New York: David McKay, 1978. Trasnlated by Oscar D. Freedman. Edited by Burt Hochberg. Illustrated in black and white. xxvii, 399 pages. Thick 8vo, black leatherette, d.w. (edgeworn and discolored). New York: David McKay, (1978). Very good(+) in a very good dust wrapper. More
London: G. Bell and Sons, 1920. Frontispiece portrait, and illustrated with many diagrams. xvi, 212 pages plus 4 pages of ads. 8vo, blue cloth with rounded corners and gilt-stamped signature on cover. London: G. Bell and Sons & New York: Macmillan, 1920. First edition. Minor wear at spine ends, still a near fine clean copy of this uncommon book. An important book the great Cuban grandmaster Jose Raul Capablanca (1888-1942). Published shortly before he became the World's Chess Champion, a...... More
Privately Printed, 1921. Illustrated with 2 portraits of the players and various diagrams of play. 39 pages. Slim 8vo, gilt-lettered burgundy cloth with green patterned endpapers. N.P.: Privately printed in 1921 in a limited edition of 600 copies. A fine copy of this uncommon book. Capablanca famously defeated Lasker in the 1921 World Championship in Havana, which took place during his eight-year undefeated streak. Whoever got 8 points first would win and draws did not count. After the fourteenth match..... More
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1968. Pfeiffer Collection. Many Illus., some in color. Square 8vo, pr. wrs. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, (1968). Very good. Over hundred chess sets illustrated. More
New York: Lasker, 1910. Frontispiece, and some other b/w photographs, numerous diagrams of play. xvi, 192 pages. 8vo, white printed paper wrappers small chip on rear cover, else fine). New York: Press of Dr. Emanuel Lasker, (1910). First edition. A near fine copy of this uncommon book. More
Cleveland: Cleveland Public Library, 1996. Illustrated (color). 67 pages. Oblong 8vo, paper wrappers. Cleveland: Cleveland Public Library, 1996. A near fine copy. More
Barmen: Adolf Graeper, 1905. 3 volumes bound in one with continuous pagination. 628 + 14 [music to Schach Walzer] pages with illustrations of chess boards and some portraits. Tall 8vo, recent black cloth. Barmen: Verlag Adolf Graeper, 1905. Very good(+). The richly endowed Barmen Chess Association commemorated its 40th year anniversary with a celebration centered around two major tournaments and three strong "Hauptturnieren". The innovative organizers added such melodious entertainment as a "Singspiel" involving a 60-person chorus, and a three-act..... More
New York: David McKay, 1975. xvi + 358 pages, 8vo, cloth, chipped d.w. New York: David McKay, (1975). A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1979. Illustrated throughout. 409 pages. 8vo, green boards with yellow lettering, pictorial d.w. (slightly edgeworn and mis-aligned). New York: Simon & Schuster, (1979). First American Edition. Pages and outer page edges rather toned, still a very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Translated from the Russian by Hanon W. Russell. More
Vienna: Wiener Schachzeitung, 1925. Well illustrated throughout with portraits of players and diagrams of games. 517 pages including the index, printed on thin paper; evenly toned and with tiny tears in margins on some pages. Thick 8vo, older rebind in simple green cloth (rear cover partially soiled; several pages with inked annotations in margins). Wien: Wiener Schachzeitung, 1925. Zweite unveranderte auflage. Overall a very good copy of this scarce book. Tartakower's Die Hypermoderne Schachpartie, first published in 1924, is (along..... More
Vienna: Wiener Schach-Zeitung, 1933. A nearly complete run of issues from 1933 of this famous periodical -- "the best chess magazines in the world" (Golombek: 342). Thick 8vo, 384 pages, consisting of the actual issues, including original green printed covers, now bound together in burgundy library cloth with gilt-lettered spine. Wien: Wiener Schach-Zeitung, 1933. First editions. Printed on thin paper, toned as usual and with a few minor tears at edges, still overall a very good copy but LACKING issue..... More
Oxford: Pergamon, 1968. Translated by A. F. Bottrall, English translation edited by P. H. Clarke. Illustrated. xviii + 422 pages, 12mo, pictorial cloth; lightly rubbed. Oxford: Pergamon Press, (1968). A very good(+) copy. More
Munchen: Georg D. W. Callwey, 1960. Many color and b/w illustrations. 4to, blue cloth. Muchen: Georg D. W. Callwey, (1960). A very good(-) copy, lacking the dust wrapper. More
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