Edited by Robert Merry New York: James Miller, publisher, No.522 Broadway. 1866. The preface reads as follows, "In presenting to the public this Third Book Of Puzzles, I must present my thanks for the many kind expressions recieved in regard to those already published. It has been compiled during my leisure moments of the past season, for the benefit of the numerous readers of Merry`s Museum, and contains, in a compact form, many of the Puzzles, Enigmas, Hieroglyphics,etc., which have appeared in the Museum, together with many new ones; and is presented with the hope that it may be the means of interesting the young folks around their owm fireside homes, rather than seek amusement elsewhere. ROBERT MERRY.Well there you have it, Could`nt have done better myself. This book has very detailed artistic pages within and is in really decent shape for being so old. It is however, read more

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