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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 £0.003990. ----: KARL International. The Cultural Chess Magazine.
1/2008. Editor: Harry Schaak, Frankfurt. (No more published). 68pp., photos, some games. KARL has been published in German since 2001. This is the pilot issue of the English language KARL International, concentrating on German Chess Olympiads, including articles on Hamburg 1930, Munich 1936, Siegen 1970, a preview of Dresden 2008, interviews with Uhlmann, Hecht and Bischoff. £7.502191. ----: Official Laws of Chess and other FIDE Regulations.
Batsford 1989. 2nd Edn. VG. 135pp. £7.504293. ---- JUST PUBLISHED: Di Felice (G.): Chess Results 1951-1955. A Comprehensive Record with 1620 Tournament Crosstables and 144 Match Scores, with Sources.
McFarland, US 2010. New large p/b. 596pp. Includes indexes of events, players, sources. Lists the results of men's chess competitions all over the world. £35.004294. ---- JUST PUBLISHED: Di Felice (G.): Chess Results 1956-1960. A Comprehensive Record with 1390 Tournament Crosstables and 142 Match Scores, with Sources.
McFarland, US 2010. New large p/b. 572pp. Includes indexes of events, players, sources. Lists the results of men's chess competitions all over the world. £35.004295. ---- JUST PUBLISHED: FINN (Julius) O.G.Urcan: Julius Finn: A Chess Master's Life in America, 1871-1931.
McFarland, US 2010. New hardback. 271pp., biography, illustrations, bibliography & various indexes, 99 games, some annotated, plus 58 supplementary games and posiitons. Finn came to New York from Russian Poland in 1887, aged 16. He became New York's champion chess master, and second only to Pillsbury as a blindfold chess entertainer. He was equally successful as a businessman. Provides a fascinating look at the New York chess scene around the 1900 period. (A.) £40.004289. ---- JUST PUBLISHED: PHILIDOR. S.Boffa: Francois Andre Danican Philidor. La Culture Echiqueenne en France et en Angleterre au XVIIIe Siecle.
Moravian Chess (2010). New h/b, pictorial green glazed boards. 260pp. Includes 90 games with brief notes, bibliography, over 150 pages of text on Philidor's life. (A.) £25.004168. ---- RECENTLY PUBLISHED: DeLucia (David): The David DeLucia Chess Library. Vol.1 Books & Periodicals. Vol.2 Autographs, Letters & Ephemera.
Self-published, Darien, USA 2009. 2 volumes, comb-bindings with card covers. Vol.1 catalogues well over 3000 books with collations and occasional comments, arranged in various categories. 177 pages. Vol.2 lists c.6000 autographic items and c.2500 ephemera items arranged alphabetically. 111 pages. The book section has been enlarged since the 1997 catalogue, while in Vol.2 the greater portion has never been published before. One of the finest collections of chess books in the world including numerous early books, and probably the best regarding the autograph, manuscripts and ephemera. £45.004245. ---- 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. £25.004115. ---- RECENTLY PUBLISHED: Marian Stere: Romania - A Bibliography of Chess.
Gambit, Bucuresti 2009. New hardback, illustrated covers. 301pp printed on quality shiny paper. Around 800 entries, of which 663 numbered (613 being distinct items). Front covers of most of the books and magazines are shown in colour. A comprehensive bibliography, covering all the Romanian chess books, magazines, regulations, tournament bulletins ever published, and most of the titles from literature and philately domain. Limited to 222 copies, each numbered and signed by the author. £60.004108. .: Book & Magazine Collector. No.109.
April 1993. Magazine. VG. 164pp. Includes an article "Early Chess Books" from Cessolis to Stamma by Rupert Neelands, 10pp., with illustrations, bibliography, and guide to values (in 1993). £5.002673. 1857 NEW YORK. D.W.Fiske: The Book of the First American Chess Congress...in 1857.
Olms, Zurich 1985 (Reprint of NY 1859 First Edition.) VG, d/w. 563pp. Includes the 67 games of the tournament - 1.Morphy, 2 Paulsen, 53 problems from the Problem Tourney, a wealth of historical information, particularly on American chess, articles on Morphy, Benjamin Franklin, the chess automaton in America, a bibliography of chess literature published in the United States up to 1859. £28.003854. 1972 FISCHER - SPASSKY: Edmonds (D.) & J.Eidinow: Bobby Fischer Goes to War. The True Story of How the Soviets Lost the Most Extraordinary Chess Match of All Time.
Faber 2004. 1st Edn. VG,d/w. 302pp., illus. "Reconstructed in a style as compelling as that of a thriller." The authors had access to previously unreleased documents and numerous interviews with many of the central players. (No games.) (Also: p/b edition. F. £8.00) £12.00435. 1993 KASPAROV-SHORT. Lawson (D.): The Inner Game.
Macmillan 1993. 1st Edn. VG, d/w. 249pp. Inscribed by journalist David Spanier. The inside story of the 1993 Kasparov-Short match written in an incisive and entertaining style by a close friend of Short. 20 games without notes at end. (Also: Pan p/b 1994. VG. 248pp. £6.00) £8.00232. Abrahams (G.): Not Only Chess. A Selection of Chessays.
Allen & Unwin 1974. 1st Edn. VG,d/w. 264pp. A collection of essays, some games, endgame studies etc.. £10.003259. ALEKHINE: Whyld (K.) (Translated & Edited by): Alekhine Nazi Articles.
Moravian, Czech Rep. 2002. 3rd Edn. h/b. F. 44pp. "...the first reprinting of the complete source document in any language" - of Alekhine's articles in "Pariser Zeitung" 18-23 March 1941 - with introduction and publication history by Whyld. £12.0075. Alexander (C.H.O'D.): A Book of Chess.
Harper & Row, 1973. 1st US Edn. 4to, G,d/w. 164pp., illustrations. Includes history, famous players, professional chess, variants, problems, art & literature. £12.003. Assiac. (H.Fraenkel.): Adventure in Chess.
Turnstile Press, 1951. 1st Edn. 192pp. G. A collection of articles, now enlarged, from the author's column in the New Statesman. (The cardboard chess set has been removed from the end.) £6.003077. Avery (B.D.): Correspondence Chess in America.
McFarland, US 2000. 1st Edn. F. 278pp. 233 games, some annotated. A detailed chronological account. (A.) £36.002949. Betts (D.A.): Chess. An Annotated Bibliography of Works Published in the English Language 1850-1968.
Facsimile reprint of 1974 edition, Moravian Chess, Czech Rep.2005. Thick heavy hardback bound in red cloth. pp xix, 659. Divided in subject areas, each entry with collation and often notes, and large index by author and title. The most important work of its kind for this period. The original edition and the Chess Player reprint are both very scarce and expensive. £30.002904. Betts (D.A.): Chess. An Annotated Bibliography of Works Published in the English Language 1850-1968.
G.K.Hall, Boston, US 1974. 1st Edn. Thick heavy hardback bound in red buckram, G. pp xix, 659. Divided in subject areas, each entry with collation and often notes, and large index by author and title. The most important work of its kind for this period, very scarce and much superior in quality to the Moravian reprint. £140.003935. Binnewirtz (R.) & H-J.Fresen: Obliged to Tradition... A Bibliography of the Commemorative Publications of German Chess Clubs Founded by 1914. Translation: Johannes Fischer. Supported by the Ken Whyld Association.
Scacchi e Scienze Applicate, Venezia 2008. Large format heavy p/b. 214 pages printed on high quality paper, reproductions of publication covers in colour, many black & white photos including famous players, chronological listing of the publications with details of their contents, introduction and technical notes, list of clubs without publications. All text given in English and German. An impressive work. £30.002202. Bjelica (D.): Velemajstori Izbliza. (Yugoslav edition of Grandmasters in Profile.)
Sarajevo, 1973. 1st Edn. p/b. G. 318pp., photos, a few games. Biographical details and interviews with leading players by the author who was a personal friend of many of them. £5.003941. BLACKBURNE (J.H.): A colour-printed full-length portrait caricature of Blackburne from the "Vanity Fair" magazine.
