Hordern, L. E. — Sliding Piece Puzzles. Recreations in mathematics

Oxford Univerrsity Press, 1986. Hard Cover Pictorial boards. 249 pp. Index. Good copy. Sheet of paper cut-outs is included in a pocket inside the back cover l Puzzle specialist and collector Edward Hordern has selected 270 of the best puzzles from his collection of over 8,000 and systematically presents them in this book with full solutions. Interlocking solid puzzles, secret-opening puzzles, and maze and route puzzles are all part of a wide array of puzzle "art" that will mystify, intrigue, and entertain. Each puzzle is rated for difficulty and no mathematical knowledge is necessary to solve them. Novice and experts alike will be able to find suitable puzzles to challenge their wits and creativity.