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Sutton Coldfield: Chess, 1949. Hb, xviii + 315pp. Good with clean contents in a Fair price-clipped dj which has several cm of loss top of spine, chips and edgewear. Essays, anecdotes, verse, organized into chapters such as "Chess in Captivity", "Omar Khayyam on Chess" and "The Pieces in Action". ( Note : there are no games).. Hard Cover. Good/Fair.

London: Sampson Low Marston & Co. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Publisher's gilt-titled cloth, chessboard endpages. Gilt a bit dulled, points pushed, slight foxing to textblock edge. Tiny gash to front board. The DJ in mylar is price clipped, slightly damped to rear panel, slightly soiled/foxed. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 315 pages .

Sampson Low, Marston & Co., LTD., 1949. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Tear and some creasing to rear of jacket. Slight edge wear. 315pp..

Sampsom Low, Marston & Co. 1949. Sampson Low, Marston &Co. London. 1949. First edition. Hardback with DW. Shelfwear to edges, head and tail of spine. Pages browned and foxed otherwise lovely copy in a price-clipped wrapper that is a little worn and rubbed at extremities.

London : Low, Marston, 1949. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Price-clipped. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Previous owner's signature. Physical description; xviii, 315 pp., illustrations, 21 cm. Notes; Corrigenda slip inserted. Includes index. Subjects; Chess. Decorations. Anthology.