Printed by Vincent, Brooks, Day & Son, Lithographers, June 2nd, 1888. Size 27 x 39.5cm (coloured area about 4cm less all round). The coloured portrait shows Blackburne dressed in a frock-coat, with cane and hat, a chess piece in top right corner, titled "Chess" at foot, drawn by "Ape" a famous caricature artist of the period. Vanity Fair magazine published over 1000 portraits of Men of the Day, including sportsmen, and Blackburne was the only chess player featured. Includes facsimile page of biography issued with the picture. Ideal for mounting and/or framing. £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. £18.001215. Bott (R.) & S.Morrison: The Chess Player's Bedside Book.
Faber 1966. 1st Edn. VG, d/w. 83pp. Anecdotes, problems, games, some by young British Internationals. £7.502387. Botterill, Levy, Rice & Richardson (Editors): British Chess.
Pergamon Press 50th Chess Book, 1983. Large oblong format. VG,d/w (slightly torn). 298pp., illus. Short biographies and 2 or 3 annotated games, studies or problems of all British title holders at the time of publication. A nice work and quite scarce. £25.001522. Botvinnik (M.M.): Computers, Chess and Long-Range Planning.
Heidelberg Science Library, 1970. 1st English Edn. p/b. F. 89pp. An important work on the subject, and quite scarce. £18.002. Brace (E.R.): An Illustrated Dictionary of Chess.
Hamlyn, 1977. 320pp., diagrams. G,d/w. 1st Edn. Over 2000 entries. £9.00226. British Chess Magazine 1923-32.: An Anthology.
BCM Classic Reprint No.22. 1986. p/b. F. 124pp., illus. £6.002272. British Chess Magazine.: Index of Chief Contributions 1880-1930.
Leeds, 1931 (photocopy.) 15pp. Includes large list of obituaries, references to tournaments and matches, book reviews, articles etc. £5.003355. Burgess (G.): Chess Highlights of the 20th Century.
Gambit 1999. VG. Tall hardback. 208pp, photos, one or two pages for each year from 1900 to 1999 with chess news and brief world news and one or two selected game positions. (A.) £20.001649. Burgess (G.): The Mammoth Book of Chess.
Robinson, 1997. 1st. Thick p/b. G. 537pp. A comprehensive general work including openings, strategy & tactics, selection of games, studies etc. (A.) £7.002920. Buuren (Catherine van) Editor: The Buke of the Chess. Edited from the Asloan Manuscript.
The Scottish Text Society, Edinburgh 1997. Hardback, as new. pp clv, 234. "The Buke of the Chess" (c.1515) is a unique Middle Scots version of the "Ludus Scaccorum", a moralising tale in Latin prose by Jacobus de Cessolis, a 13th century Dominican from Lombardy. (Introduction.) Includes a detailed introduction, explanations and glossary. £20.002942. Cafferty (B.) & M.Taimanov: The Soviet Championships.
Cadogan, 1998. F, d/w. 224pp., photos. The 58 Soviet Championships from 1920 to 1991, each with crosstable, introduction and one or two of the best games annotated by Taimanov. (A.) "The definitive record." £16.001761. Carrera (Pietro): Risposta di Valentino Vespaio contro L'Apologia di Alessandro Salvio.
Catania, 1635. Facsimile reprint by Edizioni Boemi, 1996. p/b. F. 52pp of original work, plus 25pp of introduction and notes. Van der Linde 446 (original edn, of which only 10 copies, all incomplete, are known to exist.) This edition now out of print. £20.002839. Carroll (C.M.): The Great Chess Automaton.
Dover 1975. 1st Edn. p/b. VG. 116pp. The history of Kempelen's "Turk" and how it probably worked, with bibliography. £11.001725. Cessolis (Jacobus de): The Game of Chess. Translated and Printed by William Caxton c.1483. Reproduced in Facsimile from the Copy at Trinity College, Cambridge, with an Introduction by N.F.Blake.
The Scolar Press, 1976. LIMITED EDITION OF 500 COPIES. Folio (200 x 290mm, 8 x 11.5in.) bound in canvas, leather label to spine, old library stamp to verso of title-page, label removed front endpaper, otherwise a fine copy. 6pp introduction, c.168pp facsimile in old English type with over 20 fine woodcuts. £120.002809. Cessolis (Jacobus de.): Caxton's Game and Playe of the Chesse, 1474. A Verbatim Reprint of the First Edition. With an Introduction by William E.A.Axon.
Elliot Stock, 1883. BCM Classic Reprint No.6. (1968.) p/b. VG. pp lxxii,201, 24 woodcuts in text. £14.00639. Chernev (I.): The Bright Side of Chess.
Dover, 1965. Repr. p/b, ex-library o/w G. 175pp. Some wear to spine o/w G. Includes anecdotes, games including 15 candidates for most beautiful games of all time, endings and problems. (Also: 1st UK Edn. 1952. Hardback, G. £7.00) £5.007. Chernev (I.): The Chess Companion.
Faber,1976 Repr. p/b. G. 287pp. An anthology of interesting stories and articles by various authors, including "Writers who have changed Chess History" by Golombek. Also many famous games, problems and endings. (Also: 1970 Faber 1st Edn. Hardback, VG,d/w. Name & blindstamp on title-page. £10.00) £8.001391. Chernev (I.): Wonders and Curiosities of Chess.
Dover, NY 1974. 1st. (A greatly enlarged version of his 1937 work.) p/b, covers good but a lot of underlining and ticks in pen hence low price. 203pp. 357 curious chess facts, including over 160 complete annotated games. £4.001056. Chernev (I.) & F.Reinfeld: The Fireside Book of Chess.
Simon & Schuster, NY 1949 (but 7th printing.) Thick hardback, covers a little marked o/w VG. 400pp. Numerous games, anecdotes, articles, stories etc. £15.004276. Clapham (MJ.W.): Antiquarian and Collectable Chess Books in the English Language. A Price Guide.
Self-published, 2010. Revised Edn. 4to, ring-bound, red paper covers. 26pp.,2 coloured plates showing 8 book covers. Based on the entries in Betts "Annotated Bibliography" and Whyld & Ravilious "Chess Texts", it gives a guide to values in pounds, euros and dollars, compiled from the author's records of auction prices, specialist book dealer's catalogues, ebay etc. Includes books from 1475 to 1900, higher value books after 1900, 19th and 20th Century periodicals, Alain C. White Christmas Series. £20.003719. Clapham (MJ.W.): Antiquarian Chess Books in the English Language 1475 to 1900. A Price Guide.
Self-published, 2007. 4to, ring-bound, red paper covers. 20pp.,2 coloured plates showing 8 book covers. Based on the entries in Betts "Annotated Bibliography" and Whyld & Ravilious "Chess Texts", it gives a guide to values in pounds, euros and dollars, compiled from the author's records of auction prices, specialist book dealer's catalogues, ebay etc., including a section for periodicals. £15.002074. Clarke (M.R.B.) Ed: Advances in Computer Chess 1.
Edinburgh Univ. Press, 1977. 1st Edn. F, d/w. 118pp. Various contributors, including H.Berliner, D.Michie, S.Tan. A collection of 7 papers presented at a symposium held at Oxford in March 1975. £20.002649. Cload (R.) & R.Keene: Battles of Hastings. A History of the Hastings International Chess Congress.
Pergamon 1991. 1st. p/b. F. 141pp, good selection of photos, selection of games annotated by Keene. (A.) £10.00189. Cockburn (A.): Idle Passion. Chess and the Dance of Death.
Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1975. 1st UK Edn. G,d/w. 248pp. An exploration of the culture and fascination of chess, drawing from many sources. £12.0076. Coles (R.N.): The Chess-Player's Week-end Book.
Pitman 1950. 1st Edn. Stain to edge of cover o/w G. 162pp., plus 11 portraits of World Champions by A.Forrest. Includes 100 games (mainly pre-1930) with notes, plus numerous anecdotes. £10.003704. Cordingley (E.G.R.) & K.Whyld: The Chess Students Quarterly. Vol.I - VI (Nov 1946 - Mar 1952). (With) Match Bronstein vs. Boleslavski, Moscow 1950.
