Cryptography or the History, Principles, and Practice of Cipher-Writing

by F. Edward Hulme

Excerpt from Cryptography or the History, Principles, and Practice of Cipher-Writing

And crosses cryptogram - Its construction - Ciphers from agony columns of Standard and Times - Frying.

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194 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1848

About the author

Frederick Edward Hulme

Reviews

[Mia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Onion juice & ash 4evah!
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[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

The oldest book in my cryptobook collection (at time of typing, my 1st edition copy is 165 years old!). Contains simple ciphers with illustrations, all presented in Victorian diction.