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RETURN TO HOME PAGE Tony Peterson, 11 Westbury Road, Southend-on-Sea, Essex SS2 4DW, UK. Tel: 01702 462757. email: tony@chessbooks.co.uk £0.004245. ---- RECENTLY PUBLISHED: Fersht (A.): Jaques and British Chess Company Chess Sets.
Kaissa Publ, Cambridge 2010. Large p/b printed on high quality art paper. 62pp., well illustrated throughout in colour with more than 100 photographs of sets, labels and documentary evidence. "A comprehensive account of Jaques "Original" Staunton chessmen from 1849-1940 and their identification, other Jaques antique sets and timers, a survey of British Company Staunton, Royal and Imperial chessmen." The author was inspired to write this new, much enlarged book by new evidence on the dating of Jaques that has become available. Limited to 1000 numbered and signed copies. £25.002940. Bloomsbury Auctions: Books and Prints on Sports, Pastimes, Food & Wine including Books on Chess (lots 1-156.)
24 July 2003. Sale catalogue. 46pp., 391 lots with estimates and price list. Includes famous chess books from the 16th to 19th centuries, with descriptions, some illustrated. Also includes sections of books on food & wine, angling, cricket and other sports. £15.002612. Bloomsbury Auctions: Fine Chess Sets and Games including property from the Ernst Boehlen Collection.
26 Oct.2004. Sale catalogue. 58pp., 241 lots with estimates and price list. Includes some books, memorabilia, a few pictures and prints, and many chess sets illustrated throughout in colour. £15.003890. Bloomsbury Auctions: Fine Chess Sets and Traditional Games, including Major Chess Sets from a Private Collection.
18 May 2006. Sale catalogue. 57pp., 163 lots with estimates and price list. Includes 45 lots of mainly antiquarian books, memorabilia, a few pictures and prints, and many chess sets illustrated throughout in colour. A nice catalogue. £15.003366. Bloomsbury Auctions: Fine Chess Sets and Traditional Games.
3 Nov.2005. Sale catalogue. 85pp., 300 lots with estimates and price list. Includes 97 lots of mainly antiquarian books, memorabilia, a few pictures and prints, and many chess sets illustrated throughout in colour. A nice catalogue. Prices handwritten against many lots. £15.001307. Boehlen (Dr.Ernst) (Collection): Schach: Kultur - Kunst - Philosophie. Figuren und Spiele vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart.
Ausstellung der Dresdner Bank, Frankfurt 1988. Large format catalogue. F. 69pp, illustrating and describing 84 exhibits, nearly all chess sets, plus historical essay. £18.00149. Dennis (J.M.) & C.K.Wilkinson.: Chess: East and West, Past and Present. A Selection from the Gustavus A.Pfeiffer Collection (of Chessmen.)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, 1968. (Reissue by H.Abrams). Square hardback, VG, d/w. Introduction on history of chess, illustrations and descriptions of 108 chess sets, many in colour. (Also: p/b copy, little wear to spine o/w G. £18.00) £28.00503. Finkenzeller (R.), W.Ziehr & E.M.Buhrer: Chess. A Celebration of 2000 Years.
Mackenzie, 1990. 1st English Edn. Large format (9.5 x12in.) VG, d/w. 208pp., numerous illustrations, many large and coloured. An impressive work on all aspects of chess, particularly chess sets, history, art. £25.002466. Gizycki (J.): A History of Chess.
Abbey Library, 1972. 8 x 11in. VG,d/w. 375pp., many illustrations, including colour plates. First published in Polish in 1960. For this English edition B.H.Wood has added a new chapter on Anglo-Saxon aspects of the game and thoroughly revised the original text. Includes sections on chess and art, in poetry & prose, mathematics, famous people who played chess etc..This 1972 edition is much superior to the 1977 reprint, the paper being of better, whiter quality, and the coloured plates being mounted. The d/w is also different. £28.004214. Gizycki (J.): Schach zu Allen Zeiten.
Stauffacher Verlag, Zurich 1967. Large thick hardback, 21 x 27.5cm., VG,d/w (small tear top of spine), with card slipcase. 391pp., many illustrations, including colour plates. First published in Polish in 1960. This First German edition with new chapter on German chess history. Includes sections on chess and art, in poetry & prose, mathematics, famous people who played chess etc... £25.009. Golombek (H.): A History of Chess.
Routledge 1976. 1st Edn. Large format, VG,d/w. 256pp., numerous illustrations, some coloured. £10.00285. Graham (F.L.): Chess Sets.
Studio Vista 1968. 1st Edn. VG, d/w. 84pp., many illus. Includes large section on modern sets. £16.0011. Greygoose (F.): Chessmen.
David & Charles,1979. 1st Edn. VG,d/w. 160pp. 183 illustrations, many in colour. £18.00258. Hammond (A.): The Book of Chessmen.
A.Barker 1950. 1st Edn. 4to. VG,d/w. 160pp including 61 plates. By the renowned London dealer and collector who helped in the building of some famous chess set collections. £36.001425. Keats (V.): Chessmen for Collectors.
Batsford, 1985. 1st Edn. Large format, VG, d/w. 240pp. Numerous illustrations including coloured plates. Thirteen chapters on different countries, plus modern sets, literature & art, appendix, bibliography. A fine and sought-after work on the subject. £70.0013. Keene (R.): Chess An Illustrated History.
