My System; A Treatise on Chess
Philadelphia: David McKay Co., 1947. revised edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Red cloth,. 372pp. Occasional pencil underlining by previous owner. More
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Philadelphia: David McKay Co., 1947. revised edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Red cloth,. 372pp. Occasional pencil underlining by previous owner. More
David McKay, 1936. First edition. Hardcover. Small octavo.161pp. Blue cloth in dust jacket. Stamp of "Oct 12 1945" on bottom edge of front pastedown. White dust jacket shows some age toning. Very nice copy. More
Games & Puzzles Publications, October 2001. Limited edition. Hardcover. This edition is limited to 150 copies of which this is copy #51 and is signed by D.B Pritchard. More
Philadelphia: David McKay Co., no date (1932). Hardcover. Blue boards. 86pp. Selected Games in the Premier Reserves and Women's Tournaments annotated by Mr.. J.H. Blake. More
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1900. First edition. Hardcover. 23 x 16 cm. Octavo.284 + 3 ads. Bound in red boards with illustration of chess board on front cover. Front free endpaper has been torn out. Some rubbing to the front cover. Spine lightly bumped. Previous owner's date stamp to..... More
David McKay, 1947. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo 385pp Gray cloth in dust jacket. Date of " Dec 17 1947" stamped at bottom edge of front pastedown. Some toning to endpapers due to newspaper clippings laid inside book. Very light chipping at head of jacket. A very nice copy... More
Philadelphia: David McKay Company, 1940. Hardcover. 19 x 13 cm. 12mo. 176 pages. Red cloth in dust jacket. Small date stamp on front fixed endpaper. Some soiling ot the back of the jacket. Small closed tear to front of jacket. More
Philadelphia: David McKay Co, 1946 & 1948. Hardcover. Two volumes. Red cloth. Black lettering to spines. Stamped dates on bottom edge of front pastedowns.Botvinnik the invincible bound upside down. Botgvinnik was one of the world's greatest masters. Niemzowitsch once tood part in a tournament where he was forbidden by law..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1912. Hardcover. 17.5 x 9 cm. 16mo. 198pp. Discoloration to pages 144-145 from where a piece of paper lay. Previous owner's bookplate on front fixed endpaper. A few instances of pencil underlining of titles. Binding is tight. More
London: Printing Craft Ltd, 1923. First edition. Hardcover. octavo. Burgundy cloth. Gilt lettering to spine.134pp including inded and ads. Date stamped of June 15, 1946 on front pastedown. More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1896. First American edition. Hardcover. 21 x 14 cm. Octavo. xii 370pp 1 ad. 22 portraits including frontispiece. Bound in worn red cloth. Fraying to the edges of the spine, staining to the front and back cover. Front and gutters are cracked. Inscription on..... More
London: 1893. Hardcover. 12mo. Red cloth. (stained front cover) 544pp and 12pp of ads. Binding tight. More
Philadelphia: David McKay Company, 1942. Hardcover. 22 x 14.5 cm. Octavo. 287pp. Bound in red cloth. There is toning to the endpapers. Light rubbing to the boards. More
Philadelphia: David McKay Company, No date circa [1940's]. Hardcover. 19 x 13 cm. 12mo. 75pp. Green cloth in dust jacket. Spine of the jacket has been re-enforced with tape down it's entire length. Original price of $1.50 present on front flap. Small chip out of rear of jacket. More
California: Sun Printing and Publishing House, 1922. Hard Cover. octavo. 1390p Signed, inscribed and dated by author on front free endpaper. Some soiling to covers. More
New York: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, January 9, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. 29 x 22 cm. Quarto. 1105pp. Black boards in dust jacket. Some age toning to the pages. A massive work. More
Drexel Hill Pennsylvania: Bell Publishing Company, 1950. First English edition. Hardcover. 22.5 x 14.5 cm. Octavo. 186pp. Red cloth in dust jacket. Translated by Stephen Garry. Some edgewear to the jacket. Nice copy. More
London: Printing-Craft LTD., 1937. Second Edition. Hardcover. 22 x 14.5 cm. Octavo. 224pp 16 (errata), (2). Bound in blue boards. Originally published in 1922 this second edition has an additional errata. Evidence of sticker removal from the front fixed endpaper. Corners are bumped. There are some "air bubbles" to the..... More
Philadelphia: David McKay Company, No date, [1931] on preface. Hardcover. 22 x 14.5 cm. Octavo. 114pp. Bound in red board with gold lettering. Previous owner's small stamp on front fixed endpaper. More
Liverpool, England: Chess Sutton Coldfield, 1946. Hardcover. 19 x 12.5 cm. 12mo. 158pp. Bound in orange cloth. Bottom of boards lightly bumped. Containing 66 championship games and 80 selected games from the Major tournaments. More
New York, New York: Chess Review, 1948. First edition. Hardcover. 22 x 14 cm. Octavo. 272 pages. Black cloth, no jacket. On the front endpapers and on two internal pages some newspaper clipps have lain for years causing some discoloration. Previous owner's small stamp on front fixed endpaper. More
Philadelphia: David McKay, [1910]. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. 25 x 16 cm. Octavo. 301 pages and with a 31 page supplement by Alfred Emery. Bound in green cloth decorated with chess pieces. Edges of spine lightly bumped. Toning to the endpapers. Nice copy. More