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ABBREVIATIONS USED

All books are hardback, bound in publisher’s original cloth, published in London, with English descriptive notation, unless otherwise stated.

F Fine condition, almost as new.
VG Very good condition, just showing small signs of wear or use.
G Good or average condition, showing general signs of wear or use.
P Poor – Text complete, but having serious defects.
+ / - Indicates whether book falls into the upper or lower end of category.

Though subjective, every effort has been made to come to a reasonable assessment
d/w dust-wrapper (dust-jacket). This is always mentioned if present.
p/b paperback or modern flexi-cover binding.
Insc Inscription.
o/w otherwise.
n.d. no publication date, but if known it is given in brackets.
Ed. Edition.
Repr. Reprint.
Impr. impression.
pp. number of pages.
an algebraic notation. (Non-English language books assumed
to be in the notation of the country of publication).
LN Ref. no. in Bibliotheca van der Linde-Niemeijeriana, 1955 catalogue.

NB: This booklist is still a work in progress at the moment and will be added to regularly until complete. Recently sold titles may be shown in “strikethrough”. Please check the page for terms & conditions and definition of terms used.

Below, are listed the different book and magazine categories, please click on the corresponding link to view the current stock for sale.

  1. Antiquarian & pre-1910 titles
  2. Tournaments & Matches
  3. Game Collections (Individuals)
  4. Game Collections (General)
  5. Openings
  6. Instructional works inc. Middle- & Endgames
  7. Problems & Studies
  8. Encyclopaedias, History & Reference
  9. Yearbooks, Magazines etc.
  10. Literature & anthologies

Brace, E: An Illustrated Dictionary of Chess McKay 1977 320pp DW VG £9.00

Eales, R: Chess – The History of a Game Batsford 1st ed. 1985 240pp DW F £17.50

Fox & James: The Even More Complete Chess Addict Faber 1993 369pp PB AN VG+ £12.00

Fox & James: The Even More Complete Chess Addict Faber 1993 369pp PB AN worn cover o/w G- £8.00

Gaige, J: Chess Personalia – A Bibliliography McFarland 1st ed. 1987 505pp This is an indispensable resource for all interested in chess history in resplendent red cloth F+ £65.00

Gizycki, J. (Wood, B. H. ed.) A History of Chess Abbey 1972 375pp DW VG £9.00

Golombek, H: Chess – A History Puttnams 1976 256pp bookplate VG £8.00

Hartston, W: The Kings of Chess Pavilion 1985 192pp DW VG+ £11.50

Hooper & Whyld: Oxford Companion To Chess OUP 1st ed. 1984 407pp DW F £20.00

Hooper & Whyld: Oxford Companion To Chess OUP 1st ed. 1984 407pp DW Exlib o/w VG £10.00

Hooper & Whyld: Oxford Companion To Chess OUP 2nd ed. 1992 483pp DW F £25.00

Levy & O’Connell: Oxford Encyclopaedia of Chess Games Vol. 1 (1485 – 1866) (4,000 gms) OUP 527pp DW AN F £25.00

Linde, A. van der: Bibliotheca van der Linde-Niemeijeriana – A Catalogue of the Chess Collection in the Royal Library The Hague. 1988 facsimile of 1955 work limited to 750 copies 342pp F £30.00

Linde, A. van der: Das Erste Jartausend der Schachlitteratur (850-1880). Caissa, USA,1979. Facsimile Reprint No. 125 of 500 US Limited edition. 116pp. F+. Includes most of the known chess publications until its publication in 1880, arranged alphabetically by author. Blue cloth covers. F+ £30.00

Murray, H. J. R: A Short History Of Chess Oxford 1963 138pp with additons by Goulding Brown and Golombek VG £22.00

Pritchard, D. B: Encyclopaedia of Chess Variants 1st ed. 1994 Luxury ed. Numbered 14 / 150 and signed by author. F+ £30.00

Pritchard, D. B: Encyclopaedia of Chess Variants 1st ed. 1994 Luxury ed. Numbered 107 / 150 and signed by author. F+ £30.00

Saidy & Lessing: The World of Chess Random House 1974 250pp DW VG+ £15.00

Sergeant, P. W: A Century of British Chess Hutchinson 1st ed. 1934 384pp Publisher’s review copy sent to E. Nelson Davis. An invaluable resource. Insc. VG+ £50.00

