num_pages: 152
description: This beautiful volume is at once a puzzle book, an art book, and a delightful history of creativity. Hundreds of puzzles are explained and displayed in a stunning combination of color photos and text--from ancient tangram puzzles, and turn-of-the-century checkerboard puzzles to exquisite modern wood mechanical puzzles.
language: English
title: The Book of Ingenious and Diabolical Puzzles
titlecomplete: The Book of Ingenious and Diabolical Puzzles
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Three Rivers Press