Moravian Chess, Czech Rep.2007. Hardback. 569pp. 356 games, many annotated, 14 games of B-B match, opening theory, book reviews, various lists of books for sale. A facsimile reprint of the complete run of CSQ which was produced on an off-set litho printing machine. It was intended to be complimentary to the two major British chess magazines, giving additional games and analysis, but no news or problems. The original issues are very scarce. £27.003795. Crowther (M.): Chess on the Net.
Everyman 2001. 1st. p/b. VG. 127pp. How to get the most out of chess on the internet, reviews of websites, where to play etc. £7.003275. Damsky (Y.): The Batsford Book of Chess Records.
Batsford, 2005. New p/b. 303pp. Includes many games. Numerous records from chess history, longest/shortest etc., although more of an entertaining collection of anecdotes than a serious reference work. (A.) £15.001403. Davidson (H.A.): A Short History of Chess.
McKay, NY 1981 (repr.of 1949 edn.) 1st p/b Edn. G. 228pp. A few pencil notes. £12.001876. Davidson (H.A.): A Short History of Chess.
Greenberg, NY 1949. 1st Edn. G. 228pp. With bookplate of Jens Enevoldsen. The author states that he knows of no other history of chess being published in the U.S. before this one. £25.003300. del Rio (Ercole): The War of the Chessmen. La Guerra degli Scacchi, o sia Il Re de'Giuochi. Edited & Translated by Christopher Becker.
Caissa Limited Editions, US 1984. F. pp lxi, 184. This is the first publication of a manuscript by del Rio written around 1800 but unpublished until this edition in 1984. The original Italian plus English commentary added by Professor Christopher Becker who has added a long scholarly introduction which traces the early development of chess and explains the place of this work in chess history. Limited to 700 numbered copies. £21.003859. DeLucia (David): David DeLucia Chess Library.
Self-published, NY, USA 1990. 1st Edn. 4to, p/b. F. iii,71pp. Interesting foreword on how the author built up his collection and some of the highlights, followed by over 3000 catalogued items with collations, arranged in categories, ending with letters, autographs, manuscripts, ephemera etc. One of the finest collections in private hands including numerous early books. Limited Edition of 250 copies. £25.004189. DeLucia (David): David DeLucia’s Chess Library. A Few Old Friends.
USA,2007. 4to (22 x 28cm), blue cloth. Printed on high-quality shiny paper, 394pp, every page illustrated in black & white or colour (750 in all). The books include collation, notes and value at 2007. Details highlights from DeLucia’s library, including autographs & ephemera. A superb book and of great interest to anyone who likes antiquarian and rare chess books. Limited to 225 copies, signed with compliments of the author. (Greatly enlarged from the 2003 first edition which had 236 pages.) £250.00149. 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) £28.002902. Di Felice (G.): Chess Results 1747-1900. A Comprehensive Record with 465 Tournament Crosstables and 590 Match Scores.
McFarland, US 2004. New large h/b. 235pp. Includes indexes of events, players, sources. Has 135 more crosstables than Gaige Vol.1. £36.003146. Di Felice (G.): Chess Results 1901-1920. A Comprehensive Record with 860 Tournament Crosstables and 375 Match Scores.
McFarland, US 2006. New large p/b. 321pp. Includes indexes of events, players, sources. Has 85 more crosstables than Gaige Vol.2-3. £34.003245. Di Felice (G.): Chess Results 1921-1930. A Comprehensive Record with 940 Tournament Crosstables and 210 Match Scores.
McFarland, US 2006. New large p/b. 342pp. Includes indexes of events, players, sources. Has 130 more crosstables than Gaige Vol.4. £34.003407. Di Felice (G.): Chess Results 1931-1935. A Comprehensive Record with 1,065 Tournament Crosstables and 190 Match Scores.
McFarland, US 2006. New large p/b. 410pp. Includes indexes of events, players, sources. This volume now extends beyond the 4 vol Gaige work which ended with 1930. £34.003637. Di Felice (G.): Chess Results 1936-1940. A Comprehensive Record with 990 Tournament Crosstables and 125 Match Scores.
McFarland, US 2007. New large p/b. 380pp. Includes indexes of events, players, sources. This volume now extends beyond the 4 vol Gaige work which ended with 1930. Many obscure events are included as well as the major tournaments. £34.003956. Di Felice (G.): Chess Results 1941-1946. A Comprehensive Record with 810 Tournament Crosstables and 80 Match Scores, with Sources.
McFarland, US 2008. New large p/b. 366pp. Includes indexes of events, players, sources. An invaluable record as the famous 4 vol Gaige work stopped at 1930. Many obscure events are included as well as the major tournaments. £34.003957. Di Felice (G.): Chess Results 1947-1950. A Comprehensive Record with 980 Tournament Crosstables and 155 Match Scores, with Sources.
McFarland, US 2008. New large p/b. 485pp. Includes indexes of events, players, sources. An invaluable record as the famous 4 vol Gaige work stopped at 1930. Many obscure events are included as well as the major tournaments. £34.00723. Divinsky (N.): The Batsford Chess Encyclopaedia.
Batsford 1990. 1st Edn. Large format. VG, d/w. 247pp., photos, crosstables of major tournaments, biographies, over 100 great games etc. £18.003819. DUCHAMP (M.) F.Pezzuto: La Partita di Duchamp.
Messaggerie Scacchistiche, 1994. Small p/b. F. 77pp., photos, biography of his chess exploits, one game. £12.002939. Dunne (A.): Great Chess Books of the Twentieth Century in English.
McFarland, US 2005. New p/b. 208pp. An objective look at the best chess books of the 20th Century, including bibliographical details, description and author information, and reasons for the books importance. Includes one or two books for most years 1901-2000. £24.00194. Eales (R.): Chess. The History of a Game.
Batsford 1985. 1st Edn.VG,d/w. 240pp. A seriously researched, but also readable, history. £15.004. Edwards (R.) & R.Keene.: The Chess Player's Bedside Book.
Batsford, 1975. 1st Edn. G,d/w. 149pp., photo plates. Interesting articles by various authors. £7.501609. Elo (A.E.): The Rating of Chessplayers Past & Present.
Batsford, 1978. 1st Edn. VG,d/w. 206pp. The definitive work, packed with statistics, and quite scarce. £30.002227. Evans (L.): Evans on Chess.
Cornerstone, NY 1974. p/b, pages yellowed o/w VG. 128pp. Consists of Evans' first 122 newspaper columns (1971-73) including instruction, problems, chess lore, the rise of Fischer, games and events, tactical quiz. £7.002642. Evans (L.): The Chess Beat.
Pergamon, 1982. 1st. Large format p/b. VG. 105pp. Copies of 300 of Evans' newspaper columns which appeared from 1973-81 in Sunday Washington Post or Chiacgo Tribune, most including a game, and quite a few concerning Fischer. £13.003961. Evans (L.): This Crazy World of Chess.
Cardoza Publ, NY 2007. p/b. F. 294pp. 101 recent dispatches from Larry Evans' newspaper column which "blend instruction with entertainment. Intrigues, scandals, conspiracies, shady dealings and fascinating tidbits galore." Includes much on Fischer. Also some games! (A.) £9.004279. Fiala (V.) Editor: Quarterly for Chess History. Spring 15/2010.
Moravian Chess Publishing House, Czech Rep. April 2010. New h/b. 468pp. Includes: Salo Flohr, chess activities in 1930, 2nd part, 184pp & 56 games, biographies of Chigorin, Barda, van Lennep, Forgotten chess tournaments - Mexico City 1932, Australian Chess Championship match Wallace v Hodgson, 1896, miscellaneous pieces on Alekhine, Capablanca, Lasker, Steinitz etc., with unknown games, Elaine Saunders by Tony Gillam, early women's chess, Chess Research - how to proceed, chess miscellany, 294 games in all. (A.) (PREVIOUS VOLUMES ALSO AVAILABLE.) £28.003450. Fiala (V.) Editor: Quarterly for Chess History. Winter 12/2004.
