4 edition of Gaelic riddles and enigmas = found in the catalog.
Gaelic riddles and enigmas =
Alexander Nicolson
Published
1976
by Folcroft Library Editions in Folcroft, Pa
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Written in
Edition Notes
| Other titles | Toimhseachain agus dubh-fhacail. |
| Statement | by Alexander Nicolson. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | PN6377.G3 N5 1976 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 103 p. ; |
| Number of Pages | 103 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL4875544M |
| ISBN 10 | 0841462895 |
| LC Control Number | 76002427 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 3034678 |
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Book of riddles and five hundred home amusements: containing a choice and curious collection of riddles, charades, enigmas, rebuses, anagrams, transpositions, conundrums, amusing puzzles, queer sleights, recreations in arithmetic, fireside games, and natural magic, embracing entertaining amusements in magnetism, chemistry, second sight, and simple Pages: Books in Gaelic and relating to Gaelic topics contributed by the National Library of Scotland.
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