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Puzzle and Paradoxes
by O'Beirne, T.H
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Oxford University Press, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($5.95), lightly toned and rubbed at the edges. Blue cloth, faded at the spine, with blue ink lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A mix of previously pubilshed and new material divided into twelve sections that "is written principally to share with readers the enjoyment of mathematics as a language for expressing problems and as a tool for solving them.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9118
- Title
- Puzzle and Paradoxes
- Author
- O'Beirne, T.H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- Mathematics, Puzzle, Brain Teaser, Brainteaser, Problem Solving, Cognition, Geometry,
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
About Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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