Moravian Chess Publishing House, Czech Rep. Oct.2006. New h/b. 434pp. Includes: The myth of Lasker's last tournament in 1940, Forgotten games of Steinitz, Memories of Tartakower, Rubinstein in Sweden, biographies of Hromadka pt.8, R.Loman, J.Fink, forgotten chess tournaments - Seattle 1966 (with all games), Lipschutz - Showalter match for the American Championship 1892, articles on Steinitz, Lasker, Alekhine, Capablanca etc., with unknown games, 491 games in all, correspondence chess, problems, chess research, miscellany, reviews. (A.) £25.00362. Fine (R.): The Psychology of the Chess Player.
Dover 1967. Reprint of 1st Edn with new appendix. p/b. VG. Photos, 74pp. £9.00503. 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. £25.002114. FISCHER INTEREST) Targ (Russell): Precognition and Everyday Life: A Physical Model.
Paper presented at International Conference on Parapyschology, Amsterdam, Aug.23, 1972. Photocopy of original paper, stapled in corner. Title-page, 12pp. Targ was Fischer's brother-in-law, and visited the match in Reykjavik with his wife and three children. He was a physicist, and had also done extensive research in parapsychology. (See Brady biography p.23 & 252.) This paper does not contain anything to do with Fischer. £5.001854. Fisher (E.): An Hour with Boden and Wisker by Edward Freeborough.
Hull, n.d. c.1990's. p/b. VG. 24pp. Collation of material from various sources entirely re-typeset. Includes 3 complete games, several part games, obituaries of Freeborough, Boden and Wisker. £10.005. Foldeak (A.): Chess Olympiads.
Hungary, Corvina Press, 1966. 1st English Edn. G,d/w. 364pp., numerous annotated games, and full results of Olympiads from 1927 to 1964. £10.002950. Forbes (Duncan): The History of Chess, from the Time of the Early Invention of the Game in India, till the Period of its Establishment in Western and Central Europe.
Facsimile Reprint of the original 1860 edition, Moravian Chess, Czech Rep.2005. Hardback, purple cloth. Frontispiece, pp viii, 312, lx (appendix), 3 plates at end. LN 211. £25.00431. Fox (M.) & R.James: The Complete Chess Addict.
Faber 1987. p/b. VG. 264pp., illustrations, games, positions, hundreds of interesting, entertaining, and bizarre facts. (A.) £10.00432. Fox (M.) & R.James: The Even More Complete Chess Addict.
Faber 1993. New (greatly enlarged) Edn. p/b. VG. 369pp, illus. A huge collection of chess trivia and anecdotes, including many games. (A.) £12.002946. Gaige (J.): Chess Personalia. A Biobibliography.
McFarland, US 2005. New p/b reprint of 1987 hardback edition. VG. xxii, 505pp. "About 14,000 entries...the result of nearly 25 years of research" providing full name, date and place of birth and death, pseudonyms, FIDE titles and year awarded, sources for biographical details, plus index to obituaries in the BCM. An indispensable work. The original hardback edition is scarce. £30.003216. Garzón (José A.): The Return of Francesch Vicent. The History of the Birth and Expansion of Modern Chess.
Valencia, 2005. New large hardback. 495pp, illustrations. Garzón, of Valencia, succeeded with a remarkable chess historical coup as he was able to trace the apparently lost incunabulum of Francesch Vicent in an Italian manuscript - his "Libre dels jochs partitis dels scachs en nombre de 100" which was published in 1495 in Valencia. José’s latest work on the birth and the expansion of modern chess is connected with this and further find(s), and contains reproductions from the original manuscript, the 100 problems, a comparison with Damiano and other manuscripts etc. A monumental work. £50.002869. Geithmann (Harriet): Strobeck, Home of Chess. (Article in:)
National Geographic Magazine Vol.59, No.5. May 1931. Large p/b, slight wear to spine o/w G. p.637-652 article and 8 photos on the German chess town of Strobeck in the Harz mountains, including a history, children playing chess, the chess festival etc. LN 292. £15.003699. Geuzendam (D.J ten): Linares! A Journey into the Heart of Chess.
NIC 2001. 1st. p/b. F. 126pp. (No games.) An inside account of the annual premier chess tournament at Linares in Spain. £11.004259. Geuzendam (D.J. ten): Finding Bobby Fischer. Chess Interviews.
New in Chess 1994. 1st Edn. Hardback, VG. 254pp., photos. A collection of chess interviews first published in New in Chess magazine, including several concerning books (Niemeijer, Krabbe, Botvinnik, Karpov, Timman), memorable moments (Korchnoi, Spassky, Gligoric, Najdorf, Larsen, Smyslov), Kasparov, Karpov, Kramnik, Anand, Judit Polgar, Xie Jun, Fischer in 1992, and more. £20.002466. 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... £25.006. Gligoric (S.) & R.G.Wade.: The World Chess Championship.
Batsford,1974. 2nd Edn., repr. 221pp., some pen notes in margins o/w G,d/w. Full scores, with annotations, of all 11 matches from 1948 to 1972, with intimate portraits of the champions by Gligoric. £7.009. Golombek (H.): A History of Chess.
Routledge 1976. 1st Edn. Large format, VG,d/w. 256pp., numerous illustrations, some coloured. £10.0010. Golombek (H.): The Encyclopaedia of Chess.
Batsford,1977. 1st Edn. 4to. 360pp., many illustrations. G,d/w. "The most ambitious and authoritative available" at the time of publication. £16.002361. Golombek (H.): The Game of Chess.
Penguin handbook, 1954. 1st Edn. p/b. VG. 255pp. Includes 54 games. (Also revised reprint, 1974. VG. 267pp. £3.00) £3.501821. Gould (D.): Chess in Leicester 1860-1960. Centenary History of the Leicestershire Chess Club.
Leicester, (1960.) Folio, cloth-backed card covers, paper label on front. G. pp ii,100,4, 2pp photos, text type-duplicated. An interesting and detailed history, including results (no games.) Scarce. Betts 6-12. £45.00285. 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. £18.003989. Griffiths (M.J.): Chess in Wales.
Moravian Chess (2008.) New hardback. 339pp, 68 illustrations, mainly from photos, 32 games, index of Welsh chess players. (A.) A history of Welsh chess up to 1970. Includes sections on Thomas Bowdler and Philidor, Captain Evans, early clubs, details of the associations, championships, congresses, correspondence chess, the clubs, their officials, matches etc.. £25.001505. Groot (A.D. De): Thought and Choice in Chess.
The Hague/Paris, 1978. 2nd Edn., newly edited and corrected from the 1965 edition. VG, d/w. 463pp. An important work on psychology and human thinking by Dutch chess master and professor of psychology De Groot, who achieved great distinction in his field. Back in 1938 he undertook an experimental study with players such as Alekhine, Euwe, Keres, Fine & Flohr who all played in the AVRO tournament. £70.002685. Hagedorn (R.K.): Benjamin Franklin and Chess in Early America. A Review of the Literature.
University of Philadelphia Press, 1958. 1st Edn. Paper somewhat yellowed as usual o/w VG,d/w (very slightly frayed at top edge). pp92, plates. Details 60 works printed in America from 1802 to 1859, Franklin's "Morals of Chess", with commentary and essay on Franklin. A scarce and useful reference work. £50.00258. 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. £36.003670. Harding (T.): The New Chess Computer Book.
Pergamon 1986. Repr. p/b. VG. 312pp. A comprehensive work on micro-computers at that time, their development and future, including games. (A.) £9.001439. Harley (B.): Chess and its Stars.
Leeds, 1936. 1st Edn. VG. 161pp., plates. Includes chapters on Capablanca, Alekhine, Euwe, Bonar Law, the Gambit chess cafe, blindfold chess, other articles, some games. £12.00704. Hartston (W.R.): How to Cheat at Chess. Illustrated by Bill Tidy.
Hutchinson, 1977. 2nd impr. p/b. VG. 96pp. £7.0012. Hartston (W.R.): The Kings of Chess. A History of Chess Traced through the Lives of its Greatest Players.
Pavilion, 1985. 4to, VG,d/w (small tear on back). 192pp., well illustrated with photos and old historical prints and pictures, a few famous games annotated. (A.) £15.00346. Hartston (W.R.) & P.C.Wason.: The Psychology of Chess.