Whyld, K: Chess - The Records Guinness 176pp PB VG £8.00

Wood, B. H. (ed.) History of Chess Abbey Revised 1977 375pp DW VG+ £9.00

2. Yearbooks & Magazines.

“British Chess Magazine” Chess Annual 1915 (Ed. I. M. Brown) 213pp NL 5909 blue cloth boards a little faded in spots o/w VG £25.00

“British Chess Magazine” Chess Annual 1916 (Ed. I. M. Brown) 222pp NL 5909 red cloth boards VG+ £25.00

British Chess Magazine 1926 764pp rebound in maroon boards VG+ £50.00

British Chess Magazine 1929 500pp rebound in maroon boards. VG+ £50.00

British Chess Magazine 1931 556pp rebound in red boards VG+ £50.00

British Chess Magazine 1969 380pp maroon cloth VG+ £20.00

British Chess Magazine 1976 380pp maroon cloth F £35.00

British Chess Magazine 1977 380pp maroon cloth F £35.00

Chess (Ed. B. H. Wood) Vol. 39 (‘73-’74) brown cloth VG £15.00

Chess (Ed. B. H. Wood) Vol. 49 (‘84-’85) brown cloth VG+ £15.00

Chess (Ed. B. H. Wood) Vol. 50 (‘85-’86) brown cloth VG £15.00

B. C. F. Yearbooks: The pre-war years are small (c. 36pp) and contain lists of official and results of BCF events.

Not often seen. 1921 1923 1925 1928 1929 1931 1934 1937 all VG £10 each or £50 the lot

In the early 1930s an ECCU Combined Year Book was published which had the characteristics adopted by the BCF Yearbooks from 1938 onwards i.e. c. 300pp PB containing much information on county officials, BCF events etc.

ECCU Yearbooks 1934-35; 1935 – 36; £12 each

BCF Yearbooks:

1946 – 47; 1947 – 48; 1948 – 49; 1950 – 51; 1953 – 54; 1954 – 55; 1955 – 56; 1956 – 57; 1957 – 58; 1958 – 59; 1959 – 60 All G+ £10.00 each.

1960 – 61; 1961 – 62; 1962 – 63; 1963 – 64; 1964 – 65; 1965 – 66; 1967 – 68; 1968 – 69; 1969 -70 All VG £8.00 each.

1970 – 71; 1971 – 72; 1972 – 73; 1973 – 74; 1974 – 75; All VG £6.00 each.

From 1976 the Yearbook went to an A4 format, mostly with glossy covers and increasingly high production standards as years progress.

1977-78; 1997; 1998; 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2005; 2006; 2007; All VG+ £5 each.

Year-Book of Chess 1909 (Ed. E. A. Mitchell) 314pp LN 5906 spine renewed retaining original maroon cloth o/w VG

Insc “W. R. Thomas”, father of A. R. B. Thomas. £20.00.

Year-Book of Chess 1912 (Ed. E. A. Mitchell) 321pp LN 5906 maroon cloth spotted and dulled o/w VG

Insc “W. R. Thomas”, father of A. R. B. Thomas. £20.00.

Year-Book of Chess 1913 (Ed. E. A. Mitchell) Hollings 1914 290pp LN 5906 VG

Insc. “AT” from the library of A. R. B. Thomas £15.00.

Year-Book of Chess 1914 (Ed. M. W. Stevens) Hollings 1915 314pp LN 5906 VG-

Insc “W. R. Thomas”, father of A. R. B. Thomas. £20.00.

Year-Book of Chess 1914 (Ed. M. W. Stevens) Hollings 1915 324pp LN 5906 VG £15.00.

Year-Book of Chess 1915 & 16 (Ed. Watts & Foster) Hollings 1917 315pp LN 5906 maroon cloth

a little spotted and spine dulled o/w VG Insc “A/T”, from the library of A. R. B. Thomas. £15.00.

Year-Book of Chess 1915 & 16 (Ed. Watts & Foster) Hollings 1917 315pp LN 5906

Insc “JEJ”, from the library of J. E. Jones £15.00.

Chess: (Ed. B. H. Wood)

All bound volumes in the usual brown cloth, VG with index

Vol. 39 (1973/4) £12.00. Vol. 49 (1984/5) £10.00 Vol. 50 (1985/6) £10