221 pages with illustrations and diagrams. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Second paperback printing. Originally published: 1945

An Invitation to Chess is a basic beginners book, starting with the moves of the pieces and rapidly advancing to more complex problems and examples.

Condition: Wrappers soiled, edge wear with creases and rubbing to corners, cracked, spine ends rubbed else a fair.

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Bookseller: The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: C2724
Title: An Invitation To Chess
Author: Irving Chernev (1900-1981) and Kenneth Harkness
Book Condition: Used - Fair
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1963
Pages: 221 pages with illustrations and diagrams
Size: Octavo
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: Chess, Ajedrez, Schach, Echecs
Bookseller catalogs: /chess;

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
Fair: is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Wrappers: The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...