String Figures and How to Make Them: A Study of Cat's-Cradle in Many Lands by Jayne, Caroline Furness - ND

Dover Publications, 1/1/1962 12:00:01 AM. paperback. Acceptable. 1.0236 in x 8.4252 in x 5.5512 in. Book is bent from improper storage. Otherwise, fine.

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Dover Publications, 1962. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Dover Publications, 1962-01-01. Paperback. Good. 8x5x0. Light wear, name inside.. Unconditional money back guarantee.

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At some time in your youth, no doubt, you took a loop of string and made a "cat's-cradle," a "Jacob's ladder," or some other type of figure by looping and crossing the string between the fingers. But perhaps you were not aware that this is actually an ancient form of amusement, that it is practiced in all parts of the globe, and is especially popular among primitive tribes. And you probably didn't realize what a great variety of figures can be formed by a single loop of string.This book describes, in a simple and easy-to-follow manner, how to make no less than 107 different string figures, just as they are made in their land of origin. It is the only book on the subject in English that gives a thorough and readily understandable treatment, so that a beginner can follow the steps and make the figures without the help of a teacher. The figures offer an excellent means for developing manual dexterity and coordination between brain and hand, and present challenge to personal inventiveness, too, since they… Read More

Dover Publications. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

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Mineola, NY, U.S.A.: Dover Publications, Incorporated, 1962. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. b/w Illustration. 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" tall.

New York: Dover Publications. 1962. Trade paperback. Very good.. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 448 p. Contains: Illustrations. Master String Figures. Audience: Children/juvenile. . No previous owner's name. Clean, tight pages. No bent corners. No remainder mark. .