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Book Title: Mathematical Recreations of Lewis Carroll : Pillow Problems; a Tangled Tale
Item Length: 8in.
Item Width: 5.4in.
Author: Lewis Carroll
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: General, Puzzles
Publisher: Dover Publications, Incorporated
Publication Year: 1958
Genre: Games & Activities, Fiction
Item Weight: 12.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 261 Pages
