Signed Books from Glynn's Books

London: Faber & Faber, 1972. Hb, 370pp. Good+ in a VG dj. Signed/dated by John Roycroft on fep with inscription to previous owner (chess author Jimmy Adams). Contents otherwise clean. Erudite text by the well-known endgame composer, with appeal to a broad range of chess players. The chapters are divided into three main categories : The Interested, The Practical… Read more about this item

Keverel Chess Books, 2010. Pb, 158pp, b/w photos. Signed by author with brief inscription to previous owner. VG, contents clean other than author's inscription. History of this Devon congress including profiles of some of the personalities (e.g. Golombek, Dorothea Bourdillon, Morry, Adams etc.); the story of the venue, the Oldway Mansion, and its owners the Singer family; and 60 selected… Read more about this item

Sheffield: Steel City Press, 2021. Hb, 223pp. Signed by both authors on fep with messages. VG in VG dj, contents clean other than authors' inscriptions. Instructional chess book for beginners jointly written by a chess coach and a player who was inspired to take up the game after watching " The Queen's Gambit".. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Very Good.… Read more about this item

London: Pitman, 1956. Hb, xi + 184pp. Fair in a Good price-clipped dj which has a small tear and light foxing. There is a signed letter from the author taped to the fep, addressed to the previous owner regarding a publication error. Two pages are reinforced with tape, foxing along edge of page block. 85 annotated games divided into 1)… Read more about this item

Prague: Nase Vojsko, 1968. In Czech. Pb, 178pp, b/w photos. Signed by author "Vlastimil Hort" on title page. Good (-). A couple of smudges on front cover, small scuff on back cover, wrinkled spine, contents clean other than author's signature. Historical background, results tables and 91 annotated games. Hort and Zheliandinov were joint ahead of Geller in a field… Read more about this item

London: G. Bell, 1951. Hb, xiv + 202 pp. Inscribed to previous owner " With the author's compliments to Andrew v.d. Naaten London 27.6.1951" plus there is also a business card of Mr van der Naaten signed by Konig. Good in a Fair dj which has s small amount of loss top/bottom of spine, several closed tears and foxing on… Read more about this item

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1993. Pb, 200pp, b/w photos. Signature of William Hartston on title page. Good, creased spine, light cover wear, tanning to page edges, clean contents other than author's signature. Includes history of the world chess championship and profiles of earlier champions (50+ pgs), extensive background to the Short v Kasparov match and split with FIDE, annotated… Read more about this item

London: Hamlyn, 1993. Pb, 127pp. Signature of Nigel Short on half -title page. Good+, corner wear, cover creases, contents clean other then author's signature. Contents: Openings; My Favourite Openings; Middlegame (tactical and positional themes); Endgames; My Best Games; Tournament preparation; Career highlights.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Warsaw: Spoldzielnia Wydawnicza " Sport i Turystyka", 1953. In Polish. Pb, 239pp, b/w photos. Author's signature, dated 1958, on title page. Good(-), heavily sunned spine with faded lettering, pages tanned, stamp on back endpaper. Round-by-round commentary and 120 annotated games of the David Przepiorka Memorial International Chess Tournament held in Sopot in 1951. Gereben was the winner ahead of Troianescu,… Read more about this item

Sarajevo: Zavod Za Izdavanje Udzbenika, 1971. Pb with dj flaps, 156pp, b/w photos. Inscription to chessplayer/author William Hartston, signed and dated by Bjelica who also provided his own version of Bobby Fischer's signature. Good(-), scuffs and edgewear to spine and covers, sunned spine and back cover edge. Contents clean other than author's inscription. Includes games, some annotated, from two… Read more about this item

London: Gambit, 2011. Pb, 304pp. Signed by John Nunn on title page. VG+, contents clean other than author's signature. 1001 puzzle positions, taken from actual games, graded for difficulty and with a scoring system. Many are suitable for novice and junior players.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Alkmaar: New In Chess, 2022. Pb, 201pp. Signed by Steve Giddins on half title page with brief inscription to previous owner. VG, contents clean other than author's inscription. 45 exciting chess games, selected from a long-running questionnaire in New in Chess magazine, with nominations by chess players, authors and commentators. The games are annotated either as they appeared in the… Read more about this item

London: Everyman/Gloucester, 2022. Pb, 448pp. Signed by Cyrus Lakdawala on title page with inscription to previous owner. VG, contents clean other than author's inscription. Includes 74 annotated games and many exercises.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Pergamon Press, 1981. Pb, xi + 222pp. b/w photos. Signed by William Hartston on title page. Good+, sunned/darkened covers, clean contents other than author's signature. Includes player bios, and the 91 games, most with annotations. The joint winners were Miles, Andersson and Korchnoi, in a strong field of 14.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Good.

Brighton: Chess Press, 2003. Pb, 144pp. Signed by Matthew Sadler on fep. VG, contents clean other than author's signature. Accessible guide which explains the strategy and tactics of the Slav defence using 88 model games from the 1990s. Includes coverage of variations of the Old Main Line, New Main Line, Smyslov variation, Bronstein variation, the 4. . . a6 Slav,… Read more about this item

Alkmaar: New In Chess, 2023. Hb, laminated pictorial covers, 256pp. Signed/dated by Timman on half-title page. Fine copy, looks as new. Collection of endgame studies by various composers (including Timman himself), systematically organized and showing how the author was inspired to create new studies. . Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Fine.

London: Cadogan, 1993. Pb, 125pp. Signature of Julian Hodgson on half-title page. Good, light corner wear, slightly warped, contents clean other than author's signature. 200 chess positions, taken from practical play, with solutions and scoring table.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Everyman/Gloucester, 2016. Pb, 298pp. Signed by author (using first name rather than full name), with brief inscription to previous owner. Good+, a couple of small marks along edge of page block but otherwise very good. 35 of Alekhine's games, annotated, with numerous Q&A, plus a final chapter of puzzles.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Good.

Alkmaar: New In Chess, 2023. Hb, laminated pictorial covers, 839pp, b/w photos. Signature of Genna Sosonko on title page. VG+, contents clean other than author's signature. Mammoth-sized collection of Sosonko's writings, mainly player profiles, almost all of which have appeared in some form in his earlier books and in New in Chess magazine.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Very… Read more about this item

London: Everyman/Gloucester, 2012. Pb, 234pp. Signed/dated by author (first name only rather than full name), with brief inscription to previous owner. VG, contents clean other than author's inscription. 50 examples of brilliant endgame play, from Englisch-Steinitz , London 1883, to Kramnik-Shirov, Tal Memorial, Moscow 2007. Grouped into: Pawn endings; Knight Endings; Bishop endings; Bishop vs Knight endings; Rook endings;… Read more about this item