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Dallas: Chess Digest, 1973. Textblock is very clean and tight. Covers slightly edge and corner rubbed; light shelf wear along the spine. 86p.. Stapled Wraps. Very Good+. Illus. by Black and White Diagrams. 8vo - Over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Paperback.

NY: Rudd & Carleton, 1859. Ex-library copy, usual stamps, stickers, labels and markings. Removed pocket remnants on rear ep, library taped gutters, grey endpapers. Exceptionally tight. Slight shelf soiled page edges and some moisture staining. Rebound in red buckram, moderately worn, bumped corners. 563pp., including indeces.. First Edition. Red Buckram. Good+. Illus. by Plates, Chess Diagrams and Charts; Frontispiece. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library Hard Cover.

NY: Dover Publications, Inc., 1962. A great copy covering one of the great Chess Tournaments of all time; Bright, clean and unmarked; Several creases along the spine on the front and back, edge wear and lightly creased corners. 291p., including index and outstanding annotations. . Unabridged and Corrected. Wraps. Very Good. Illus. by Photograph/Score Tables/Round By Round Commentary. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback.

NY: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1990. Retired library copy with stamp and label on ffep, stamp on title page, and dust jacket flaps glued to end page; Overall an immaculate, tight textblock. Library stamped top edge. Unclipped, lightly edge rubbed dust jacket. 170p.. First Edition. Cloth Spine. Very Good/Very Good (in mylar). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library, Hard Cover.

Chicago, Illinois: Live Stock Press, Inc., 1932. Slight yellowing of page edges, but book block clean and tight. Some wear of spine edges and corners but soft green leatherette binding is embossed with a hand and bowling ball. In this age of computerized bowling this is a nostalgic history with lessons, in bowling before bytes. A quaint description in the foreword says, "This history of bowling ... will ... amaze some ... will heighten the respect which the game has earned by reason of ifs fifteen century-old exsistence ... but perhaps the most unique features of the manual are the illustrations, produced by the motion picture camera ...." Tipped in "stills" of motion picture frames add to the uniqueness of this book. 194 pgs.. First Edition. Embossed Leatherette. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover.

Garden City, NY: Garden City Publishing Co., Inc., 1944. Former owner's bookplate on fep; Textblock clean and tight; Bumped head and foot of the spine and less so to the corners; Clipped dust jacket small chips to corner at the foot of the spine, creasing to head of spine and corners; 194p.. Boards. Very Good/Very Good (in mylar). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Dallas: Chess Digest, 1972. Textblock is very clean and tight. Covers slightly edge and corner rubbed; light shelf wear along the spine. 81p.. Stapled Wraps. Very Good+. Illus. by Black and White Diagrams. 8vo - Over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Paperback.

Little Rock, AR: Troll Lord Games, 2007. Immaculate, gift quality copy. 128p.. Glossy Illustrated Boards. Near Fine. Illus. by Peter "20 Dollar" Bradley. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover.

Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania: Bell Publishing Company, 1950. Minor stain on rear free end paper, faint age toning, else textblock is clean and tight. Very clean red cloth binding, minor shelf wear. All edges clean; Unclipped, gently spine-sunned dust jacket, small rust colored stain on back inner flap, moderate chip to head of spine with partial loss of the title, small chip on foot of spine, chipped corners, moderate chip on back top edge by corner, shelf soiled covers, in brodart for safe-keeping. 185pp., including index of openings.. First English Edition. Red Cloth. Very Good+/Good+ (in mylar). Illus. by Chess Diagrams. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

NY: Dover, 1992. clean and tight with light shelf wear and gently rubbed corners.. Wraps. Near Fine. Illus. by 265 Illustrations By Joseph K. Schmidt. 8vo - Over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Paperback.

Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1912. Goldberg book of cartoons; gift inscription dated 1912 on ffep; binding is side-stapled with thin mull hinges under a brown cloth spine; full-front board pastedown in three colors, is hand-soiled, a bit stained and smudged, but wholly complete and a classic. Book block is overall clean and tight although the paper is beginning to show signs of yellowing; ffep and fep are separated at the inside hinge; unpaginated. Making fun of dopes, morons, stupid questions, government officials, opinionated blow-hards and politicians was Goldberg's specialty. This is a gem of American humor.. First Edition. Boards, Cloth Spine. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by R. L. Goldberg. Wide Duodecimo. Hard Cover.

London: London Chess Centre, 2014. In this issue: As Majestic as it was Unexpected: Vishy Anand to Challenge Magnus Carlsen. Published in English and German/Deutsch; Includes DVD/Auf DVD; Minimally edge-rubbed; 26 pages in English; 26 pages in German. Stiff Wraps. Near Fine. 8vo - Over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Paperback.

London: London Chess Centre, 2014. In this issue: Sergey Karjakin: Victorious Again in Norway Chess. Published in English and German/Deutsch; Includes DVD/Auf DVD; Minimally edge-rubbed; 26 pages in English; 26 pages in German. Stiff Wraps. Near Fine. 8vo - Over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Paperback.

London: London Chess Centre, 2014. The new No. 1 - Gold for China at the Olympiad. Published in English and German/Deutsch; Includes DVD/Auf DVD; Minimally edge-rubbed; 26 pages in English; 26 pages in German. Stiff Wraps. Near Fine. 8vo - Over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Paperback.

London: London Chess Centre, 2014. In this issue: A Dutch of Class: Jan Timman with Top Performance in Wijk aan Zee B. Published in English and German/Deutsch; Includes DVD/Auf DVD; Minimally edge-rubbed; 26 pages in English; 26 pages in German. Stiff Wraps. Near Fine. 8vo - Over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Paperback.

NY: Bell Publishing Company, Inc, 1958. Very clean and tight textblock with minimal edge wear. Binding is lightly edge rubbed and the tips of the spine are gently bumped. Dust jacket flaps taped to the end papers. 192p.. 5th Printing. Red Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good+ (in mylar). Illus. by Patricia Lindsay. 8vo - Over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Hardcover.

NY: Barnes & Noble Books, 1959. rubbed and bumped corners, light shelf-wear, else clean and tight.. Reprint. Wraps. Good+. Illus. by Photo Illust.. 12mo over 6¾" 7¾" tall. Paperback.

NY: The Penguin Press, 2007. The story of Baron Wolfgang von Kempelen and how he discovered the Mechanical Turk strategy in chess. Text block has a few creased corners, else very clean and tight; Covers lightly edge and corner worn; 344p.. Wraps. Very Good+. 8vo - Over 7 3/4" -9 3/4 " Tall. Paper Back.

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1980. Light creasing on fep and bep along the gutter, else textblock is exceptionally clean and tight. Black cloth binding, light creasing in the french gutter, else great condition. Unclipped dust jacket, lightly scuffed covers, mylar sleeved for safe-keeping. 213pp.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good (in mylar). Illus. by Chess Diagrams. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

NY: RHM Press, 1975. Textblock is in beautiful, clean and tight condition. No remainder marks. A bit of sun toning to the brown cloth, minor shelf wear. Price-clipped dust jacket, some moisture spots and a bit of character wear. 155pp., including indeces.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good (in mylar). Illus. by Chess Plans. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.