Puzzles Old and New

Hoffmann's classic collection of puzzles: mechanical and wire puzzles, puzzle boxes, matchstick and coin problems, card and domino puzzles and arithmetical teasers, with the solutions. Not conjuring, but a goldmine for anyone who builds puzzle-style effects.

Professor Hoffmann, 1893 · Frederick Warne & Co. Complete 416-page PDF. Free to download: check out at $0 and the file arrives by email and on your order page.

This classic is in the public domain. Scans come from library copies, so expect the odd stain or stamp of an old book.