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SOVIET CHESS

by Grekov, Nicolai/Reich, Theodore (Translator)

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First Edition
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Hardcover
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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New York City, NY/Philadelphia, PA: Chess Review/Distributed by David McKay Company, Inc. (1949) 256 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Covers a bit cocked; corners and spine ends bumped. Edges of leaves a bit age toned, otherwise, contents nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read more about this item
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A PICTURE HISTORY OF CHESS

by Wilson, Fred

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Used - Very Good+
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Paperback
ISBN
9780486238562
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New York, NY: Dover Publications, Inc. (1981) 182 pp. Original pictorial wraps w/ light edge wear. Illust. w/ numerous b/w photos. Contents very nice.. Soft Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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BRITISH CHESS MAGAZINE: Volume XVI (16) (Sixteen), 1896

by Brown, Isaac M. (Editor)/Ranken, Rev. G. E.; Wayte, Rev. W.; Rayner, J.; Blake, J. H.; Tinsley, S.; Cunningham, J. G.

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Used - Good-
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Hardcover
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London: Trubner & Company 496 pp. Red cloth covers w/ dark red leather spine and corners. Lacks most of spine. Binding rubbed w/ wear to extremities. Edges of leaves lightly age toned. Includes a full year--12 issues, January through December, 1896.. Hard Cover. Good-/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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MINOR TACTICS OF CHESS: A Treatise on the Deployment of the Forces in Obedience to Strategic Principle

by Young, Franklin K. and Howell, Edwin C.

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Used - Good+ to Very Good-
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No Dust Jacket
Published
1915
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Hardcover
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Boston, MA: Little, Brown, and Company, 1915. 222 pp. Original green cloth covers, lightly soiled w/ modest rubbing to corners. Spine a bit sunned w/ light fraying to ends. Previous owner's bookplate on front paste-down. Edges of leaves a bit age toned. Light dampstains at outer margin of last few leaves, not affecting text. … Read more about this item
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HOW TO BE A JUGGLER: A Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Book

by Meyer, Charles R.

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Used - Near Fine
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Very Good+
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780679204077
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New York: David McKay Company, Inc. (1977) 56 pp. Original red cloth covers, very bright and clean. Modest rubbing to spine ends. DJ lightly soiled. Price clipped. Illust. w/ b/w photos. Contents very nice.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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DARK HAZARD: The Story of a Gambler/A Hillman Publication No. 20

by Burnett, W. R.

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Used - Very Good-
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No Dust Jacket
Published
1949
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Paperback
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New York: Hillman Periodicals, Inc., 1949. 192 pp. Original pictorial wraps, lightly soiled w/ light edge wear. Small crease to top corner of rear cover. Edges of leaves a bit age toned.. Soft Cover. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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PLAY IT YOURSELF: Puzzles, Quizzes, Brain Teasers, Problems and a Host of Other Games to While Away the Hours on a Trip or at Home--You Need No Adversary But Yourself!/Perma Books #M-3054

by Bassett, Jack and Monath, Norman

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Used - Near Fine
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Edition
First Printing
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Paperback
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New York: Permabooks (1956) 149+1 pp. Original pictorial wraps, lightly soiled w/ modest edge wear. Edges of leaves a bit age toned. All puzzles appear to be blank.. First Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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MORE PUZZLE FUN: A New Collection of Adult Word Games/Permabook Edition #M-4296

by Dell, Martin

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Used - Near Fine
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No Dust Jacket
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First Printing
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Paperback
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New York: Pocket Books, Inc. (1963) 143+1 pp. Original pictorial wraps, lightly soiled w/ modest edge wear. Edges of leaves a bit age toned. Otherwise, contents nice. All puzzles appear to be blank.. First Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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PAPER AIRPLANE BOOK: 33 Flying Planes--Fold 'Em & Fly 'Em/Pyramid Books #T-2482

by Max, Peter

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Used - Very Good to Fine
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No Dust Jacket
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First Printing
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Paperback
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New York: Pyramid Books (1971) Original pictorial wraps, lightly soiled and rubbed w/ mild edge wear. Illust. w/ color drawings and paper airplanes ready to be folded. Contents nice.. First Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good to Fine/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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14TH BOOK OF DELL CROSSWORD PUZZLES: Dell Books #2711

by Rafferty, Kathleen (Editor)/Moore, Rosalind (Associate Editor)

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Used - Very Good+
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No Dust Jacket
Edition
Second Printing
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Paperback
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New York, NY: Dell Publishing Company (1968) 192 pp. Original pictorial wraps, lightly soiled w/ modest edge wear. Leaves a bit age toned. All puzzles appear to be blank.. Second Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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1000 BEST SHORT GAMES OF CHESS: A Treasury of Masterpieces in Miniature

by Chernev, Irving

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Used - Very Good-
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Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1955
Binding
Hardcover
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SGD 139.11

