The Riddler, G.W Cottrell, Boston, 1845 - Amazing Wallpaper Covered Book of Word Puzzles tall teak vase and that while clearly all

and that while clearly all by the same sender each is signed slightly differently

It's quite a sweet one though

10 1/2" from tip of handle to far tip of bristles (measured at an angle)

including a bit of paint loss along the top right edge where a second word is written in large pencil letters and a little roughness at lower right—but to me that doesn't matter a bit

The Riddler, G.W Cottrell, Boston, 1845 - Amazing Wallpaper Covered Book of Word Puzzles tall teak vase and that while clearly allA scarce survivor, this is an 1845 copy of "The Riddler" published by G. W. Cottrell, Boston. The binding here is in rough shape, but between the wallpaper cover wrap and the contents of the book, including very excellent engraved illustrations all the way through, there was no way I could pass it up. It struck me as a great one for enjoying together with a kid, or two, or more, holding a vast number of riddles of the sort that are perfectly posed