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| Brace, E. R. |
Illustrated Dictionary of Chess |
McKay 1977 |
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Contains 2,000+ entries inc. terms, openings, tournaments & biographies. 100 b&w drawings. DW |
320pp |
VG |
£9.00 |
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Bibliotheca Van Der Linde-Niemeijeriana – A Catalogue of the Chess Collection in the Royal Library, The Hague. Facsimile of the 1955 ed. |
L’Esprit 1988 |
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References c. 6,500 titles published before 1955 |
342pp |
VG |
£30.00 |
| Chernev, I |
Wonders & Curiosities of Chess |
Dover 1974 |
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357 interesting items including 160 annotated games. SB |
203pp |
G+ |
£9.00 |
| Damsky, Y |
Batsford Book of Chess Records |
Batsford ‘05 |
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A miscellany of records on all aspects of chess. PB AN |
304pp |
F+ |
£10.00 |
| Deery & Moore |
A History of the Metropolitan Chess Club 1890 – 1990. |
1990 |
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A detailed history full of facts and names. Photos of their centenary dinner. A4 pages glue-bound. |
65pp |
F |
£10.00 |
| Divinsky, N. |
The Batsford Chess Encyclopaedia - 1st ed. |
Batsford ‘90 |
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Large format. Photos, crosstables, biographies, 100+ top games etc. DW |
247pp |
VG+ |
£18.00 |
| Eales, R. |
Chess: The History of a Game - 1st ed. |
Batsford ‘85 |
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One of the best researched and written histories since Murray. 16 b&w plates. DW |
240pp |
F |
£17.50 |
| Elo A. E. |
The Rating of Chessplayers Past & Present. - 1st ed |
Batsford ‘78 |
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Mathematical analysis of the strengths of players. DW |
206pp |
VG |
£25.00 |
| Elo A. E. |
The Rating of Chessplayers Past & Present. - 2ndt ed |
Arco 1986 |
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Mathematical analysis of the strengths of players. PB |
230pp |
VG+ |
£25.00 |
| Fox & James |
The Complete Chess Addict |
Faber 1988 |
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8 b&w plates plus other pictures. AN PB creased o/w |
264pp |
G |
£7.50 |
| Fox & James |
The Complete Chess Addict - (Another Copy) |
Faber 1988 |
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8 b&w plates plus other pictures. AN PB creased o/w |
264pp |
VG+ |
£9.00 |
| Fox & James |
The Even More Complete Chess Addict |
Faber 1993 |
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A cornucopia of chess trivia. AN PB |
369pp |
F |
£10.00 |
| Gaige, J |
Chess Personalia – A Bibliography - 1st ed. 1987 |
McFarland |
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An indispensable work for anyone interested in the basic details of those who went before. A unique masterpiece. Original red cloth boards. |
505pp |
VG+ |
£60.00 |
| Golombek, H |
The Encyclopaedia of Chess - 1st ed. |
Batsford ‘77 |
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Large format. Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of the game. DW |
360pp |
VG |
£12.00 |
| Golombek, H |
The Penguin Encylopaedia of Chess. |
Penguin ‘81 |
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Revised & Abridged ed .of 1977 original . PB |
579pp |
G |
£4.50 |
| Hagedorn, R. |
Benjamin Franklin & Chess in Early America – a review of the literature. - 1st ed. |
1958 |
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University of Pennsylvania Press. 10 plates. Franklin’s “Morals of Chess”, and an essay on Franklin. Details 60 works on chess printed in the US between 1802 and 1859. Scarce work of reference. DW. Pages starting to yellow o/w |
92pp |
VG+ |
£45.00 |
| Hartston, W. |
The Kings of Chess – A history of chess traced through the lives of its greatest masters. |
Pavilion ‘85 |
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Good early photos and engagingly written. DW |
192pp |
VG |
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| Hartston, W. |
