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Id	Image	Description	Type	Material	Origin	Sale?	Size
935		Autographed Frank Marshall s Chess "Swindles" Marshall s Chess "Swindles" by Frank James Marshall, American Chess Champion. 1914 From the title page of the book: Comprising over one hundred and twenty-five of his best tournament and match GAMES AT CHESS Together With the annotation of the same by himself and other well known Chess authoriti (more...) enlarge	Book		USA	Yes	0
928		research A Short History of Chess by Henry A. Davidson Henry A. Davidson M.Sc., M.D. New York: Greenberg, 1949. First Edition. brown cloth, no dust jacket. Very good. Octavo (8 1/8 x 5 1/2 inches) 228 pages, illustrated with black and white photos, bibliography, and index, insignificant shelf wear (lower right front corner of cover slightly bumped), con (more...) enlarge	Book		USA	Yes	0
892		The American Chess Players Handbook The American Chess Players Handbook. Copyright 1934 by The John C. Winston Co. (The J.C.W Co.). Printed in the USA. Excellent Condition. Sale. enlarge	Book	Cardboard-Paper	USA	Yes	0
733		Karpov on Karpov Memories of a Chess World Champion Anatoly Karpov. Near mint condition. Only opened once to take these photos. Limited, Signed, First Edition book. Leather with silk ribbon bookmark. 1991 By Easton Press. Translated by Todd Bludeau. Sale. enlarge	Book		USA	Yes	0
583		Every Great Chess Player Was Once a Beginner Great teaching book for the younger ones. enlarge	Book			No	0
554		The laws of the game of Chess by H.B.Farebrother Ltd Rules of Chess. Revised by W.B.Tattersall. Sixteen pages of basic rules, likely accompanying a Chess set made by H.B.Farebrother, London. Staple bound. Company was dissolved on June 24, 1947 so this booklet is from early 1900. Sale. Valuable feedback received from Duncan Ford, January 2025: Co (more...) enlarge	Book		England	Yes	3.75
553		Chess by A.W.Ford & Co. Ltd. Bristol , England Rules of Chess. Sixteen pages of basic rules, likely accompanying the "Chess traveling pocket set" made by A.W.Ford, Bristol, England. Staple bound. Likely pre-war 1930s. Sale. enlarge	Book		England	Yes	3.75
552		The ABCs of Chess - Jaques and Sons, London Fifty two pages of Chess rules / primer. Preface by H.I.C - . Chess rules and problems divided into ten lessons. An appendix - Morals of Chess by Dr. Franklin and several pages of advertizing for John Jaques and Son, Inc. products, mainly Chess sets, clocks and other items, including prices and phot (more...) enlarge	Book		England	No	5.375
497		Viking Chess Set in Counted Cross Stitch By Meg Shinall, Ginnie Thompson Originals. Copyright 1982. Illustrated instructions and charts for creating chess board and complete chess set (32 pieces) in counted cross stitch. Sale. enlarge	Book		USA	Yes	0
322		Chess - antique book 1787 by Richard Twiss Rare. Chess - book by Richard Twiss (1747-1821) first edition, published 1787. Two volumes bound in one - I. 194 pages with plate, index and errata. II. 272 pages with plates, index and errata. Octavo bound in half leather with black spine label in gilt, all original no restoration. Benjamin Frankl (more...) enlarge	Book		England	Yes	0
320		Rare Chess Jews and History by Victor Keats Autographed by Victor Keats, October 1996. Volume I: Chess, Jews and History. Volume II: Chess Its Origin, a translation with commentary of the Latin and the Hebrew in Thomas Hyde s De Ludis Orientalibus (Oxford 1694). Volume III: Chess among the Jews, translation and explanation of the work of Mori (more...) enlarge	Book		England	No	0
263		A History of Chess by Jerzy Gizycki Publisher - The Abby Library, London 1972, 371 pages. First published in Polish in 1960 by "Sport i Turystyka". One of the most comprehensive and entertaining publications of the history and art of the game, following all the intricacies from ancient to modern times. Lively text, accompanied (more...)	Book		England	Yes	10.75
164		Chess Collectors International - Thirteenth Biennial Congress Various Authors, Edited by (yours truly) Israel Raphaelli Boca Raton, Florida, USA meeting April 29th to May 4th, 2008 CCI Publication 200 pages; over 296 photos in color. arrival2008	Book				11
107		Chess - A History Harry Golombek G.P.Putnam's Sons, New York 1976 256 pages	Book				10.5
28		Chess a Celebration of 2,000 Years Roswin Finkenzeller, Wilhelm Ziehr, Emil M. Buhrer Arcade Publishing, New York Little, Brown and Company First U.S. Edition 1990 208 pages	Book				12
27		CHESS THE STORY OF CHESSPIECES FROM ANTIQUITY TO MODERN TIMES Hans and Siegfried Wichmann Crown Publishers, Inc., New York Translated 1964 328 pages Sold	Book			No	12
25		The Illustrated Guide to World Chess Sets Victor Keats ST. Martin s Press, New York Published 1985 240 pages; 273 b&w photographs; 50 Colour photographs Sold	Book			No	12
24		CHESS - an Illustrated History Raymond Keene Simon and Schuster, New York Published 1990 128 pages	Book				11.25
23		A Picture History of CHESS Edited by Fred Wilson Dover Publications, Inc., New York Published 1981 182 pages	Book				11
22		The World of Chess Anthony Saidy and Norman Lessing A Ridge Press Book, Random House, New York Published 1974 247 pages	Book				11
21		Wooden Chess Sets you can make Diana Thompson Fox Chapel Publishing Co. Inc., East Petersburg, PA, USA Published 2003 66 pages	Book				11
20		The Art of Chess Pieces Isaac Maxovich Linder "H.G.S." Publishers, Moscoe Published 1994 288 pages Sold	Book			No	11
17		The Imagery of Chess, Revisited Edited by Larry List The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York George Braziller, Publishers, New York Pblished 2006 209 pages	Book				11
15		Golombek's Encyclopedia of Chess Edited by Harry Golombek Crown Publishers, Inc., New York Published 1997 360 pages	Book				10.25
14		Chess as Metaphore in the art of Samuel Bak Introduction by Jeanlouis Cornuz Pucker Art Publications, Boston, MA, USA Published 1991	Book				10
10		The Art of Chess Colleen Schafroth Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, New York Published 2002 175 pages	Book				9.25
8		Collector's Blue Books - Chess Sets F. Lanier Graham Walker and Company, New York Published 1968	Book				8.25
7		Chess - East and West, Past and Present A selection from the Gustavus A Pfeifer Collection The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Published 1968	Book				8.25
6		Master Pieces - The Story of Chess: the pieces, players and passion of 1,000 years Gareth Williams A Quintet Book Published by Apple Press, London, England Published 2000 160 pages	Book				8
4		Birth of the Chess Queen - A History Marilyn Yalom HarperCollins Publisher First Perennial edition was published 2005	Book				8.25
3		Disney's Chess Guide Anatoly Karpov BT Batsford Ltd., London, England Pblished 1997	Book				8
2		Sculptures in Miniatures - Chess Sets from the Maryhill Museum of Art Colleen Schafroth Maryhill Museum of Art, Goldendale, Washington Published 1990 64 pages	Book				6.75
1		Make Your Own Chess Set David Carroll Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, N.J., USA Published 1974 150 pages	Book				6.25
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