Handwritten 19th century book of riddles, trifles, conundrums, and puzzles

by E B.

$850 · Offered by Burnside Rare Books

Liverpool: E. & I. Gregson, ca. 1815 . A unique anonymous collection of 69 handwritten puzzles, conundrums, and riddles, some in verse, filling approximately 30 pages of a blank notebook from the early part of the 19th century. The first conundrum references cookbook author Elizabeth Raffald and begins: Tell me my savory Mrs. Raffald / What completes your choicest dish, / Oft pendant from a kitchen scaffold / 'Tis

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