GOLOMBEK, HARRY (EDITOR)

Chess: A History

NY, G. P. Putnam's Sons. 1976. Brown Cloth, 4to - Over 9 ¾" -12" Tall. Ill.: Photographs/Chess Diagrams. Hardcover, Illustrated end papers, colored and b&w photographs and chess diagrams. Clean and tight textblock. No remainder marks. Brown cloth binding, light wear to front cover, bumped head and foot of spine, light fray to foot of spine. Lacks dust jacket; 256p. including bibliography and index. Very Good+.

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Boeknummer: SB14165

Catalogus: Chess

Trefwoorden: Chess games, Chess history, Chess Grand Masters, Board Games Photographs/Chess Diagrams

HAGEDORN, RALPH K. (A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE BY)

Bemjamin Franklin and Chess in Early America

Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press. 1958, First Edition. Black Cloth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Plates. Hardcover, Old return address label on fep; Aged and foxed endpapers, textblock is clean and tight; Cloth binding bumped at the spine tips and board corners; Price-clipped, sunned and edge worn dust jacket, with scuffed spine extremities, tear at front top edge, aged discolored sides and spine; 92p. Franklin wrote "for life is a kind of chess, in which we have often points to gain, and competitors or adversaries to contend with.". Very Good/Good (in mylar).

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Boeknummer: SB15967

Catalogus: Chess

Trefwoorden: Chess, Benjamin Franklin Chess Player Biography, Chess Players, American Chess Players Biography Plates

HOROWITZ, I.A.

How to Win in the Chess Endings

NY, David McKay Company. 1972, Third Printing. Wraps, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ill.: 171 Diagrams. Paperback, Light chipping to upper corners of half title and title page, glue toning down the gutters, else textblock is clean and tight. Reading crease along the spine at front and back cover, character-soiled edges, lightly creased corners, chip along rear bottom edge. 234p. Very Good.

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Boeknummer: SB14416

Catalogus: Chess

Trefwoorden: Chess, Chess Strategy, Winning Chess, Chess Endings Guide 171 Diagrams

KING, DANIEL

Chess: From First Moves to Checkmate [Algebraic Notation]

NY, Kingfisher Press, LLC. 2000, 5th Printing. (ISBN: 0753453878). Glossy Illustrated Boards, 8vo - Over 7 3/4" -9 3/4 " Tall. Ill.: Drawings/Diagrams. Ex-Library Hardcover, Algebraic Notation; Retired library copy, usual stamps, stickers, labels, and markings, else textblock is very bright and tight. No library stamps to all page edges. Glossy illustrated boards, label on front cover and spine, bumping to the head of the spine, usual surface scuffed covers. 64pp. including index. Very Good.

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Boeknummer: SB16794

Catalogus: Chess

Trefwoorden: Juvenile Chess Literature, Juvenile chess, Chess, Chess Juvenile Guide 0753453878 Drawings/Diagrams

KMOCH, HANS

Pawn Power in Chess

NY, David McKay Company. 1959. Red Cloth, 8vo - Over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Hardcover, Textblock is very clean and tight. Small paint smudge on rear board, else binding lightly edge and corner worn; Lacks dust jacket; 304p. including index. Very Good.

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Boeknummer: EW3216A

Catalogus: Chess

Trefwoorden: Chess, Board Games, Chess Strategy, Hobbies, Chess Skill, Pawn Play

LASKER, EMANUEL

Lasker's Chess Primer: An Elementary Text Book for Beginners, Which Teaches Chess by a New, Easy and Comprehensive Method

Philadelphia, David McKay Company. Cloth, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ill.: Chess Diagrams. Hardcover, Circa 1934; A working copy with an aged textblock, mostly clean, with very shaken binding; Frayed head and foot of spine and light fraying to the corners, worn/sunned spine, worn covers; The spine and boards appear to have been depredated by exposure to silverfish and excess humidity; 110p. Fair to Good.

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Boeknummer: SB15897

Catalogus: Chess

Trefwoorden: Chess Primer, Chess Text Book, Beginners Chess Textbook, Beginners Chess Chess Diagrams

LASKER, EDWARD

Modern Chess Strategy

NY, David McKay Company. 1973, 13th Printing. (ISBN: 0679140220). Wraps, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Chess Diagrams. Paperback, Slightly cocked spine. Textblock is clean and tight. Several reading creases down and along the spine, creased corners, lightly age soiled. 217pp. including index. Very Good.

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Boeknummer: SB14417

Catalogus: Chess

Trefwoorden: Chess, Chess Strategy, Winning Chess 0679140220 Chess Diagrams

MAROCZY, GEZA (ANNOTATIONS); EDITED BY W.H. WATTS

The Book of the London International Chess Congress 1922: Containing All the Games Played in the Masters' Section and a Small Selection from the Minor Tournaments

NY, Dover Publications. 1968, Reprint. Wraps, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Chess Diagrams/Photographs. Paperback, Textblock is clean and tight. Small indentation on bottom page edges. Creased corners, minor wear to edges, peeling to the clear laminate on the covers. 126pp. Very Good.