Batsford 1983. 1st Edn. p/b. G. 138pp. £10.00632. Hayden (B.): Cabbage Heads and Chess Kings.
Arco 1960. 1st Edn. VG,d/w (lower edge frayed). 223pp. A collection of witty and lively articles on all aspects of the game, including a large section on Morphy. Scarce. £18.004065. Hearst (E.) & J.Knott: Blindfold Chess: History, Psychology, Techniques, Champions, World Records and Important Games.
McFarland, US 2009. New large h/b. 437pp., 62 photographs, diagrams, appendices, bibliography, indexes. (A.) This work provides the first extensive coverage of blindfold chess from its earliest known instances through the present day. It describes the personalities and achievements of some of blindfold chess's greatest players - including Paulsen, Morphy, Blackburne, Zukertort, Pillsbury, Réti, Alekhine, Koltanowski, Najdorf and Fine, as well as present-day grandmasters such as Anand, Kramink and Morozevich, who play in regular tournaments with all players blindfolded. Including some never before published, 444 games scores are presented, peppered with diagrams and annotations. Hints for playing blindfold chess, the benefits of playing blindfold, and a readable summary of psychological research on blindfold chess ability are also included. Appendices offer a chronology of world-record simultaneous blindfold performances since the 18th century, and proposed rules for serious simultaneous blindfold play. £49.003299. Hilbert (J.): Essays in American Chess History.
Caissa, US 2002. 1st Edn. F. 359pp., illus. A collection of 30 pieces by one of America¹s most highly acclaimed chess historians, containing over 300 chess games, many not available before, including long-forgotten ones by the likes of Steinitz, Pillsbury, Lasker, and Capablanca. Chapters literally run the gamut from humor to murder. Detailed coverage of long-forgotten events include the Franklin Chess Club Championship of 1897-98, the Washington Chess Divan Championship for 1942 (won by Reuben Fine), and Atlantic City 1921. Essays on correspondence chess, as well as chapters on players such as Mackenzie, Capablanca, Whitaker, and others are included. Twenty-four photographs and line drawings. A treasure trove for chess history buffs. (A.) £28.003723. Hillyer (Martin Frere): Thomas Frere and the Brotherhood of Chess. A History of 19th Century Chess in New York City.
McFarland, US 2007. New tall hardback. 211pp., illus., selection of games. A thorough work by the great great grandson of Thomas Frere, one of the foremost figures of 19th century American chess. (A.) £32.003960. HODGES. J.S.Hilbert & P.P.Lahde: Albert Beauregard Hodges. The Man Chess Made.
McFarland , US 2008. New h/b. 542pp., part 1 is a detailed biography with illustrations, part 2 has 351 games, many annotated, playing record, problems, bibliography, indexes. (A.) Hodges was a famous American chess player of the late 19th and early 20th century who played an important role in transforming chess in America from a pleasant pastime into a social institution. Includes good coverage of American chess history from this period. £48.002682. Hooper (D.) & K.Whyld.: The Oxford Companion to Chess.
OUP, 1984. 1st Edn. VG,d/w. 407pp. A comprehensive encyclopaedia. This edition includes some entries, game scores and compositions not used in the 2nd edn. £20.0015. Hooper (D.) & K.Whyld.: The Oxford Companion to Chess.
OUP, 1992 2nd Edn (much enlarged & revised). Hardback, near Fine,d/w. 483pp. A comprehensive encyclopaedia. This edition includes many more entries, and different game scores and compositions to the 1st Edn. (Also: 2nd Edn., first p/b issue 1996. G. £18.00) £25.0016. Horowitz (A.): From Morphy to Fischer. A History of the World Chess Championship.
Batsford,1973. 1st UK Edn. VG,d/w. 291pp., many games, some annotated, profiles of the world champions, interesting anecdotes. £8.003514. Horowitz (I.A.): All About Chess.
Collier Books, US 1971. Repr. p/b. A few words underlined in red o/w G. 197pp. An anthology of anecdotes, history, numerous games, from a decade of Horowitz's columns in "Saturday Review." £7.501438. Horowitz (I.A.) & J.S.Battell.: The Best in Chess.
Hodder & Stoughton, 1966. 1st UK Edn. VG (no d/w.) 412pp. A large collection of annotated games, articles, stories, problems, selected from the best of "Chess Review" since 1933. £14.00375. Horton (B.J.): Dictionary of Modern Chess.
Bonanza Books, (1960's). Repr of 1959 1st Edn. VG, d/w. 224pp. The first dictionary of chess. £12.002719. Hurst (Sarah): Chess on the Web.
Batsford 1999. p/b. F. 144pp. Guide to internet chess resources. £5.003754. Hurst (Sarah): Curse of Kirsan. Adventures in the Chess Underworld. Foreword by Ken Whyld.
Russell, US 2002. 1st. VG. p/b. 285pp.,illus. Includes much insight and anecdotes on the British chess scene, interviews, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the darker side of chess politics, Alekhine, chess in Hungary, and much more. £12.003781. Hurst (Sarah), R.Pallister & G.Brown: Chess on the Web.
Batsford 2000. New Edn Fully Updated. p/b. F. 176pp. Guide to internet chess resources. £6.004251. Johnson (D.): White King and Red Queen. How the Cold War was Fought on the Chessboard.
Atlantic Books,2007. 1st Edn. VG,d/w. 383pp., photos. "The story of 20th century chess and its inexorable connection to the rise and fall of Soviet Communism." The author is a Cold War correspondent, historian and chess player. £14.004249. Karolyi (T.) & N.Aplin: Genius in the Background.
Quality Chess 2009. New p/b. 382pp., photos, numerous complete annotated games, positions, studies. Profiles of twelve unfamiliar chess stars, including the coaches of Kasparov and Topalov and study composers Afek and Pervakov. "A broad range of chess is covered by the twelve profiles - from openings to endgames, puzzles to training. The common thread is beauty and brilliance that deserves to be better known." (A.) £20.00757. Karpov (A.) & Y.Gik.: Chess Kaleidoscope.
Pergamon 1981. 1st English Edn. F. 168pp. (A.) Includes "Seven Chess Letters" - geometry and symmetry in chess, problems and studies, decisive games for the World Championship, computer chess, and 15 of Karpov's best games. £10.0017. Kazic (B.M.): International Championship Chess. A Complete Record of FIDE Events.
Pitman, NY,1974. 1st Edn. 360pp. VG,d/w. Full details of Olympiads, all World Championship competitions, and 273 games. £9.001425. 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. £70.004296. Keats (V.): Vol.1 Chess, Jews and History.
Oxford, 1994. Folio (8.5 x 12in., 215 x 300mm) hardbound cloth. VG. Well illustrated from old books, paintings etc., 396pp., including history, chess in medieval Spain, de Lucena, Ruy Lopez, Jewish chess literature etc. £60.004297. Keats (V.): Vol.2 Chess: Its Origin. A Translation with Commentary of the Latin & Hebrew in Thomas Hyde's De Ludis Orientalibus (Oxford, 1694).
Oxford, 1994. Folio (8.5 x 12in., 215 x 300mm) hardbound cloth, slight staining to back cover o/w VG. 337pp., illustrations. A complete translation of Hyde's work, one of the most important books on chess. £60.0013. 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. £20.001979. Keene (R.): Pocket Book of Chess.
Kingfisher Books, 1988. 1st. p/b. VG. 192pp. A good introduction to chess, but also well illustrated throughout in colour, including photos and historic prints. (A.) £7.50433. Keyes (F.P.): The Chess Players.
Eyre & Spottiswoode 1961. 1st Edn. G, pictorial d/w. 542pp. A novel based on the life of Paul Morphy. £9.003253. Kishon (E.), H.Pfleger & O.Weiner: Der Schachcomputer, Gegner und Freund.
Munchen, 1990. 1st Edn. Square h/b. VG. 167pp., photos, history of computer chess, numerous positions as examples of computers in play. £8.002109. Knight (N.): Chess Pieces. An Anthology in Prose and Verse.
