CIPHERGRAMS by Yardley, Herbert O - 1919

GB: Hutchinson, 1933. Not dated but perhaps about 1933. Clean tight text is a bit browned at text edges. Sound covers (pale burgundy cloth lettered in black) are a bit dust marked and front ocver has small damo mark bottom right). Book is in good double plus condition with noticeable signs of wear and/or age. . Hardback. G++/No DW.

Hutchinson & Co, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 190 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Light foxing and heavy tanning to page, text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters but pages remain attached; cracking lighter to hinges. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier soft tanning with crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.

London: Hutchinson & Co. , 1933. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. An entertaining code and cipher puzzle book created by American cryptologist, Herbert O. Yardley. The first edition of the work. An interesting selection of games on the subject of ciphers and codes. In publisher's original binding and original scarce unclipped dust wrapper. Written by Major Yardley, who organised and directed the U.S Military's code-breaking team during and after World War One. Yardley has taken this passion for ciphers and compiled this piece of work, entitled Ciphergrams, to pass this knowledge on to others.Cipher squares remain blank for problem solving. With twenty-five different cipher games explained, with solutions provided. In original publisher's cloth binding, with original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart, with minor shelf wear only. Light bumping to extremities. Age toning and offsetting to endpapers. Dust wrapper in very good condition. Bright… Read More

London : Hutchinson & Co. , 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Boards dust-toned. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed as with age. Internally, bright and clean. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 190 pages ; 20 cm. Subjects: Ciphers. Cryptography. World War, 1914-1918 Secret service United States. Genre: Ciphers. Language: English.