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| Abrahams, G |
Not Only Chess – A Selection of Chessays 1st ed. |
Unwin ‘74 |
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264pp |
28 chess-based essays, some illustrated with diagrams and moves. DW VG+ |
£9.75 |
| Assiac |
The Delights of Chess 1st ed. 1960 |
MacGibbon |
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268pp |
Nom de plume of Heinrich Fraenkel; relates many amusing anecdotes about players he encountered, some illustrated by games. Drawings by Vicky. DW. Front endpaper cut o/w VG |
£9.75 |
| Assiac |
Adventure in Chess 1st ed. |
Turnstile ‘51 |
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192pp |
Series of articles, enlarged from the author’s column in the New Statesman. The cardboard chess set at the back is intact with all original pieces present. Slight foxing on front endpaper, o/w G+ |
£9.50 |
| BCM |
British Chess Magazine – 1923 – 1932 An Anthology. |
BCM 1986 |
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124pp |
A pot-pourri of items taken from those years. PB VG+ |
£7.00 |
| Bott, R |
The Chess Player’s Bedside Book 1st ed |
Faber 1966 |
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83pp |
With S. Morrison. Collection of short articles and games. Insc. G+ |
£5.50 |
| Chernev, I |
Wonder & Curiosities of Chess 1st ed. |
Dover 1974 |
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203pp |
Collection of short games and unusual facts & anecdotes. SB VG- |
£9.00 |
| Chernev, I |
The Fireside Book of Chess with Reinfeld |
NY 1949 |
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400pp |
“A huge grab bag accenting the lighter side of chess”. Full of stories, games, articles, quizzes, cartoons etc. DW worn o/w VG |
£15.00 |
| Cockburn, A |
Idle Passion – Chess and the Dance of Death 1975 |
Weidenfeld |
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248pp |
Documents the idiosyncrasies of chess players. PB VG |
£4.50 |
| Darrach, B. |
Bobby Fischer vs the Rest of the World 1st ed. |
Stein NY ‘74 |
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240pp |
An indiscrete biography relating Fischer’s behaviour and attitudes up to and during Reykjavik 1972. DW nibbled o/g VG |
£15.00 |
| Edmonds, D |
Bobby Fischer Goes To War – The True Story of How the Soviets Lost The Most Extraordinary Chess Match Of All Time. With John Eidinow. |
Faber 2004 1st ed. |
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302pp |
The story of the 1972 World Championship. DW F |
£12.00 |
| Edmonds, D |
Bobby Fischer Goes To War |
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Another copy. PB F- |
£7.00 |
| Edwards, R |
The Chess Player’s Bedside Book with R. Keene. 1st ed. |
Batsford ‘75 |
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149pp |
A development of the Bott & Morrison book, with added photos & drawings. DW VG |
£9.00 |
| Edwards, R |
The Chess Player’s Bedside Book with R. Keene. 1st ed. |
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Another copy DW Insc. VG |
£7.50 |
| Forbes |
Meet The Masters |
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160pp |
Cathy interviews 10 GMs & 3 others & gives a game from each. SB AN VG |
£7.00 |
| Geuzendam |
Finding Bobby Fischer – chess interviews by Dirk Jan van Geuzendam |
NIC 1994 |
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254pp |
28 interviews with top players, only a few relating to Fischer. HB Some foxing on page edges o/w VG- |
£12.00 |
| Glyn, A |
The Dragon Variation 1969 |
Hutchinson |
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312pp |
Novel with a chess background. Ex-Lib. HB Endpaper excised G |
£4.50 |
| Graham, J |
The Literature of Chess 1st ed. 1984 |
McFarland |
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250pp |
The author identifies 135 significant books from the various aspects of the game and writes c. a page on each. Diagrams & index.Red cloth boards. AN F+ |
£17.50 |
| Hartston, W |
Soft Pawn |
Hutchinson |
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94pp |
Humorous writings by a master of the genre. Bill Tidy cartoons add to the mix. PB VG+ |
£5.00 |
| Harwood, G |
Caïssa’s Web – The Chess Bedside Book 1st ed. |
Latimer 1975 |
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167pp |
12 photo plates plus drawings. DW VG |
£7.50 |
| Hochberg, B (ed.) |
The 64-Square Looking Glass – The Great Game of Chess in World Literature. 1st ed. |
Random House |
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354pp |
Writers bring their creativity to bear on the narrative power inherent in chess, from Woody Allen to Ann Bronte. DW F |
£10.00 |
| Hurst, S |
Curse of Kirsan – Adventures in the Chess Underworld. |
Russell 2002 |
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285pp |
An exploration of the dark side of chess, not only Kirsan. PB VG+ |
£5.00 |
| Johnson, D |
White King & Red Queen – How The Cold War Was Fought On The Chessboard |
Atlantic 2007 |
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383pp |
