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Book of Riddles and 500 Home Amusements. New York: Dick

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Book of Riddles and 500 Home Amusements. New York: Dick

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Book of Riddles and 500 Home Amusements. New York: Dick and Fitzgerald, ca. 1868. Cream-colored boards with cloth spine, spine metallically stamped with title. Illustrated. 8vo. Back board dented and torn, with some soiling on both covers, spine toned.

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Book of Riddles and 500 Home Amusements. New York: Dick

Name: Book of Riddles and 500 Home Amusements. New York: Dick
SKU: 48853987
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