CHESS BOOKS

 

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TONY PETERSON, 11 WESTBURY ROAD,

SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, ESSEX, SS2 4DW,  UK.

 

TEL: 01702 462757    (44 1702 462757 International)

Email: tony@chessbooks.co.uk

 

WORLDWIDE MAIL ORDER SERVICE  -  ESTABLISHED 1993
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Printed catalogues issued three or four times a year. If you would like the next catalogue please email me

with your name and address details. If you would prefer a catalogue by email rather than post let me know.

 

My prices are in GB pounds. As a guide the current exchange rates

are about GBP 1.00 = EUR 1.15 or US$ 1.60

 

To view current stock please click on a subject link below:

 

New Additions in the Last Month ( UPDATED 1 JUNE 09 )

(Most books not yet included in sections below)

 

CURRENT PRINTED & EMAIL CATALOGUE 55 – APRIL 2009

 

MOST SECTIONS BELOW UPDATED 8 MAY 2009

                                     

Reference, Anthologies, History, Miscellaneous

                                                    

                                                                                   Sub sections: Bibliographies    Computer Chess    Encyclopaedias    History   

 

Books on chess sets, chess pieces, auction catalogues

 

   Antiquarian and Pre-1910 Books 

 

Game Collections & Biographies of Individual Players

 

General Game Collections and Biographies

 

Tournament & Match Books in Chronological Order

Sub section: Reference Books

 

Instructional Books, Middlegame, Endgame etc.

 

Problems and Studies

 

Signed Books

 

                                  Openings   (UPDATED 24 JUNE 09)

 

                                     Batsford Chess Openings  (Additional section)

 

                       Magazines, Periodicals, Year Books etc.  (UPDATED 24 JUNE 09)

 

Illustrated London News Original Pictures 

 

The Chess Player Publications (Rare Tournaments and Masters Series)  (3 new titles added April 09)

 

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When ordering please quote the item number at beginning of each book, preferably with author and title.

The easiest method is to “copy and paste” the items required into an email.

 

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BUSINESS TERMS

 

UK customers: Payment can be made by cheque (payable to Tony Peterson) on receipt of books and invoice. A pro-forma invoice may be issued for new customers or large amounts.

Non-UK customers: Pre-payment is preferred by bank transfer, Paypal, Postal Money Order, or cash for small amounts.

Postage costs: Postage is charged at cost, usually rounded down. Books are sent by first class post (unless second requested) or standard parcel if over 1.25kg. For non-UK orders the airmail printed paper service is used for Europe. For outside Europe I will quote air and surface mail prices. For non-UK orders over 2kg there is an airmail M-bag service available

which is very economical for larger orders.

All books can be returned for a full refund if found to be not as described.

 

ABBREVIATIONS USED

 

                                                All books are hardback, bound in publisher’s original cloth, published in London, with descriptive notation, unless otherwise stated. Minor previous owner inscriptions on front endpaper are not mentioned (unless well-known!)

 

                                                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.

                                                d/w – dust-wrapper (dust-jacket). This is always mentioned if present.

                                                p/b – paperback or modern flexi-cover binding.

                                                o/w – otherwise. 

                                                n.d. – no publication date, but if known it is given in brackets.

                                                Edn. – Edition.

                                                Repr. – Reprint.

                                                impr. – impression.

                                                pp. – number of pages.

                                               (A.) – algebraic notation. (Non-English language books can be presumed to be in the notation of the country of publication.)

                                                LN – Bibliotheca van der Linde-Niemeijeriana, 1955 catalogue.

                                                Betts – Betts, Chess Annotated Bibliography, 1974.