Sampson Low, 1949. 1st Edn. VG,d/w. 315pp. 343 different pieces in all, plus index. £18.0018. Knight (N.) & W.Guy.: King, Queen and Knight. A Chess Anthology in Prose & Verse.
Batsford 1975. 1st Edn. 240pp. VG, d/w (faded on spine). Contains over 250 passages of prose and verse from many different countries and centuries. £10.001068. Korn (W.): America's Chess Heritage. From Benjamin Franklin to Bobby Fischer and Beyond.
McKay, NY 1978. 1st Edn. VG, d/w. 302pp. Numerous annotated games, much biographical, historical, and other material. £18.0019. Kotov (A.) & M.Yudovich.: The Soviet School of Chess.
Dover 1961. Repr. p/b. G. 390pp., illustrations. Includes biographies and numerous annotated games, chess literature, history etc.. (Also: 1st Edn. Moscow 1958. Hardback. VG. £12.00) £10.00434. Krogius (N.): Psychology in Chess.
RHM, NY 1976. 1st English Edn. p/b, some corners creased o/w G. 243pp. Contains the best of Krogius' writings on the subject, with much of practical use including large sections on attention and time trouble, reasons for common errors etc. . £12.001309. Kruijswijk (K.W.) Compiler: Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana aucta et de novo descripta. A Catalogue of the Chess Collection in the Royal Library, The Hague. Vol.1 Chess: Bibliography & History.
ALL PUBLISHED. 1974. 4to, black cloth. G. 150pp, 8 plates, copy of corrections leaf, 1300 annotated entries. £45.00979. Kuiper (Dr.P.F.): Hundert Jahre Schachturniere 1851-1950.
Amsterdam, 1964. 1st Edn. G, in a worn and repaired d/w. Lots of red and blue pen notes and markings, plus cuttings. 307pp., many excellent photos. Includes tournament results, including cross-tables for important events, occasional games, list of masters with their career results. With a signed note of the author included. £30.00716. Kuiper (Dr.P.F.): Hundert Jahre Schachzweikampfe 1851-1950.
W.Ten Have 1967. 1st Edn. VG, d/w (edges worn). pp 144, photos. A comprehensive record of matches played in each year, including games and references to literature. £20.003674. Langfield (P.): Chess.
Macdonald Guidelines 1978. 1st. p/b. VG. 96pp., includes short biographies and photos of various players, chess history, illustrations of some pictures and chess sets, 7 famous games. £6.003972. Lasa (T.H. von der): Erneutes Verzeichniss meiner Sammlung von Schriften uber das Schachspiel.
Wiesbaden 1896. (Facsimile reprint by Moravian Chess, Czech Rep.2008). New hardback. 208pp. A catalogue of over 3300 chess books in Lasa's collection, arranged alphabetically, some entries with notes. Only 100 copies of the original book were published. £25.002004. Lasa (T.von der): Zur Geschichte und Literatur des Schachspiels.
Leipzig 1897. (Facsimile Reprint 1976.) VG. pp viii,269. His most important book, still perhaps the clearest account of the game's development in Europe from medieval times. (Oxford Companion.) £35.003451. LASA (von der): Edited by V.Fiala & S.Sierpowski: Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa and His Chess Collection. International Conference of Chess Historians. Organised by Kornik Library of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Sept.16-18, 2002.
Kornik 2003. New hardback. 286pp. Comprises a series of lectures by various historians, mainly in English and German, including biography of v.der Lasa and 176 of his games. (A.) £28.004118. LASKER: PERIODICAL: Lasker and his Contemporaries. No.2.
Thinkers' Press, Iowa, 1979. Large format p/b. VG. pp 38-75, illustrated. Various articles on Lasker, some games, lecture, interview, Najdorf on Alekhine, Hannak on Schlechter. £12.003367. Lauterbach (W.): Faszinierendes Unsterbliche Spiel.
Schachverlag Weiler 1986. 1st Edn. p/b. F. 126pp., plates. On all different aspects of chess, only a few games included. £8.003833. LEONARD. J.S.Hilbert: The Tragic Life and Short Chess Career of James A.Leonard, 1841-1862. Foreword by Edward Winter.
McFarland, US 2006. New hardback. 213pp., biography, illustrations, 92 annotated games. Leonard was a brilliant young player viewed as a possible successor to Paul Morphy, and who died in the American Civil War. Includes good coverage of American chess in the eary 1860's. (A.) £30.001599. Levy (D.): Chess and Computers.
Batsford 1976. 1st Edn. Ex-library with stamp on endpaper and verso of title-page o/w VG,d/w. 145pp. Includes chess machines, early history of computer chess, the modern era, bibliography. £7.0023. Levy (D.): Computer Chess Compendium.
Batsford,1988. 1st Edn. Large p/b. 440pp. VG. "All important articles on the subject have been collected together...with the best games by chess computers...and an extensive bibliography." £15.00186. Levy (D.N.L.): The Chess Computer Handbook.
Batsford 1984. 1st Edn. p/b. VG. 129pp. (A.) Includes a bibliography. £5.00502. 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. £25.00633. Linde (A. van der): Bibliotheca van der Linde-Niemeijeriana. A Catalogue of the Chess Collections in the Royal Library The Hague.
1988 facsimile of 1955 work. Limited Edition of 750 copies. G. 342pp. Lists some 6500 items published up to 1953/54, divided into subjects, plus index. £30.00203. Linde (A. van der): Das Erste Jartausend der Schachlitteratur (850-1880).
Caissa,USA,1979. Facsimile Reprint Limited to 700 numbered copies. 112,(4)pp. F. Includes most of the chess publications known of until its publication in 1880, arranged alphabetically by author.. £30.00638. 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." £40.002246. Linder (I.M.): Shakmaty na Rusi.
Moscow, 1964. 2nd Edn. p/b. VG. 207pp., illustrations. A historical work on the origins of chess in Russia. £9.003097. Lindorfer (K.): Grosses Schach-Lexikon. Geschichte, Theorie und Spielpraxis von A bis Z.
Mosaik verlag, Munchen 1981. New Edn. VG, d/w. 384pp., illustrations, some games and problems. £15.003857. Lohr (R.): The Secrets of the Chess Machine. Translated by A.Bell.
Fig Tree/Penguin 2007. 1st English Edn. New h/b, d/w (sl tear at foot). 344pp. Historical novel based on von Kempelen and his chess-playing automaton The Turk. £13.00376. Lombardy (W.) & D.Daniels.: Chess Panorama.
Chilton Book Co. U.S., 1975. 1st Edn. VG, d/w (a little faded on spine, small tear). 196pp. A collection of anecdotes and games. £12.0020. 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. £14.0022. Matthews (K.): British Chess.
Collins,1948. 1st Edn. VG, d/w (worn on spine). 50pp., well illustrated, some coloured. "Britain in Pictures" series. A history of chess in Britain. (Another copy with a good d/w £12.00) £10.003129. Maurensig (P.): The Luneburg Variation.
Phoenix, 1999. 1st UK p/b edn. G. 140pp. "Gripping psychological tale" with a chess theme, first novel of the Italian author. £7.502115. Moore (Robert S.): A Collection of Chess Books: A Reflection of My Interests.
Senior, Arts & Science, University of Oklahoma (1966.) Photocopied A4 paper, stapled. 11pp. A brief outline of the author's collecting interests and list of selected titles with comments. Not in Betts. £5.003564. Moran (P.): The World Chess Championship: Steinitz to Alekhine.
Batsford, 1986. Revised English Edn. p/b. VG. 204pp. Introductions and all games from the matches from 1886 to 1937, some annotated. (A.) £10.00198. Morley (F.V.): My One Contribution to Chess.
Faber 1947. 1st Edn. Spine faded o/w G. 110pp. Concerning a chess variant using a larger board, and fragments of autobiography and philosopy. £9.004170. 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. £25.001324. Murray (H.J.R.): A History of Chess.
Oxford (University Press.) 1969. Reprinted from Corrected Sheets of the 1913 First Edition. Thick Royal 8vo, original dark grey cloth, gilt. VG, d/w (repaired at edges). 900pp., 19 plates. A MONUMENTAL WORK. £60.00436. Murray (H.J.R.): A Short History of Chess.
