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Mathematical Magic Show : More Puzzles, Games, Diversions, Illusions & Other Mathematical Sleight-of-Mind from Scientific American
by Gardner, Martin
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Publisher's brown boards/DJ Not Price Clipped (8.95)
- ISBN 10
- 0394408225
- ISBN 13
- 9780394408224
- Seller
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. Fine condition in bright, shiny Near Fine Dust Jacket. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder marks. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Pages are fresh and crisp, probably never read. Illustrated with 133 drawings and diagrams. Bibliography. From the Dust Jacket: "Here are choice games, puzzles, illusions, and uncategorized diversions from around the mathematical world, some of them easy, some of them tough and supertough, all of them illuminated by what TIME magazine has called Martin Gardner`s 'playful genius for mathematics and logic.' Among the delights and surprises…..." Some examples: Twists on the Mobius Bands; Cocktail Cherry Puzzle; dice diversions; game theory; coin and card trickery; surreal numbers; factorial oddities; finger arithmetic; the post-Tictactoe game of Tri-hex; 26 ridiculous riddles with mathematical/logical answers; a part-chess, part-checkers game; Polyhexes; etc.. First Edition (so stated). Hardcover. Publisher's brown boards/DJ Not Price Clipped (8.95). Illus. by Rubin, Mark (jacket design). 8vo. 285pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003104
- Title
- Mathematical Magic Show : More Puzzles, Games, Diversions, Illusions & Other Mathematical Sleight-of-Mind from Scientific American
- Author
- Gardner, Martin
- Illustrator
- Rubin, Mark (jacket design)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Publisher's brown boards
- Jacket Condition
- DJ Not Price Clipped (8.95)
- Edition
- First Edition (so stated)
- ISBN 10
- 0394408225
- ISBN 13
- 9780394408224
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1977
- Size
- 8vo. 285pp
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mathematics; Chess; Games / Gambling / Cards / Poker; Logic;
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