Tells the story of the Soviets vs the Rest throughout the 20th century. 25 photo plates. DW F |
£12.00 |
| Kasparov, G |
Child of Change – An Autobiography with Donald Trelford. 1st ed. 1987 |
Hutchinson |
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243pp |
64 b&w photos. DW. Ex-Lib but with minimal markings o/w VG |
£7.50 |
| Knight, N |
Chess Pieces – An Anthology in Prose & Verse. 1st ed. |
Sampson ‘49 |
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313pp |
Corrigenda booklet & corringenda to the corrigenda. Illustrations by Gibberd based on historic chess pieces. VG |
£9.00 |
| Knight, G |
King, Queen & Knight: A Chess Anthology in Prose & Verse. 1st ed. With W. Guy |
Batsford ‘75 |
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240pp |
Illustrations by Greenwood. DW VG+ |
£9.50 |
| Kortchnoi, V |
Persona Non Grata 1st ed. |
Thinkers’ 81 |
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147pp |
Author tells his side of his struggles against Karpov and the Soviet system. All 32 games of the 1978 match. PB AN VG |
£7.50 |
| Landsberger |
The Steinitz Papers: Letters & Documents Of The First World Champion |
McFarlane 02 |
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282pp |
The editor is Steinitz’s great-grandnephew, who’s collected all letters, postcards, newspaper articles etc. translated into English with sources given. A fascinating insight & resource. PB VG+ |
£17.50 |
| Lawson, D |
The Inner Game |
MacMillan 93 |
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249pp |
The real story behind the Short-Kasparov World Championship match told by the now President of the ECF. DW VG+ |
£5.00 |
| Lawson, D |
End Game – Kasparov vs Short – Dispatches From a War For the World Championship. |
Harmony ’93 1st US ed. |
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252pp |
Same text – different title and the US version. DW VG+ |
£5.00 |
| Murray, W |
Grandmaster with M. Cochran |
Futura 1985 |
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427pp |
Novel with a Cold War background about 2 prodigies bent on becoming GMs. PB G |
£3.00 |
| Ree, H |
The Human Comedy of Chess – A Grandmaster’s Chronicles |
Russell 1999 |
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333pp |
A series of sketches of chess personalities, great & small. A few games & diagrams. PB AN F- |
£10.00 |
| Reinfeld, F |
The Human Side of Chess – The Story of the World Champions; their Triumphs and Illusions; Their Achievements and Failures. |
Faber ’53 |
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304pp |
Chapters on Anderssen, Morphy, Steinits, Lasker, Capa, Alekhine & Euwe. With 14 illustrative games and match records. Insc. G+ |
£4.25 |
| Reinfeld, F. |
The Treasury of Chess Lore 1st ed. |
Arco 1955 |
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306pp |
The author has collected a wide range of writings on all aspects of the game. DW. Photos. Foxing to endpapers & page edged o/w G |
£12.00 |
| Reinfeld, F |
The Treasury of Chess Lore |
Dover 1959 |
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306pp |
Another copy SB (creased) o/w G |
£6.00 |
| Salzmann, J |
The Chess Reader – The Royal Game in World Literature.1st ed.1949 NY |
Greenberg |
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366pp |
A collection of writings down the ages from the ancient Greeks to J. B. Priestly, via Caxton, Dr. Johnson, Tolstoy et al. Ex Libris plate of L. R. Reitstein. 14 b&w photographic plates. VG- |
£20.00 |
| Shahade, J. |
Chess Bitch: Women in the Ultimate Intellectual Sport |
Siles 2005 |
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320pp |
The 2X US Woman’s Champion charts the rise and rise of the fair sex on the world chess scene. Photos. DW F |
£10.00 |
| Sosonko, G |
Russian Silhouettes |
NIC 2001 |
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206pp |
Born in 1943, Sosonko played under the Soviet regime until 1972 when he defected to the Netherlands. This gave him the dual advantage of having inside knowledge of the great Russian players, and being able to view that time dispassionately. This 1st of his 3 books was acclaimed for its evocative writing. Photos. PB VG+ |
££9.75 |
| Sosonko, G |
The Reliable Past |
NIC 2003 |
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205pp |
Author continues with his “gallery of wonderful pen-portraits written with a measure of objectivity and detachment” (Kasparov). PB F- |
£9.75 |
| Sosonko, G |
Smart Chip From St. Petersburg and other tales of a bygone era |
NIC 2006 |
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197pp |
More fascinating portraits of masters, famous & forgotten, and more. Photos PB F |
£9.75 |
| Spanier, D |
Total Chess |
Abacus 1986 |
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233pp |
10 chapters on various aspects of world chess. PB G |
£3.00 |
| Zweig, S |
Kaleidoscope Two |
Cassell 1951 |
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290pp |
Stories, the longest of which is The Royal Game. (60pp) G |
£5.00 |
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