Two illustrations from the "Compendium of Checkerboard Puzzles", one of the twelve books sold by the Foundation, are shown below.

Item:       15.50.3 Puzzle Name: The Sectional Checker Board Manufacturer: ?, Germany Date: c.1900 Materials: Black and red, paper on 12mm wood squares Collection: Jerry Slocum

Item:       15.50.1 Puzzle Name: Sectional Checker Board Manufacturer: Selchow & Righter, New York Date: c.1880 Materials: Black and red, 1 inch cardboard squares Collections: Edward Hordern, Jerry Slocum, Les Barton variations: Beige or blue paper for picture and various border printings

The Compendium of checkerboard Puzzles (3rd edition - August 1997) lists 376 checkerboard puzzles with history and solutions. The book contains many pictures in this 270 page edition and retails for US$15.00 plus $3.00 shipping. You can order this and many other books from Jerry by visiting the Puzzle World web site at Puzzle World or writing to The Slocum Puzzle Foundation at P.O. Box 1635, Beverly Hills, CA 90213.