came across this juicy treat- sam loyd’s cyclopedia of 5000 puzzles, tricks and conundrums (with answers). from the intro written by sam loyd himself, “puzzling is a pastime of very ancient growth, rich in historical associations, and embracing much that is romantic, as well as scientific. the cyclopedia abounds in those classical tidbits which, collectively, give us a true history of the art and literature of puzzledom as may be written.” essentially this book represents the state of the art in puzzling as of 1914. very cool book for both conundrum content and plain ol’ purtiness.