The Jigsaw Puzzle, Piecing Together A History
by Anne D. Williams
published by Berkley Books, a division of Penguuin Group
pub 2004              ISBN 0-425-19820-0            270 pgs, Hardcover           $22.95

Covers the history of jigsaw puzzles from the 1750s to the present.

chapters include:
1. Bringing Order out of Chaos
2. From Schoolroom to Playroom
3. Grown-ups Turn to Cut-ups
4. The Great Depression Mania
5. The Forties and Beyond
6. Luxury Puzzles
7. Pieces of Marketing
8. Collecting and Collections
9. The Sum of All the Pieces

app. A. Making Jigsaw Puzzles For Fun or For Sale
app. B. Selected Websites for Puzzlers

there are also extensive notes, a bibliography, and an index

Available from bookstores and on-line booksellers such as amazon.com & abebooks.com

Copies of her earlier publication about jigsaw puzzles available directly
email her at puzzles@bates.edu