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Boeknummer: SB14219

Catalogus: Chess

Trefwoorden: Chess Congress, 1922 London International Chess congress, Chess tournaments, Chess Masters Chess Diagrams/Photographs

DE LA MAZA, MICHAEL

Rapid Chess Improvement: A Study for Adult Players

London, Everyman Chess. 2002. (ISBN: 1857442695). Wraps, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Chess Diagrams/Graphs. Paperback, Minor moisture stain on approx. a dozen pages of the fore-edge; Overall, textblock clean and tight. Lightly creased corners, minor edge wear; 126p. Very Good+.

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Boeknummer: SB14214

Catalogus: Chess

Trefwoorden: Chess Tutorial, Chess Strategy, Chess Instruction 1857442695 Chess Diagrams/Graphs

ALEKHINE, ALEXANDER; TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL FRENCH MANUSCRIPTS BY J. DU MONT AND M.E. GOLDSTEIN

My Best Games of Chess 1908-1923

London, G. Bell and Sons. 1964, Seventh Printing. Green Cloth, 8vo - 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Ill.: Black and White Illustrations By Arthur Meyers and Paul Busch. Hardcover, Descriptive notation; Textblock very clean and tight; Binding slightly edge and corner rubbed and bumped; Dust jacket is gently sunned at the spine, with lightly worn edges and corners, small chip at the foot of the spine, lightly sunned at the folds and extremities; 265p. This is the first of three volumes covering Dr. Alexander Alekhine's whole chess career from 1908 to 1945. Not only was Alekhine one of the greatest players who ever lived, he was also one of the most illuminating and brilliant writers of the game. Very Good+/Very Good+ (in mylar).

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Boeknummer: EW6780

Catalogus: Chess

Trefwoorden: Chess, Best Chess Games of the Grandmasters, Grandmasters of Chess, Chess Classics Black and White Illustrations By Arthur Meyers and Paul Busch

PRINS, LODEWIJK (INTRODUCTORY ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS BY)

Master Chess: A Comprehensive Collection of Outstanding Tournament Games

London, Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. 1950, First Edition. Green Cloth, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ill.: Chess Diagrams. Hardcover, Errata slip tipped in at page 10; Aged end papers, else textblock is clean and tight. Binding has aged edges, bumped and worn tips of spine and corners; Lightly bubbled rear board; Lacks dust jacket; 205p. Good+.

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Boeknummer: SB14210

Catalogus: Chess

Trefwoorden: Chess Masters, Chess Tutorial, Chess Tournament Games Chess Diagrams

REINFELD, FRED

The Complete Chess Course

Garden City, NY, Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1959, 23rd Printing. Boards, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Chess Diagrams. Hardcover, Textblock clean and tight; Scuffed, creased, and worn spine extremities; Board corners worn and bumped; 692p. including index. Very Good.

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Boeknummer: SB16602

Catalogus: Chess

Trefwoorden: Chess guide, Chess Course, How to Play chess, Chess Playing Chess Diagrams

REINFELD, FRED

The Elements of Combination Play in Chess

NY, Capitol Publishing Company, Inc. 1950. Red Cloth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Chess Diagrams. Hardcover, A great working copy; Lightly age-toned end papers, usual age toning to the edges, else textblock is clean and tight. Moderately spotted and stained red cloth binding, bumped at the head and foot of spine and to the corners. Lacks dust jacket; 100p. Good.

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Boeknummer: SB14213

Catalogus: Chess

Trefwoorden: Chess Combination Play, Chess games, Chess Guide, Chess Tutorial Chess Diagrams

REINFELD, FRED

How to Force Checkmate: 300 Practical Immediate Checkmates Theat Your Opponents Cannot Escape, Selected from Master Play

NY, Dover Publications, Inc. 1958, Reprint. Wraps, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ill.: Chess Diagrams. Paperback, Textblock is very clean and very tight. All page edges are crisp and sound. Minimally shelf worn. 111p. Near Fine.

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Boeknummer: SB14221

Catalogus: Chess

Trefwoorden: Chess games, Chess Strategy, Chess Checkmate Guide Chess Diagrams

REINFELD, FRED

The Unknown Alekhine

NY, Pitman Publishing Corporation. 1949, First Printing. Blue Cloth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Chess Diagrams with Descriptive Notation. Hardcover, a first printing of one of Reinfeld's best books; One of Descriptive notation; Very slight musty 'odor', former owner's ink signature along the upper edge of ffep; Gently toned end papers, else textblock is clean and tight; Faintly sunned to the spine, bumped at head and foot; Unclipped, very spine-sunned dust jacket, chipped at the head and foot; worn corners, gently soiled rear cover, overall light edge wear. 278p. including indexes. Very Good/Very Good (in mylar).

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Boeknummer: SB16525

Catalogus: Chess

Trefwoorden: Chess, Chess Champions, Chess playing, Chess Championship Games, Chess Strategy, Games and Hobbies Chess Diagrams with Descriptive Notation