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Author, Year, Title, Pages, Composition, Where
Published: Publisher
$20.00
Slocum, Jerry , 2003, (and His
Team), The Tangram Book, 192pp, hb,
New York, NY:
Sterling Publishing Co. Inc. This is the first comprehensive and
accurate history of the Tangram and includes over 2000 Tangram problems
from many centuries. All in color.
When purchased directly from
Jerry this book includes a special set of Tans in a replica portrait of
King Henry IV of France, originally published in 1818.
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$12.00
Slocum, Jerry , 2003, Jerry's
Directory of Puzzle Collectors & Sellers, Fifth Edition, 2003. 177pp, pb, Beverly Hills, CA: Slocum
Puzzle Foundation
If you are serious about mechanical puzzles, you must have this
directory and you should be in it. The directory has large sections of
individuals who sell puzzles and retail stores that have significant
puzzle offerings. You can fill out the questionnaire
now and come back here or use the link on the order confirmation page.
If you are already in the directory, you can update
your entry here as well.
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$10.00
Slocum, Jerry , 1997, Puzzles
from Catel's Cabinet and Bestelmeir's Magazine, 1785 to 1823, 59pp, pb,
Beverly Hills, CA: Slocum
Puzzle Foundation
The first catalogs of puzzles with almost 100 puzzles from 200
years ago.
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Slocum, Jerry , 1995, (and Jack
Botermans), Tricky Optical Illusions Puzzles, 96pp, pb, New York, NY:
Sterling Publishing
Co. Inc. Buy from
amazon.com.
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Slocum, Jerry , 1983, (and
Jacques Haubrich), Compendium of Checkerboard Puzzles, 259pp, pb,
Beverly Hills, CA: Slocum
Puzzle Foundation
Third edition published in 1997. Everything you could ever want to
know about 376 checkeroard puzzles and more.
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Slocum, Jerry , 1986, (and Jack
Botermans), Puzzles Old & New, How to make and solve them, 160pp,
hb and pb, Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press
The first significant book dealing solely with mechanical puzzles.
Introduction by Martin Gardner.
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Slocum, Jerry , 1992, (and Jack
Botermans), New Book of Puzzles, 101 Classic and Modern Puzzles to
Make and Solve, 128 pp, hb, New York, NY: W. H. Freeman
Exactly as the title suggests, each page or two is devoted to a
single puzzle and how you can make it.
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Slocum, Jerry , 1994, (and Jack
Botermans), The Book of Ingenious & Diabolical Puzzles, 152pp, hb,
New York, NY: Times Books
A great follow up to Puzzles Old & New.
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Slocum, Jerry , 1996, The Puzzle
Arcade, 49pp, pb with enclosures, Palo Alto, CA: Klutz
Typical of all Klutz books, it is hands on with a pouch of classic
puzzles attached to the front cover and a lots more inside. Great for
the whole family; from seven-year olds to Ph.D.'s.
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