The Guinness Book of Chess Grandmasters - 1st ed. |
Guinness ‘96 |
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Charts the history of chess through the lives & games of its greatest players. 300 annotated games & good photos. PB AN |
224pp |
VG+ |
£9.50 |
| Hilbert, J. S. |
Essays In American Chess History - 1st ed. |
Caissa 2002 |
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30 essays on various aspects, with pictures & many games. Green cloth boards with gilt titles. |
39pp |
F+ |
£25.00 |
| Hooper/ Whyld |
The Oxford Companion To Chess - 1st ed. |
OUP 1984 |
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Quickly became a standard work of reference on all aspects of the game. High production standards. DW |
407pp |
VG+ |
£18.00 |
| Hooper/ Whyld |
The Oxford Companion To Chess - 1st ed. |
OUP 1984 |
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Quickly became a standard work of reference on all aspects of the game. High production standards. Another copy DW XLib o/w |
407pp |
VG |
£14.00 |
| Hooper/ Whyld |
The Oxford Companion To Chess - 2nd ed. |
OUP 1992 |
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The authors never stopped their researches, all of which is incorporated into this new edition which is c. 20% longer. DW |
483pp |
VG+ |
£20.00 |
| Hooper/ Whyld |
The Oxford Companion To Chess - 2nd ed. |
OUP 1992 |
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The authors never stopped their researches, all of which is incorporated into this new edition which is c. 20% longer. DW (Another copy) |
483pp |
VG |
£18.00 |
| Hooper/ Whyld |
The Oxford Companion To Chess - 2nd ed. |
OUP 1996 |
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The authors never stopped their researches, all of which is incorporated into this new edition which is c. 20% longer. DW (Another copy in PB) |
483pp |
VG |
£9.50 |
| Horton, B. J. |
Dictionary of Modern Chess - Produced by the Philospohical Library USA |
NY 1969 |
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Small format. Contains items unlikely to appear elsewhere, from “Scorepad” to “The Order of Mandarins of the Yellow Button”. Unusual. DW Some foxing to page edges o/w |
224pp |
G |
£12.00 |
| Kazic, B. M. |
The Chess Competitor’s Handbook - 1st ed. |
Batsford ‘80 |
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A chess organiser’s handbook. DW |
229pp |
VG+ |
£6.50 |
| Kazic, B. M. |
The Chess Competitor’s Handbook - 1st ed. |
Batsford ‘80 |
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A chess organiser’s handbook. DW (Another copy PB) |
229pp |
VG |
£6.00 |
| Van der Linde |
Das Erste Jartausend Der Schachlitteratur (850 - 1880) (The First Thousand Years of Chess Literature). |
Caissa 1979 |
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Limited to 700 numbers copies of which this is No. 125. Facsimile of the 1880 original. Comprises most of the known chess publications, arranged alphabetically by author. Intro by Dale Brandreth & errata by E. Meissenburg. Blue cloth boards with gold lettering. |
112pp |
F+ |
£30.00 |
| Murray, H. J. |
A Short History of Chess |
OUP 1913 |
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The most complete scholarly work ever published. “A monumental work”, telling the story of chess from the earliest times and civilisations. Weighs over 1.5 kg (3 lbs!). 19 plates & c. 144 illustrations. Original grey cloth boards with unblemished gilt titles. |
900pp |
VG+ |
£195.00 |
| Murray, H. J. |
A Short History of Chess |
OUP 1962 |
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Reprinted lithographically from corrected sheets of the 1st 1913 ed. o/w internally indistinguishable from the original. Original dark blue cloth boards with bright gilt titles and chessman design. DW price-clipped and nibbled on top & bottom edges with 3 inch tear on rear spine o/w. |
900pp |
VG+ |
£95.00 |
| Murray, H. J. |
A Short History of Chess - 1st ed. |
OUP 1963 |
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Aware that his magnum opus might be beyond the needs and/or purse of the man in the street, Murray started a précis, left unfinished on his death. Goulding Brown and Golombek completed the story up to mentions of Fischer, Tal, Larsen et al. DW |
