| 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...)
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| 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...)
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 583 |  | Every Great Chess Player Was Once a Beginner
Great teaching book for the younger ones.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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...)
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| 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.
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| 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...)
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| 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...)
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| 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 |
| 153 |  | The Chess Collector
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The Chess Collector VOL XVI NO 1. 2007
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| 152 |  | CCI USA News
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Alcoa Aluminum Chess Sets
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Hans Frank 1945 Chess Set
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Native Corn Husk Chess Set
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Thistles and Crosses Vintage Chess Set
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Tyrolean Vintage Chess Set
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| 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 |
