Kaufman, Gerald Lynton: The Book of Modern Puzzles ©1940 Gerald Lynton Kaufman Softcover, perfect-bound, 5.25x8", 189 pages plus ads ©1954 Dover Publications, Inc., NY

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Comments: A collection of word and logic puzzles. Not directly magic, but by an author of magic books, and some puzzles may be useful for a specialized show.

Contents: (from Dover edition book):

5 Foreword

7 Part One: Word And Sentence Puzzles
9 Strip-Word Puzzle
10 Magic Word Square
11 Four-By-Four Magic Word Square
12 Five-By-Five Magic Word Square
13 Blank Magic Word Square
14 Hidden-Sentence Puzzles (Sample)
15 Hidden-Sentence Puzzles Nos 1 And 2
16 Hidden-Sentence Puzzles Nos 3 And 4
17 Scrambled Headlines
18 Triple Headlines
19 Swiss Navy Headlines
20 Twenty-Six Letters
21 Alphabet Soup
22 Lap-Words

23 Part Two: Bulls Eyes And Dianagrams
25 Bull’s Eye Puzzles
26 Sample Bull’s-Eye
27 Three-Ring Bull's-Eye
28 Four-Ring Bull’s-Eye
29 Sing-Song Bull’s-Eye
30 Five-Ring Bull’s-Eye
31 Summertime Bull’s-Eye
32 Linked Bull’s-Eye
33 Smoke Rings
34 Dianagrams
35 Three-Letter Dianagram
36 Four-Letter Dianagram
37 Ten-Word Sentence
38 Dianagram Pattern No 1
39 Dianagram Pattern No 2
40 Hollow-Square Dianagram
41 Pennant Dianagram
42 Scrambled Dianagram

43 Part Three: Design And Drawing Puzzles
45 Crisscross Dots
46 Ten Dots
46 Ten More Dots
47 Can You Draw A Triangle?
47 Can You Draw A Circle?
48 Can You Draw A Square?
49 Sky Puzzle
50 Pattern Puzzles
53 Jigsaw Turnover
54 Jigsaw Puzzle Part One
55 Jigsaw Puzzle Part Two
56 What Makes A Greek Fret?
57 Turning The Corner
58 The Linking Rings Part One
59 The Linking Rings Part Two

61 Part Four: Playing Card Puzzles
63 Half-Side Backwise No 1
64 Half-Side Backwise No 2
65 A Perfect Fit
66 “Cut The Cards”
67 Cards And Discards
68 The Royal Triangle
69 Two Royal Pairs
70 Puzzle In Proximity
71 The Sixteen-Card Puzzle
72 Upside-Turvy Poker
73 Fifteen Black Hearts
74 Four Jumps
75 Slide And Jump
76 Tricks With Tricks Three Handed Game
77 Tricks With Tricks Four Handed Game
78 A Six-Handed Game
80 Contract Bridge Sequence Part One
81 Contract Bridge Sequence Part Two
82 Poker Sequence Puzzle Part One
83 Poker Sequence Puzzle Part Two
84 Extra Sensory Perception

85 Part Five: Jabberwocky Brain-Teasers
87 Murples And Quallies
88 Quiddals And Dalquids
89 Gleepers And Plonths
89 Droons And Muldruffs
90 Zuffers And Zeakles
91 Something Swanky
92 Borjums
93 Before And After
94 Steppe By Steppe

94 Part Six: Puzzles In Observation
96 The Mirror Of Time
97 Knots Or Not Knots?
98 Mixed Sticks
99 Mixed Sticks Questions
100 Unroll Dem Bones!
101 The Colored Blocks
102 The Inside Block
104 Block Logic
105 Brick Walls
106 Forgery Or Grand Larceny?
108 Pierced Cards
110 Pierced Word Cards
111 Pierced Word Cards Questions

113 Part Seven: Hit-Or-Miss Cellaneous
115 Problems In Upside Turvy
117 Water Hazards
118 Just Think!
119 Take Your E’S
120 Funnels Of Death
122 It’s All In The Family
123 It’s All In The Family Questions
124 Taximen On Cruise
125 Six Bathing Beauties
126 A Game Of Tennis
127 A Game Of Tennis Questions
128 A Dress Unknown
130 Choose The Twos

131 Part Eight: Intelligence Tests
133 What’s In A Name?
134 The Zodiac
135 Shorts And Longs
136 Blood And Gold
137 Twelve Hours
138 Whose Anti?
139 Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
 
141 Part Nine: Solutions

189 About The Author