Oxford UP 1963. 1st Edn. Near fine copy. 138pp. A new and original brief history of the game up to 1866, brought up to 1962 by B.Goulding Brown and Golombek. £25.002877. O'Connell (K.J.) Ed: The Batsford Chess Yearbook (1974).
Batsford, 1975. p/b. VG. 212pp., photos. Includes review of the year 1974, 80 selected annotated games, crosstables of international tournaments, national championships, FIDE rating lists. (A.) £5.003509. PERIODICAL: The "British Chess Magazine" Chess Annual 1926. Ed: M.E.Goldstein.
Leeds, 1927. Sm8vo, original red cloth, covers VG but content loose from covers. 210pp. A record of chess events in 1926 both home and abroad, including 109 games with notes, selection of prize problems etc. The third of three such Annuals. £25.003971. PHILIDOR: Allen (George): The Life of Philidor. Musician and Chess-Player. With a Supplementary Essay on Philidor as Chess-Author and Chess-Player by Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa.
NY & Philadelphia, Frederick Leypoldt 1865. (Facsimile reprint by Moravian Chess, Czech Rep.2001) New hardback. pp xii, 156. (No games.) £20.003144. 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. £12.003005. Phillips Auctioneers: Chess Sets and Related Items.
13 May 1996. Sale catalogue, VG. 49pp., illustrations, 186 lots with estimates, including 23 book lots. £10.002989. Phillips Auctioneers: Chess Sets and Related Items.
27 Nov.1995. Sale catalogue, VG. 39pp., illustrations, 117 lots with estimates. £12.001301. Phillips Auctioneers: The Important Library of Chess Books of the Late Richard John Ford.
3 Oct.1985. Sale catalogue, VG. 29pp., 4 plates, 357 lots with estimates and price list. Many lots comprised multiple volumes and the total library was over 2000 volumes. It was the largest auction of chess books in England since the famous Rimington-Wilson auction in 1928. This copy includes a loose booklet by Ken Whyld, limited edition copy no.32 of 40, which lists the books included in the multiple lots, corrections to the catalogue and report on the auction. £45.003716. Pritchard (D.B.): Popular Chess Variants.
Batsford 2000. p/b. VG. 143pp. Covers 20 of the most popular chess variants, most using standard pieces, and including Chinese & Japanese chess. (A.) £10.001532. Pritchard (D.B.): The Encyclopedia of Chess Variants.
1994. Imitation blue leather, F, d/w. xix, 364pp. A compilation of board and table games related to, derived from or inspired by chess. DE LUXE EDITION, Limited to 150 copies numbered and signed by the author. (Also: standard edition, blue cloth, VG,d/w. £20.00) £30.001212. Pritchett (C.W.) & M.D.Thornton: Scotland's Chess Centenary Book. SCA 1884-1984.
(1984.) 1st. p/b, a little bowed o/w G. 122pp. Includes a history and 42 annotated games. (A.) £10.003711. Ree (H.): The Human Comedy of Chess. A Grandmaster's Chronicles.
Russell Ent., US 1999. 1st English Edn. p/b. F. 333pp. "A collection of Ree's longer articles...an excellent overview of the diverse events of the last decade" (Timman). Sections on Karpov v Kasparov, politics, history, matches & tournaments, miscellaneous, memories of Donner, Reshevsky, Tal and others. A few games. (A.) £12.001434. Reinfeld (F.): The Joys of Chess.
Collier, NY 1974. Repr. p/b. VG. 288pp. Over 70 annotated games, problems, quotations, articles. £8.0024. Reinfeld (F.): The Treasury of Chess Lore.
Arco,1955. 1st Edn. VG, d/w torn with some loss on front. 306pp., plates. A huge collection of anecdotes, memoirs, history etc. £14.00219. Reinfeld (F.): The Treasury of Chess Lore.
Dover 1959. Repr. p/b. G. 306pp., illus. A huge collection of anecdotes, memoirs, history etc.. £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." £15.001746. Sanvito (A.): Bibliografia Italiana degli Scacchi. Dalle Origini al 1999.
Milan, 1999. (New Revised Edn.) F, d/w. 229pp., illustrations of title-pages from old works. A bibliography of chess books in Italian, or published in Italy, up to 1999, with 1420 items, with collations and notes. Arranged by subjects, with author index. £30.002754. Sanvito (A.): Breve Storia del Gioco a Quattro Coi Dadi.
Supplemento a "L'Italia Scacchistica" Nov.1991. p/b. F. 31pp., illus. An account and history of the four-handed game. £8.00277. 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. £26.00412. Sanvito (A.) & K.Whyld: Editors: Il Dilettevole, e Giudizioso Giuoco de Scacchi...San Zeno, Cattaro e Venezia 1724, 1727, 1735.
Italian & English Edition, S.Bonnard, Milan 1998. Limited to 749 numbered copies. In 2 volumes, bound in boards, with card slipcase. F. One volume contains a fascimile of the manuscript (by an unknown author), which includes text and 49 coloured illuminations depicting the chessboard with a variety of game positions, over 140 pages in all. The other volume contains introductory material and a full translation of the manuscript in both Italian and English. A fine production. (See Sanvito, Bibliografia n.29.) £75.003305. 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. £20.00756. Schenk (G.): The Passionate Game. Lessons in Chess and Love.
Routledge, 1937. 1st English Edn. G. 8 coloured plates, 99pp. "A novel and interesting method of imparting the first principles of chess...draws parallels between the problems of life and those of chess." A scarce work. £18.00264. Schonberg (H.C.): Grandmasters of Chess.
Davis-Poynter 1974. 1st UK Edn. VG,d/w. 317pp., photos. Biographies of famous players and a few games. A very entertaining read. £10.002947. Schonberg (H.C.): Grandmasters of Chess.
Fontana p/b edn 1975. G. 277pp., photos. Biographies of famous players and a few games. A very entertaining read. £5.002707. Schubirz (G.) & A.Brinckmann.: Schachgeschichte(n). Legende und Wirklichkeit.
De Gruyter, 1968. 1st Edn. F. 202pp. Concerning origins of chess, other board games, history & legend, the second half on world champions from Steinitz to Petrosian with a game of each one. £15.004121. 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. £14.003263. Soltis (A.): Chess Lists.
McFarland, US 2002. 2nd Edn (enlarged & updated since 1984 edn.) Large p/b. F. 248pp. Sections include: Remarkable Games, Best (and Worse) Lists, Masters at Play, Fakes & Myths, Openings & Endings, Problems, Best Books & Novels, Movies. (A.) £25.003278. Soltis (A.): Soviet Chess 1917-1991.
McFarland, US 2000. Large h/b. F. 450pp., photos, bibliography, indexes, crosstables, numerous annotated games, many of which are little known in the West. (A.) A comprehensive work, much drawn from Soviet sources, combining both the chess and the politics of the time. £48.00510. Soltis (A.) & G.H.McCormick: The United States Chess Championship, 1845-1996.
McFarland, US 2006. 2nd Edn. (Reprint of 1997 hardback.) Large p/b. F. 233pp., photos, includes many annotated games. (A.) £30.004155. 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. £15.00438. Spanier (D.): Total Chess.
Dutton, NY 1984. 1st US Edn. Waterstain through top corner of pages otherwise VG, d/w. 231pp. Chapters include the Soviet Mind, Jews, Politics, Women, Madness, Computers. £8.002107. Spanier (D.): Total Chess.
Abacus, 1986. p/b. G. 233pp. Chapters include the Soviet Mind, Jews, Politics, Women, Madness, Computers. £6.002726. Stamma (P.): Informationes Speculativae et Practicae ....Schach.
Varadini (1784.) Reprinted by Gambit, Romania 2000. p/b. F. 71pp. A facsimile reprint of LN 437, in Latin, the first chess book printed on the territory of nowadays Romania, with 4pp notes by Marian Stere. £12.002738. Standage (T.): The Turk. The Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth Century Chess-Playing Machine.
Walker & Co., NY 2002. VG,d/w. 272pp., illus. The story of Wolfgang von Kempelen's automaton, known as The Turk. £14.0028. Steiner (George): The Sporting Scene. White Knights of Reykjavik.
