Books published by Dover Publications Inc.

At the age of 19, Phillis Wheatley was the first black American poet to publish a book. Her elegies and odes offer fascinating glimpses of the beginnings of African-American literary traditions.

This book contains 50 elegant, witty chess problems concerned with deducing events in a game's past. Holmes instructs Watson in the intricacies of retrograde analysis, leading to increasingly difficult self-contained mysteries.

Thirty large, ready-to-color pictures of a day at the seaside depict Mom and Dad packing the car, Sis chatting with a lifeguard, and more.

Profoundly original book demonstrates how basic relationships of one or two pawns constitute winning strategy. Multitude of examples illustrate theory. 182 diagrams. Index of games.

Forty-two detailed, accurate, ready-to-color renderings of an octopus, ghost crab, beach plum, oystercatcher, herring gulls, kelp, anchovies, many more. Introduction. Captions.

60 zany limericks by such masters of the form as Gelett Burgess, Oliver Herford, Edward Lear, and others. Fun to read, easy to memorise and great to share with friends and family. Illustrations.

Dazzling depictions of roses, tulips, bleeding hearts, lilies, and other flowers provide a garden of coloring delights. Each of the 46 images features numbers corresponding to a coloring key.

Rich analysis of 2,300 characters according to traditional systems into primitives. Also reference lexicon of 7,000 characters.

31 elegant designs celebrate the sensuous Art Nouveau style. The imaginative illustrations feature patterns of graceful swans, peacocks, butterflies, and other creatures, as well as intertwined vines, flowers, and other plant life. Pages are perforated and printed on one side only for easy removal and display.

Kids can draw toys from Santa's workshop, sketch a friend for a lonely snowman, illustrate the gifts beneath a Christmas tree, and lots more. Plus, each page can be colored when completed.

Exotic birds and butterflies, hypnotic paisley prints, and flowers galore - these mehndi designs offer an array of exciting challenges. Derived from the ancient art of henna body painting, 31 striking patterns are based on authentic Indian, African, Middle Eastern sources. Pages are perforated and printed on one side for easy removal and display.

Written in a lively, engaging style by the author of popular mathematics books, this volume features nearly 1,000 imaginative exercises and problems. Some solutions included. 1978 edition.

Characters from "Wonderland" and "Through the Looking-Glass" populate these 88 puzzles involving word play, logic and metalogic, and philosophical paradoxes. The charmingly illustrated challenges range from easy to difficult and include solutions.

Brownies, kelpies, mermen, trolls, and other supernatural creatures magically appear in a series of delightful tales to assist, annoy, and otherwise meddle in the lives of simple Scottish country folk.

More than 50 illustrated recipes encourage kids to delight in preparing and eating healthful foods. Simple dishes and snacks feature Fruit Pizza, Cheesy Spaghetti Squash, Frozen Grape Pops, and Turkey Joes.

Original collection of outstanding wood engravings by a noted master ranges from the religious to the erotic with images inspired by The Song of Songs, The Canterbury Tales, and the Gospels.

Used by the United States Navy as a training course text, BASIC ELECTRICITY provides thorough coverage of the basic theory of electricity and its applications. An excellent text for both classroom use and home-study, or resource for layman or licensed electrician. Fully illustrated throughout.