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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955. 556 pp. Original gray paper covered boards w/ gilt title on yellow cloth spine. Binding lightly soiled w/ wear to corners. Previous owner's name on front blank endpaper; old tape ghost (?) at bottom edge of front blank endpaper. DJ lightly soiled w/ moderate wear, tear, and chipping to edges.… Read more about this item
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CHESS COMPANION: A Merry Collection of Tales of Chess and Its Players, Together with a Cornucopia of Games, Problems, Epigrams & Advice, Topped Off with the Greatest Games of Chess Ever Played

by Chernev, Irving (Selected and Annotated)

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Used - Very Good+
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Very Good-
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First Printing
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Hardcover
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New York, NY: Simon and Schuster (1968) 288 pp. Original brown tweed paper covered boards w/ green cloth spine. Light sunning to spine ends. DJ lightly soiled w/ mild edge wear. Approx. 1/4" closed tear at bottom edge of rear panel. Few creases to front flap. Contents nice.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very… Read more about this item
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CHAMPIONSHIP CHESS: Match Tournament for the Absolute Chess Championship of the U.S.S.R., Leningrad--Moscow, 1941/Complete Text of Games with Detailed Notes & an Introduction

by Botvinnik, M. M. [Mikhail Moiseyevich]/Garry, Stephen (Translator)

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Used - Very Good
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No Dust Jacket
Edition
First Edition in English
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Hardcover
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SGD 70.92

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Drexel Hill, PA: Bell Publishing Company (1950) 186 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ titles in gilt. Binding moderately soiled and rubbed w/ small dark stain below title on front cover. Contents nice. . First Edition in English. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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GRANDMASTERS OF CHESS

by Schonberg, Harold C.

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Used - Very Good
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Good-
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780397010042
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Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott Company (1973) 318 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. DJ has wear, tear, and chipping to edges. Large piece missing at top edge of front panel. Creases to flaps. Illust. w/ b/w photos. Contents very nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good-.… Read more about this item
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CORRESPONDENCE CHESS YEARBOOK #9 (Nine): Correspondence Tournament News Review/Contains the New ICCF Rating List

by Curtacci, S. (Supervisor)/Tirabassi, M. (Editor-in-Chief)/Barillaro, L.; Battistini, R.; Cimmino, P.; Cogan, S.; Del Rio, R.; Falchetta, G.; Hawkes, J. E.; Madonia, L.; Minerva, E.; Moscatiello, A. (Editorial Team/Staff)

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Used - Very Good+
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No Dust Jacket
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Paperback
ISBN
9788886127165
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Bologna, Italy: S1 Editrice (1993) 240 pp. Original yellow wraps, lightly soiled. Spine sunned. Contents very nice.. Soft Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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A PICTURE HISTORY OF CHESS

by Wilson, Fred

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Used - Good+ to Very Good-
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No Dust Jacket
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9780486238562
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New York, NY: Dover Publications, Inc. (1981) 182 pp. Original pictorial wraps, lightly soiled w/ creases to covers. Date written in ink at top edge of front blank endpaper. Illust. w/ numerous b/w photos.. Soft Cover. Good+ to Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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CHESS COMPETITORS' HANDBOOK

by Kazic, B. M./Djaja, D.; Morrison, M. E.; Elo, A. (Co-Authors)

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Used - Very Good
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No Dust Jacket
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9780668049634
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New York, NY: Arco Publishing, Inc. (1980) 230 pp. Original yellow wraps, lightly soiled. Spine sunned. Evidence of small price label removed from top corner of half-title page. Contents nice.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

by Gligoric, S. [Svetozar] and Wade, R. G. [Robert Graham]/Edwards, Lovett F. (Translator)

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Used - Very Good+
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Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780060115739
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New York: Harper & Row (1972) 192 pp. Original purple cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine, and gilt decoration of chess pieces on front cover. Light soiling to top edge of text block. DJ lightly soiled and rubbed w/ mild edge wear. Contents very nice. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo… Read more about this item
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SAHOVSKI INFORMATOR (CHESS INFORMANT) #65 (Sixty-Five), X 1995--I 1996: (Schach-Informator); (Informateur D'Echecs); (Informador Ajedrecistico); (Informatore Scacchistico); (Schack-Informator)

by Matanovic, Aleksandar (Editor-in-Chief); Rabar, Braslav; Molerovic, Milivoje; Bozic, Aleksandar; Milic, Borislav (Inventors of the Chess Informant Systems)/Krnic, Zdenko (Assistant of the Editor-in-Chief)

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Paperback
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Yugoslavia: Sahovski Informator (1996) 428+pp. Original green wraps w/ modest edge wear. Covers very bright and clean. Text in several different languages, including German, Russian, English, French, and others. Contents very nice.. Soft Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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WONDERS AND CURIOSITIES OF CHESS

by Chernev, Irving

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Used - Good+ to Very Good-
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No Dust Jacket
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Paperback
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New York, NY: Dover Publications, Inc. (1974) 204+pp. Original pictorial wraps, lightly soiled w/ mild edge wear. Creases to covers. Faint dampstain along foredge of rear cover, and foredge of text block. Contents nice. . Soft Cover. Good+ to Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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SGD 23.18