None - Doublets. A Word-Puzzle - 1879

Hardcover.
Condition: Good.
First edition
MacMillan and Co. - 1879.
A scarce first edition copy of this word-puzzle guide by Lewis Carroll. Carroll is often cited as the inventor of these 'doublets' or 'word ladders'
.This book is 'a new puzzle' that was first introduced in Vanity Fair in 1879 by Carroll. This work forms a guide to the game, explaining the rules and method of scoring. In the publisher's original red cloth binding. Following this there are examples of Doublets already set in Vanity Fair with the solutions to page 38. Carroll has also included an extensive glossary of many well-known English words of 3, 4, 5 or 6 letters that can be used as links in the game.