The First Crossword Puzzle Book
100th Anniversary Edition-50 Classic Challenging Puzzles
Published on 16. April 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-1-5107-7883-2 (ISBN)
Description
A 100th Anniversary Edition of the first crossword puzzle book ever-with a foreword by master puzzler Michelle Arnot, author of Crossword Puzzles for Dummies.
April 18, 2024, marks the 100th Anniversary of when Dick Simon and Max Schuster of Simon & Schuster published their first book called The Cross Word Puzzle Book
Containing 48original crosswords from the newspaper New York World, Dick Simon and Lincoln Schuster published this original compilation to immediate success, thus paving the way for the formation of the publishing giant, Simon & Schuster.
With a brand-new foreword by Michelle Arnot, author of Crossword Puzzles for Dummies (Wiley, 1998), this book is a timeless classic that celebrates both the crossword puzzle and the art of book publishing. A perfect gift for any collector or puzzler alike!It's the greatest because it's the first!
April 18, 2024, marks the 100th Anniversary of when Dick Simon and Max Schuster of Simon & Schuster published their first book called The Cross Word Puzzle Book
Containing 48original crosswords from the newspaper New York World, Dick Simon and Lincoln Schuster published this original compilation to immediate success, thus paving the way for the formation of the publishing giant, Simon & Schuster.
With a brand-new foreword by Michelle Arnot, author of Crossword Puzzles for Dummies (Wiley, 1998), this book is a timeless classic that celebrates both the crossword puzzle and the art of book publishing. A perfect gift for any collector or puzzler alike!It's the greatest because it's the first!
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Skyhorse Publishing
Product notice
Trade binding
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 227 mm
Width: 188 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
340 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5107-7883-2 (9781510778832)
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Prosper Buranelli, F. Gregory Hartswick, and Margaret Petherbridgewere the original pioneers of the crossword puzzle book in 1924. Without their contributions, the modern crossword puzzle may not exist.
Michelle Arnot's hobby of constructingcrosswords became a livelihood. She constructed her first puzzle for The New York Times and then held a series of jobs in the puzzle field. She wrote What's GNU: A History of theCrosswordfor Vintage (1981), CrosswordPuzzles for Dummies for Wiley (1998), and Four Letter Words: Secrets of ACrosswordInsider for Perigee (2008).
Michelle Arnot's hobby of constructingcrosswords became a livelihood. She constructed her first puzzle for The New York Times and then held a series of jobs in the puzzle field. She wrote What's GNU: A History of theCrosswordfor Vintage (1981), CrosswordPuzzles for Dummies for Wiley (1998), and Four Letter Words: Secrets of ACrosswordInsider for Perigee (2008).