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Clarendon Press, 1952. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pen & pencil markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,800grams, ISBN:

Ishi Press, 2015-11-10. paperback. Used:Good.

Ishi Press, 2015-11-10. paperback. Used: Good.

Ishi Press, 2015. Paperback. New. 166 pages. 8.03x5.04x0.47 inches.

Paperback / softback. New.

Hassell Street Press. New. Special order direct from the distributor

Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1963. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1963. No Edition Remarks. 138 pages. Yellow dust jacket over blue cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Small tears to some page edges, text remains unaffected. Sticker to front pastedown. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Very slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Foxing overall.

Hardback. New.

Hassell Street Press. New. Special order direct from the distributor

Ishi Press, 2015. SOFTCOVER . 166 p. (of which 28 p. introduction), ills., index (Orig. paperback. UNREAD AS NEW ) Later edition of a classic chess book. Among the papers left by the late H. J. R. Murray was the typeset of A Short History of Chess which he wrote in 1917. This was not an abridgment of the standard work he had published some years earlier but a new and original brief history of the game from its beginnings until 1866. It has been brought up to date by Mr. B. Goulding Brown and Mr. Harry Golombek, covering the periods from 1866 to almost the present including the modern World Championships. Also added to this reprint of the original work by HJR Murray is a section by Sam Sloan disagreeing with some of the findings of HJR Murray and with the claims by Murray that ancient Indian works in Sanskrit contain references to chess. According to Sam Sloan, those works in Sanskrit contain no references to chess. Rather there are even more ancient works in Chinese that contain references to… Read More

Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo. [5], vi-xiii, [2], 2-267, [1] pp. Navy publisher's cloth with gilt lettering and the publisher's device in gilt on the spine. Lacks the dust jacket. Illustrated with several in-text and a few full-page diagrams. A very slight lean and a contemporary bookseller's tag from Johannesburg, South Africa on the front pastedown.

Skyhorse, 2012-11-01. 1. paperback. Used: Good.

Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, ca. 2002 (1951). 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Near Fine in Near Fine dw. 8vo, xiv+272pp, indigo cloth with spine stamped in gold, printed dustwrapper. A nice copy of this Oxford reprint of an important 1951 work on board games by the famed chess historian. Includes Ancient, African, Asian, European and other games. Unmarked copy, light foxing to top edge.

Oxford University Press, 1952. hardcover. Very Good/Missing. 9x6x0. London, 1952; blue/green cloth covered boards; mild corner and spine edge wear; jacket missing but replaced with hand-made jacket; top edges of text block foxed; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; Interior is clean and unmarked; 267 pages.

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1963. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. First edition, first printing. Hardback. vi + 138 pp Previous owner's initials and date (1963) on top left corner of front free end paper, otherwise Fine condition in near Fine dust jacket (price-clipped). Excellent copy of scarce book.

Oxford, UK: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 2003. Later edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo (9.5"x6.5"). 267pp. Black cloth-covered boards with giltstamped title to spine. Dust jacket covered in protective mylar: light rubbing to edges. B&W illustrations and diagrams throughout.

Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1962. Hardcover. Very Good. 900 pgs. Reprint of the 1913 edition. Dust jacket shows a couple faint points of wear along extremities. Bound in original Oxford blue cloth with gilt title stamp along spine. Interior text and plates are clean throughout. Binding is secure. Nice copy.

Skyhorse, 5/19/2015 12:00:01 A. paperback. Very Good. 2.1260 in x 8.8976 in x 5.9843 in. Paperback. A few pages have creased corners. General wear to covers. Otherwise, clean and solid. Ships from a smoke-free home.

A History Of Chess by H.J.R. Murrayfirst editionhardcoverPublisher:Oxford At The Clarendon Press, 1913Condition: Good - wear to the covers and spine, owner's name stamped on the end papers