Fun Paper by Joseph Leeming (8 results)

Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible- good. No Jacket. Book is tight and sound Fairly clean copy Clean white crisp pages Usual library markings and card pocket Two of the puzzles have pencil markings Book has corner rubs through to cardboard Top and bottom of spine have rubs Please see our photo as many sites us stock images. Robinson, Jessie (illustrator).…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Good condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Pont, Charles (illustrator).

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 152 pages. Edges of covers lightly soiled. Corners and edges of backstrip rubbed. Dust jacket chipped and is missing one fairly large piece over the back cover area. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pont, Charles (illustrator).

Unknown. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Charles Pont (illustrator).

Hard Back. Condition: Good. Each book has about 100 pages. Seven Volume Set (Fun With Fabrics is not included). Brown cloth with blue and gold lettering. High quality lettering with no sign of ageing. Clay, Magic and Puzzles are illustrated by Jessie Robinson. Copyright dates range from 1930 to 1947. Front boards on Paper, String, Puzzles have some scratches and minor dents. Description for Puzzles which is typicla of the other books, follows: - Puzzles of every kind for everybody, for fun and mental gymnastics, problems with coins, counters and matches, brain twisters, mathematical and number puzzles, pencil and paper bproblems, cut-out and put-together puzzles, and anagrams and word puzzles. It is very difficult to trace the origin of puzzles, but research has shown tha the great majority of the ones we know teoday are of very ancient lineage. Some were devised by the Greeks and Romans, and a very large number apparently by the monks, scholars and nimble-witted citizenry of the Middle Ages. The surprising thing is that, despite their age, the majority of the world's good puzzles are entirely unknown. The average person of today. Among American readers, there have been books containing short puzzle sections and a few specialized volumes for the puzzle experts. It is hoped that the present book, which aims to give the reader a broad selection of all the major typoes of popular puzzles, both old and new, will help to fill the need that exists for a good general puzzle book -- one with which anyone, old or young, can sit down and have a good time. This description of the Puzzles book is typical and descriptions for the other books are likelly very similar with a little history thrown in. Pont, Charles (illustrator).…

Unknown. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Pictorial cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. A gorgeous, very well-preserved copy of the 1955 10th printing. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Very light chipping at several of the lower-edges, otherwise near-pristine. Quarto, charming diagrams and drawings throughout by Jessie Robinson. Jessie Robinson (illustrator).…