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(cont. from 12/9) [12/11]<br>
(cont. from 12/9) [12/11]
During the day in a bookstore looked at Dover's<br>
<u>RECREATIONAL PROBLEMS IN GEOMETRIC DISSECTIONS & HOW TO SOLVE THEM</u>.<br>
Didn't buy it. Cost $2 and didn't look very interesting. (Later dis-<br>
covered that I bought it. See 8/18.)<br>
 
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(cont. from 12/14) [12/19]<br>
During the day in a bookstore looked at Dover's
Called <u>Martin Gardner</u>. Told him about Pierre's desire to have<br>
<u>RECREATIONAL PROBLEMS IN GEOMETRIC DISSECTIONS & HOW TO SOLVE THEM</u>.
his puzzle books published but Dover won't pay royalties-only a small<br>
Didn't buy it. Cost $2 and didn't look very interesting. (Later
flat sum. Scribner's however has done very well with Dudeney's<br>
discovered that I bought it. See 8/18.)<br>
<u>536 PUZZLES & CURIOUS PROBLEMS</u> and <u>THE MOSCOW PUZZLES</u> and<br>
[started 12/11]
has asked Martin to be on the lookout for other similar books.<br>
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Martin will contact Scribner's and get back to me. I suggested<br>
(cont. from 12/14) [12/19]
telling Pierre to send two more sets of the books to Martin<br>
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Called <u>Martin Gardner</u>. Told him about Pierre's desire to have
his puzzle books published but Dover won't pay royalties-only a small
flat sum. Scribner's however has done very well with Dudeney's
<u>536 PUZZLES & CURIOUS PROBLEMS</u> and <u>THE MOSCOW PUZZLES</u> and
has asked Martin to be on the lookout for other similar books.
Martin will contact Scribner's and get back to me. I suggested
telling Pierre to send two more sets of the books to Martin
and he thought it a good idea.<br>
and he thought it a good idea.<br>
I said I'd drop by sometime to pick up <u>PIONERSKAJA IGROTEKA</u><br>
I said I'd drop by sometime to pick up <u>PIONERSKAJA IGROTEKA</u>
if was finished making repros. At first he thought that he (cont. on 12/7)<br>
if was finished making repros. [reproductions] At first he thought that he  
<br>(cont. on 12/7)