138pp |
VG+ |
£30.00 |
| Murray, H. J. |
A Short History of Chess - 1st ed. |
OUP 1963 |
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Another copy. Original blue cloth boards with gilt title on spine. |
138pp |
VG |
£22.00 |
| Murray, H. J. |
A History Of Board-Games Other Than Chess. - 1st ed. |
OUP 1952 |
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Traces games from Ancient Egypt to all continents. Small OUP bookplate on front endpaper o/w |
267pp |
VG |
£45.00 |
| Pritchard, D. |
The Encyclopaedia Of Chess Variants - 1st ed. |
1994 |
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Arranged alphabetically. DW |
364pp |
VG+ |
£20.00 |
| Saidy, A |
The World of Chess with Norman Lessing. - 1st ed. |
Random ‘74 |
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Large format. The story of chess re-told entertainingly with superb illustrations throughout, many involving elaborate sets. DW |
251pp |
VG |
£15.00 |
| Saidy, A |
The World of Chess with Norman Lessing. - 1st ed. |
Random ‘74 |
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Large format. The story of chess re-told entertainingly with superb illustrations throughout, many involving elaborate sets. Another copy. Scuff mark on front endpaper. DW |
251pp |
VG |
£12.00 |
| Schonberg, H |
Grandmasters of Chess - 1st UK ed. |
London ‘74 |
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34 pictures. Biographies of top players & a few games, entertainingly written. DW |
371pp |
VG |
£10.00 |
| Shenk, D |
The Immortal Game – A History of Chess or How 32 Carved Pieces On A Board Illuminated our Understanding of War, Art, Science and the Human Brain. - 1st ed. |
Doubleday 2006 |
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Includes diagrams and a few illustrations. DW |
327pp |
f |
£12.00 |
| Standage, T |
The Mechanical Turk - The true story of the chess-playing machine that fooled the world. |
Allen Lane |
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IIllustrated story but no games. DW |
274pp |
f |
£9.50 |
| Sunnucks, A |
The Encyclopaedia Of Chess - 1st ed. |
Hale 1970 |
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27 photos & contributions from Euwe, Penrose, Cafferty, Hooper et al. Contains much info other books do not have. |
587pp |
vg |
£11.00 |
| Whyld, K |
Chess: The Records - 1st ed. |
Guinness ‘86 |
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A multitude of lists, X-tables & illustrations, some coloured, giving records of top tournaments etc. PB |
176pp |
vg |
£8.50 |
| Winter, E |
Chess Explorations – A Pot-Pourri from the Journal Chess Notes. |
Cadogan ‘96 |
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“Devoted to chess history & investigative reporting…” by the gimlet-eyed author. 26 photos. PB AN |
343pp |
vg+ |
£12.50 |
| Wood, B. H. |
History of Chess written by Gizycki and edited by Wood. Revised |
Abbey 1977 |
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Many illustrations from a vast range of sources, inc. colour plates. First published in Polish in 1960. Includes sections on chess and art, in poetry & prose, mathematics, famous people who played chess etc. DW |
375pp |
vg |
£12.00 |
| Wood, B. H. |
History of Chess written by Gizycki and edited by Wood. Revised |
Abbey 1977 |
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Many illustrations from a vast range of sources, inc. colour plates. First published in Polish in 1960. Includes sections on chess and art, in poetry & prose, mathematics, famous people who played chess etc. Another copy minus DW. Paper starting to brown at edges o/w |
375pp |
g |
£9.00 |
| Yalom, M |
Birth of the Chess Queen – A History |
Pandora 04 |
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The author explores how the queen came to become a chess piece, first as a minor piece to being the most powerful force, through Indian, Muslim and Christian cultures. Many illustrations & coloured photographic plates. DW |
276pp |
F |
£14.00 |
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