Faber, 1973. 1st book Edn. 67pp. VG,d/w. Steiner's memoir of the Fischer-Spassky match, seeking to "grasp the poetry, the monomania and the psychological enigmas of the chess mind" and the links with mathematics and music. £10.002725. Stere (M.): Fr. Rujitki. Giocul satranci, 1838. Prima lucrare de sah in limba romana. (The first chess work in the Romanian language.)
Gambit, Romania 1999. p/b. F. 87pp. A historical study and first full reprint of a chess manuscript, with cyrillic characters, and translation in modern Romanian. £12.003007. Stolze (R.): Umkampfte Krone. Die Duelle der Schachweltmeister von Steinitz bis Kasparow.
Sportverlag Berlin, 1992. 3rd Edn. Square h/b, VG. 224pp, a section on each World champion since Steinitz, with a selection of games, some annotated, and many illustrations. £10.00736. Sunnucks (Anne.): The Encyclopaedia of Chess.
Robert Hale 1970. 1st Edition. VG,d/w. 587pp., photos. Contributors include Euwe, Penrose, Roycroft, Barnes, Hooper. The first encyclopaedia of chess in English. Includes results of major tournaments from 1950-68. £18.002108. Sunnucks (Anne.): The Encyclopaedia of Chess.
Robert Hale 1976. 2nd Edition (enlarged). VG,d/w. 619pp., photos. Contributors include Euwe, Penrose, Roycroft, Barnes, Hooper. The first encyclopaedia of chess in English. Includes results of major tournaments from 1950-72. £20.003649. Supp (W.): Schach. Spiel, Sport, Kunst oder Wissenschaft? Gedanken zum Schach.
Stieglitz verlag, 1980. 1st Edn. F. 64pp. A collection of quotations on chess by famous chessplayers, scientists, writers etc. £12.001954. Tarrasch (Dr.S.): Schach und Geisteskrankheiten. Der Fall Pillsbury.
n.d.(c.1985) 2nd Edn. p/b. G. 18pp. Includes two main articles on chess and mental illness, the first by Tarrasch on Pillsbury reprinted from 1906 newspaper, the second by Dr.W.Ahrens "Dr.Tarrasch als Historiker und Pathograph" from Wiener Schachzeitung 1906. £9.004147. Taylor (A.): Chessmen Come to Life in Marostica. (Article in:)
National Geographic Magazine Vol.110, No.5. Nov. 1956. Large p/b, some paper loss to foot of spine o/w G. p.658-668 article and 10 coloured photos of a giant living chess game held in the mediaeval Italian town of Marostica, which recreated an event held centuries earlier. £12.00636. Tevis (Walter): The Queen's Gambit.
Heinemann 1983. 1st UK Edn. VG, d/w. 261pp. Chess novel about a girl prodigy by the author of "The Hustler" and "The Man Who Fell to Earth." £20.003306. Thorpe (A.): The Bury and West Suffolk Chess Club 1867 - 1997. Foreword by S.Donald Ward.
Bishop Books, Suffolk 1997. Self-published in a Small Edition. 4to, imitation dark red leather, gilt lettering. VG. 108pp plus 4 appendices of facsimiles of the Minute books, Annual Accounts and Proceedings from 1867 to 1908. Includes illustrations and other facsimiles, club history, members & officers, selection of games, some from Blackburne's three visits to the club. A very well-produced club history. £20.00290. Tiller (T.) Ed.: Chess Treasury of the Air.
Penguin 1966. Only Edn. p/b. G-. 288pp. A miscellaneous collection of games and essays by Alexander, Golombek, Barden and others, compiled from the BBC radio Third Network programme. £6.002917. Vesselo (I.R.) Ed: Chess in Schools. A Report on the Teaching of Chess, prepared by the Teaching Sub-Committee of Chess Education Society.
Allen & Unwin, 1945. 1st Edn. Small p/b. G. 32pp. Includes two syllabuses and useful suggestions for teachers. The sub-committee included R.Bonham, T.R.Dawson, C.S.Kipping, D.J.Morgan, A.R.B.Thomas, Sir G.A.Thomas, T.H.Tylor, R.Wormald. Scarce item. £15.00266. Wade (R.G.): Soviet Chess.
Neville Spearman, 1968. 1st Edn. VG,d/w. 288pp. A good reference work including over 120 games, biographical material, tournament tables, modern study composers, problems etc.. £18.002983. Wade, Whiteley & Keene: The World Chess Championship Botvinnik to Kasparov.
Batsford, 1986. Revised Edn. p/b. VG. 298pp. Introductions and all games from 1948 to 1985, some annotated. (A.) £10.003892. Waterman (A.) Ed: The Poetry of Chess. Edited and Introduced by Andrew Waterman.
Anvil Press Poetry, 1981. 1st Edn. p/b. VG. 159pp. "In this unique anthology spanning six centuries of English poetry, from Chaucer to the present day, the richness of chess as a source of metaphor for poets in amply illustrated." £14.003163. Whyld (K.): Chess Christmas.
Moravian Chess, 2006. New hardback. 475pp. The book contains 17 articles by the late Ken Whyld, produced between 1985 and 2002 and sent by Ken to his friends as Christmas cards. The articles range from 7 to 60 pages long and are devoted to various themes from chess history. They include: The Story of Chess; Biobibliography List; Blackburnes Matches 1887, Letters on the History and Literature of Chess; Development of the Chess Problem; The Beginning of Modern Chess; The Chess Board; Cafe de la Regence; The Worst Chess Book in the World; A la recherche du temps perdu; Lasker the Composer; According to Hoyle; Cordingleys Cuts; Chess Texts in the English Language before 1850; Address to the Automaton Chess Player; The Meeting of the B.C.A. at Cambridge 1860; Chess in Literature. £30.002199. Whyld (K.): Chess Columns. A List.
Olomouc, Czech Rep.2002. Thick hardback, black cloth. F. 587pp. Comprises alphabetical list of worldwide serial publications that contain chess columns, with details of town, country, dates, editors, notes, sources, indexes of editors and towns. An amazing and indispensable work for historians and researchers. £35.0030. Whyld (K.): Chess. The Records.
Guinness, 1986. 1st Edn. Large p/b. VG. 176pp., many illustrations, some coloured. Gives records of world championship events, olympiads, major international tournaments, national and city championships, players. £8.002164. Whyld (K.) & C.Ravilious: Chess Texts in the English Language, Printed before 1850. An Annotated Bibliography.
Moravian, Czech Rep. 2003. Black cloth, gilt lettered. 189pp. Introduction, chronological listing with collation and notes, listing of newspapers and journals, index. £32.003010. Whyld (Ken) Editor: Chess Reader. Volume I - VI. (1955-1966)
Ken Whyld Association / Moravian Chess, 2004. Hardback. F. This reprint of Vols.1-6 (in 1 volume) contains more than 500 book reviews by Ken Whyld and others. Also included are an appreciation of Ken Whyld by Tony Gillam, articles on William Winter, A.C.White "Xmas Books" & Overbrook Press series, and tournament books 1939-1956. £25.0025. 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. £45.001062. Winter (E.): Chess Explorations. A Pot-Pourri from the Journal Chess Notes.
Cadogan, 1998. Repr. Large p/b, covers a little dusty o/w VG. 343pp., photos, some games, numerous anecdotes, quotes, miscellanea. (A.) £15.003277. Winter (E.): Chess Facts and Fables.
McFarland, US 2006. Large p/b. F. 385pp., illus, games & positions, comprehensive indexes, hundreds of entries selected from the chess historian's renowned "Chess Notes" series. (A.) £29.003281. Winter (E.): Kings, Commoners and Knaves. Further Chess Explorations.
Russell Ent, US 1999. p/b. F. 452pp., photos, games & positions, comprehensive indexes, hundreds of entries selected from the chess historian's renowned "Chess Notes" series. (A.) £20.002763. Yalom (Marilyn): Birth of the Chess Queen.
Harper Collins, 2004. F,d/w. 276pp., coloured plates. A historical work on the development of the chess Queen from the weakest to the strongest piece, with social and cultural aspects of each era. £14.00