Sphinxiana, ou, Recueil Curieux d'Enigmes, de Charades et de Logogriphes

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Published by Blocquel, Lille, 1814

Condition: Very Good Hardcover

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A very scarce French pocket sized puzzle book, containing over two-hundred intriguing puzzles, illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece. A very scarce work.Illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece, depicting Oedipus defeating the Sphinx.In French.A charming volume of riddles and puzzles, published by the French printer Simon Blocquel.This pocket-sized volume contains a total of 237 charades, enigmas, and logographsDated from the Gregorian Calendar to the rear. In a full calf binding. Externally, smart, with only a few light marks and a little discolouration to the leather. Very light bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are a little age-toned with some spots. Frontispiece is torn with some loss, repaired with an additional leaf adhered to the recto. The occasional pencil mark to the text. Very Good. Seller Inventory # 854P26

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Title: Sphinxiana, ou, Recueil Curieux d'Enigmes, ...

Publisher: Blocquel, Lille

Publication Date: 1814

Binding: Leather

Illustrator: Not Stated

Condition: Very Good

Book Type: book

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