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Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Co., 1921. Revised Edition. Hardcover. 17 x 12 cm. 256pp. Bound into brown cloth with gilt lettering. Frontispiece. Chess figures, move lists, commentary. Originally done in 1917, this being a revised edition done in 1921. Some soiling to the covers. More
The Chess Player, [1972]. Wraps. 23 x 16.5 cm. 237-264pp. Staple-bound green wrappers. Move lists and some chess figures from the tournaments. The games are numbered 1068-1197. Mild toning to edges of wrappers. More
Czech Republic: Moravian Chess Publishing House, 2004. Quarterly for Chess History. Hardcover. Octavo, 21 cm x 15 cm, 506pp. Part of the Quarterly for Chess History series. A very nice copy, without a dust jacket, as issued. More
Nottingham: [Chess Player], 1962. First edition. Paperback. 25.5 x 20.5 cm. 50pp. Blue wrappers. Staple-bound pamphlet. Moves for the 258 games of the important tournament. Some toning to the wrappers. Important tournament which Bobby Fischer won by a 2.5 point margin, going undefeated, at the age of 19. Rare work..... More
London: J. Adams, [1977]. Spiral Bound. 25.5 x 20 cm. 69pp. Tournament results, move lists, chess figures, index of players and openings. Early book on Anatoly Karpov:. More
Philadelphia: David McKay Co., 1947. revised edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Red cloth,. 372pp. Occasional pencil underlining by previous owner. More
Davenport, Iowa: Thinkers' Press, 1993. First printing. Paperback. 23 x 15 cm. 346pp. Chess figures, problems. Stain to foredge, not effecting interior. More
Pergamon Press, 1987. First English Language Edition. Hardcover. 25.5 x 17 cm. viii 326pp. Chess figures, index of players. Translated from the Russian by Kenneth P. Neat. Volume 5 only of a 5 volume series. Bound into glossy purple boards. Top corners lightly bumped. From the back cover: "The first..... More
Dallas, Texas: Chess Digest, Inc., 1969. First American Edition. Hardcover. 22.5 x 14.5 cm. 211pp. Brick-orange cloth in dust jacket. Baords are a bit cocked. There is some soiling to the back cover of the jacket. Part of the Contemporary Chess Openings series. More
Zurich: Edition Olms, 1983. Reprint. Hardcover. 20 x 13.5 cm. 204pp. Band 43 of "Tschaturanga. Darstellungen und Quellen zur Geschichte des Schachspiels" . German text. Laid-in German postcard. More
Editions Olms, 1982. Hardcover. 19 x 13.5 cm. 223pp. Blue boards in dust jacket. German language text. Facsimile of the 1927 Berlin edition. Light toning to jacket. Tschaturanga; Darstellungen und Quellen zur Geschichte des Schachspiels, Band 27. More
Milford, CT: Russell Enterprises Inc., 2007. Paperback. 23 x 15.5 cm. 236pp. Indices for techniques, opponents and openings. More
Thinkers Publishing, 2023. softcover. Softcover. 496pp. More
London: B. T. Batsford Limited, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. 22.5 x 14.5 cm. 160pp, 120 diagrams. Brown cloth in dust jacket. Dust jacket is toned. Contemporary Chess Openings. General editor R. G. Wade. More
New York: David McKay, 1972. First American Edition. Hardcover. 22.5 x 14.5 cm. 237pp. Green cloth in dust jacket. Translated from the Russian by Bernard Cafferty. Some toning to the jacket and paper. More
New York: Macmillan Publishers Co, 1974. First American Edition. Hardcover. 22.5 x 14 cm. 240pp. Blue cloth in dust jacket. Chess figures, index. Page of commentary and move lists for each game described. Translated into English by Philip J. Booth. Some toning to front free endpapers. More
Buenos Aires: Alfredo H. Espósito, 1954. Paperback. 19.5 x 14 cm. 72pp. Chess figures. Spanish language text. Translated into Spanish by L. Asterblum. Tan illustrated wrappers. Some toning to the covers. More
Radnor, Pennsylvania: Chilton Book Company, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. 23 x 16 cm. xiv 373pp. Red boards in dust jacket. Stated first edition. Foreword by Frank Brady, epilogue by Isaac Kashdan. Some toning to the jacket. Closed tear to jacket at rear flap fold. Original price of $12.50 present on..... More
Zürich: Edition Olms, 1984. Reprint. Hardcover. 20 x 13.5 cm. 288pp. Reprint of 1885 and 1887 editions. Band 25 of Tschaturanga series. German text. The 4th and 5th German chess Congress in Hamburg 1885 and Frankfurt 1887. Reprint of the 1886 and 1889 editions. Alapin, von Bardeleben, Blackburne, Tarrasch, Paulsen..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1972. First printing. Hardcover. 22.5 x 13.5 cm. 255pp. Chess figures. Index of players and openings. Descriptive notation. Green cloth in dust jacket. Games of world chess champion Boris Spassky. Foreword by Leonard Barden. Some toning to the jacket. More
Dallas, Texas: Chess Digest, 1994. Revised Second Edition. Paperback. 25.5 x 17.5 cm. 274pp. 1206 games, diagrams. More
B.C.M. British Chess Magazine Ltd, no date (1968). Reprint. Softcover. 201pp.A very nice copy. No markings. Originally published in 1474, this is the first book on chess ever published and one of the first books ever published anywhere in Europe on any subject. More
New York: Bretano's Literary Emporium, 1881. Hardcover. 18.5 x 12 cm. 539pp. Bound into more modern plain blue cloth. Frontispiece illustration of contestants in the grand tournament. The title page is detached but present. Indices for games, players, and composers. Includes biographical sketches for 14 players such as Paul Morphy..... More
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Beograd: Sahovski Informator / Chess Informant, 1974. First edition. Hardcover. 24.5 x 17.5 cm. Volume C only of a 5 volume set. Blue boards in tattered dust jacket. Title page & introductory text is in 8 languages, however the main body of the work is in the language of figurine..... More
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Beograd: Sahovski Informator / Chess Informant, 1981. Second Edition (New Edition). Hardcover. 24.5 x 17.5 cm. Volume C only of a 5 volume set. Dark blue boards, no dust jacket. Title page & introductory text is in 8 languages, however the main body of the work is in the language..... More