Phaidon Press, Oxford, 1990. 1st Edn. Large format, VG,d/w. 128pp., many fine coloured illustrations, including chessmen, old photos, paintings etc. £20.00502. Liddell (D.M.): Chessmen.
White Lion, 1976. A facsimile reprint of the 1st Edition. VG, d/w. Blank corner of two leaves with small tear and crease. 171pp. Many plates illustrating chess sets. £25.00638. Linder (Dr.I.M.): The Art of Chess Pieces.
H.G.S., Moscow 1994. 1st Edn. Tall 8vo, VG,d/w, with card slipcase (waterstained). 288pp. 250 illustrations, mostly in colour. A luxurious production on glossy paper. "The result of Dr.Linder's 30 year research into the history of chess pieces and its interrelation with world culture...based on a thorough study of private collections and museum pieces." £40.0020. Mackett-Beeson (A.E.J.): Chessmen.
Octopus, 1973. A reprint of the 1968 edition in slightly larger format. 4to. 97pp., numerous illustrations, many coloured. VG,d/w. £9.0021. Mackett-Beeson (A.E.J.): Chessmen.
Weidenfeld & Nicolson,1968. 1st Edn. 4to. 120pp., many illustrations, some coloured. VG. £14.004170. Munger (N.): Cultures, Chess & Art. A Collector's Odyssey Across Seven Continents. Vol.1 Sub-Saharan Africa.
Mundial Press, US 1996. Large hardback, F,d/w. 120pp., coloured plates illustrating 51 sets, with descriptions in the text, and of the author's African travels and experiences. Presentation inscription from author on title-page. £25.003144. Phillips Auctioneers: Chess & The Library of Kevin O'Connell.
7 Nov 2000. Sale catalogue, VG. 58pp., many illustrations, 333 lots with estimates and price list. The first 130 lots comprise the O'Connell collection of mainly books, the remaining lots mainly chess sets and memorabilia. £20.004178. Phillips Auctioneers: Chess Sets and Related Items including the Laurence I.Wood Collection.
New York, 6 Nov 1996. Sale catalogue, VG. 34pp., many illustrations, 115 lots with price estimates. £14.003006. Phillips Auctioneers: Chess Sets and Related Items.
12 May 1997. Sale catalogue, VG. 39pp., illustrations, 115 lots with estimates. £12.002989. Phillips Auctioneers: Chess Sets and Related Items.
27 Nov.1995. Sale catalogue, VG. 39pp., illustrations, 117 lots with estimates. £12.003005. Phillips Auctioneers: Chess Sets and Related Items.
13 May 1996. Sale catalogue, VG. 49pp., illustrations, 186 lots with estimates, including 23 book lots. £10.0026. Saidy (A.) & N.Lessing.: The World of Chess.
Ridge Press/Collins, 1974. 1st Edn. Large format. VG, d/w. 252pp., "beautifully illustrated with more than 200 paintings, prints, and photographs, many never before published, and 72 pages in full colour." £15.00277. Sanvito (A.): L'Arte degli Scacchi. Catalogo a cura di Alessandro Sanvito.
Edizioni Bonnard, 2000. p/b. F. 141pp. A catalogue issued for the meeting in Florence 2000 of Chess Collectors International. Includes sections on early chess history, well illustrated in colour from manuscripts, chess pieces etc, followed by 76 items illustrated, with descriptions, including chess sets and early Italian books. £26.003305. Schafroth (C.): The Art of Chess.
Harry N.Abrams, NY 2002. Large square hardback, VG,d/w. 176pp., illustrated throughout in colour with chess pieces and sets through history, a few paintings and prints from books. The author draws upon worldwide collections to tell the story of the evolution of chess pieces. £20.004121. Schuyer (E.H.) & E.J.Dijkstra: The Art of Chess. 15 Centuries Inspired by the Game of Chess.
11-17 June 1988 Galerie Verenigde Spaarbank, Amsterdam. Stichting Max Euwe-Centrum, 1988. Square p/b. F. 60pp. 24 exhibits of modern art pictures and chess pieces, with description of each, and introductory essay by Schuyer. Text in Dutch. £14.004155. Sotheby's Auctioneers: Chess Sets, Doll's Houses, Dolls, Teddy Bears, Automata and Tinplate Toys.
London, 20 Nov 1996. Sale catalogue, VG. 66pp., many illustrations, a few coloured, 432 lots with estimates. (No price list.) The first 25 lots comprise chess sets. £12.004211. Sotheby's Belgravia: The G.S.Mottershead Collection of Good Oriental and European Ivories... sold by Auction.
London, 8 March 1979. Sale catalogue. VG. 141pp. 289 lots with descriptions, all illustrated, some in colour. Includes only one chess set but may still be of interest because of the many fine ivory figures, many mounted on pedestals rather like chess pieces. £15.0025. Wichmann (H.& S.): The Story of Chesspieces from Antiquity to Modern Times.
Hamlyn, 1964. 1st English Edn. Large 4to, black cloth, a little marked o/w G. 328pp., including 196 plates, some coloured. A large and finely illustrated work, one of the best on chessmen. £45.00