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Dover Pubns 1979-01-01 Paperback Good Size: 5x0x8; Shelf wear to wraps with scuffs, creases & light water damage on bottom edges. Light wear & staining on edges of text block. Text and images unmarked.
Dover Pubns, Date: 1979-01-01. Paperback. Good. 5x0x8. Shelf wear to wraps with scuffs, creases & light water damage on bottom edges. Light wear & staining on edges of text block. Text and images unmarked. 1979. Dover Pubns ISBN 0486237621 9780486237626 [US]
ISBN10: 0486237621, ISBN13: 9780486237626, [publisher: Dover Pubns] Softcover Shelf wear to wraps with scuffs, creases & light water damage on bottom edges. Light wear & staining on edges of text block. Text and images unmarked. [Portland, OR, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1979]
Dover Publications, Date: 1979. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1979. Dover Publications ISBN 0486237621 9780486237626 [US]
Dover Publications, Date: 1979. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1979. Dover Publications ISBN 0486237621 9780486237626 [US]
ISBN10: 0486237621, ISBN13: 9780486237626, [publisher: Dover Pubns] Softcover SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item. [Portland, ME, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1979]
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Dover , Date: 1979. Soft cover. Very Good. A fairly scarce bit of math and logic puzzles of the sort popularized by Martin Gardner. A good tight paperback binding, with a little wear and a small ding to the front cover, and a little discoloration/toning to rear. Importantly, UNMARKED by anyone who might have tried to take notes as they worked through the puzzles. Previously published as Mathematics on Vacation, this edition has corrections and a new preface by the author. 1979. Dover ISBN 0486237621 9780486237626 [US]
ISBN10: 0486237621, ISBN13: 9780486237626, [publisher: Dover Publications Inc., United States, New York] Softcover The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. [Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1979]
New York: Dover Publications, Inc. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled. BOOK NUMBER: 23762-1. ALSO KNOWN AS: This Dover edition, first published in 1979, is an unabridged republication of the work originally published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, in 1966 under the title Mathematics on Vacation. The author has made corrections and written a new preface for this edition. COVER DESIGN BY: Paul E. Kennedy. CONTENTS: 1 Geometric Dissections 2 Chessboard Placement Problems 3 Fun with Paper 4 Magic and Antimagic Squares 5 Puzzles and Problems 6 Number Recreations 7 Alphametics 8 Conglomerate; Glossary; Bibliography; Index. SYNOPSIS: Benjamin Franklin once wrote that "it was perhaps a mark of the good sense of our mathematicians that they would not spend their time in things that were merely difficiles nugae, incapable of any useful application." He then confessed to having composed magic squares himself as a youth, declaring one square "the most magically magical of any magic square ever made by any magician." The Franklin magic square is just one of the fascinating oddities featured in this new collection of mathematical amusements. Joseph S. Madachy is well known to puzzlists as past editor of the Journal of Recreational Mathematics and founder-editor of Recreational Mathematics Magazine, as well as author of Mathematical Diversion, also published ...
ISBN10: 0486237621, ISBN13: 9780486237626, [publisher: Dover Publications, Inc., New York] Softcover Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled. BOOK NUMBER: 23762-1. ALSO KNOWN AS: This Dover edition, first published in 1979, is an unabridged republication of the work originally published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, in 1966 under the title Mathematics on Vacation. The author has made corrections and written a new preface for this edition. COVER DESIGN BY: Paul E. Kennedy. CONTENTS: 1 Geometric Dissections 2 Chessboard Placement Problems 3 Fun with Paper 4 Magic and Antimagic Squares 5 Puzzles and Problems 6 Number Recreations 7 Alphametics 8 Conglomerate; Glossary; Bibliography; Index. SYNOPSIS: Benjamin Franklin once wrote that "it was perhaps a mark of the good sense of our mathematicians that they would not spend their time in things that were merely difficiles nugae, incapable of any useful application." He then confessed to having composed magic squares himself as a youth, declaring one square "the most magically magical of any magic square ever made by any magician." The Franklin magic square is just one of the fascinating oddities featured in this new collection of mathematical amusements. Joseph S. Madachy is well known to puzzlists as past editor of the Journal of Recreational Mathematics and founder-editor of Recreational Mathematics Magazine ...
ISBN10: 0486237621, ISBN13: 9780486237626, [publisher: Dover Pubns (June 1, 1979)] Softcover Gently used book with ongoing seller support until you're fully satisfied with your purchase. [Del Rio, TN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1979]
New York Dover Publications, Inc. 1979 Second Edition Trade Paperback Joseph S. Madachy Very Good 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled. BOOK NUMBER: 23762-1. ALSO KNOWN AS: This Dover edition, first published in 1979, is an unabridged republication of the work originally published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, in 1966 under the title Mathematics on Vacation. The author has made corrections and written a new preface for this edition. COVER DESIGN BY: Paul E. Kennedy. CONTENTS: 1 Geometric Dissections 2 Chessboard Placement Problems 3 Fun with Paper 4 Magic and Antimagic Squares 5 Puzzles and Problems 6 Number Recreations 7 Alphametics 8 Conglomerate; Glossary; Bibliography; Index. SYNOPSIS: Benjamin Franklin once wrote that "it was perhaps a mark of the good sense of our mathematicians that they would not spend their time in things that were merely difficiles nugae, incapable of any useful application." He then confessed to having composed magic squares himself as a youth, declaring one square "the most magically magical of any magic square ever made by any magician." The Franklin magic square is just one of the fascinating oddities featured in this new collection of mathematical amusements. Joseph S. Madachy is well known to puzzlists as past editor of the Journal of Recreational Mathematics and founder-editor of Recreational Mathematics Magazine, as well ...
ISBN10: 0486237621, ISBN13: 9780486237626, [publisher: Dover Publications Inc., United States, New York] Softcover The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. [Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1979]
Dover Pubns, Date: 1979. Soft cover. New/New. STORED NEW PRISTINE CONDITION SANITIZED THEN WRAPPED PHOTOS OF BOOK EMAILED UPON REQUEST 1979. Dover Pubns ISBN 0486237621 9780486237626 [US]
ISBN10: 0486237621, ISBN13: 9780486237626, [publisher: Dover Pubns] Softcover STORED NEW PRISTINE CONDITION SANITIZED THEN WRAPPED PHOTOS OF BOOK EMAILED UPON REQUEST [Highland Park, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1979]
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