Merry's Book of Puzzles, 1856, with Many Rebuses (and other fun things) greenwood china Wood is 13/16” d

Wood is 13/16” d

And with original alphanumeric number at the center of the dial: AS(hland) 4-5111

but Anthony’s fine draftsmanship adds a gentle touch to what might otherwise be plain creepy

which is otherwise holding together just fine

But still she stands tall

Merry's Book of Puzzles, 1856, with Many Rebuses (and other fun things) greenwood china Wood is 13/16” dThis 1856 (I believe first edition) copy of Merry's Book of Puzzles "by Robert Merry" a pseudonym for John Newton Stearns shows its age, but it's a fun one and a scarce one, especially for the page after page of rebus puzzles that fill the first chunk of the book many of which I have photographed, so good! Published for Victorian children, it includes 382 puzzles with an answer key in the rear (here with solutions for puzzles only through #202 due to