The Egyptian Jukebox: 2a Conundrum

For those of you trying to get hold of this (as of 2005) out of print volume, I recommend ebay or abebooks. I paid only US$12 for a very nice used copy and I treasure it. From an artistic point of view it's really a breathtaking little volume. Bantock really does put a lot of care and thought into his constructions and collages and you can spend hours examining them (as an engineer I like that sort of art!) I did cheat and look up the answer, but for puzzle fans I would recommend sticking with it a while. I did notice that all the drawers had different patterns on the edges which appeared to be coordinates, and figured out that Ln and Wd meant lenght and width, but besides that some of the clues were truly puzzling. But then I worked on Riven for weeks and finally had to look up a cheat to finish it... In any case, as popular as Bantock's other works are I am surprised that it hasn't been reprinted recently. If I am decoding the publishers page correctly I think that mine is a third printing, but that is not a negative since I enjoy the book collectible or not.

I have just entered the magical world of Nick Bantock and am just itching to read more. This book was listed on the cover of The Museum at Purgatory. I would love to help unravel the mystery. PLEASE REPRINT!

Once you step into the world of Hamilton Hasp, you will search until you find him. You become obsessed; but it's fun when you involve family and friends.

Warning: This book will have you up way past your bedtime! The Egyptian Jukebox is a cabinet containing ten separate drawers, each with its own mystery. You solve these by examining the contents of each drawer, and reading the cryptic clues left behind by an eccentric millionaire. Once you solve these ten puzzles, you must solve the greatest riddle of them all...This book is both a work of art and one of the toughest puzzles you will ever solve. It kept me up for two weeks straight!