The latest and most fascinating geometrical puzzle : making 240 separate solutions from seven geometrical pieces : scientific, instructive, entertaining, for young and old.

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The latest and most fascinating geometrical puzzle , [late 19th c.?]

Title(s):: The latest and most fascinating geometrical puzzle : making 240 separate solutions from seven geometrical pieces : scientific, instructive, entertaining, for young and old.
Published/Created:: [Great Britain] : Only obtainable from W.H. Smith & Son, Ltd. Branches everywhere, [late 19th c.?]
Physical Description:: 1 tangram puzzle (7 pieces) : wood ; 10 x 10 cm., in wallet 17 x 11 cm. + 1 pamphlet (17 cm.)
Holdings:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
GV1507.T3 L38 1850
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
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Copyright Status:: Copyright Not Evaluated
Full Orbis Record:: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/9077729
Classification:: Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Notes:: Title from cover title to printed pamphlet.
One tangram puzzle, in plain wooden pieces, framed in a wooden border attached to publisher's wallet enclosure. The accompanying instructional pamphlet ([20] p.) includes the profiles for 240 designs to be constructed with the tangram pieces. Solutions are shown for the first three puzzles only.
Form/Genre:: Tangrams.
Puzzles.
Games -- Great Britain.
Recreations -- Great Britain.
Contributors:: W.H. Smith & Son, publisher.
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