British Chess (Britain in Pictures series)
by Matthews, Kenneth
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: William Collins, 1948. Hb, 50pp, colour and b/w illustrations including frontis. Good with clean contents in a Good dj which has chips edgewear. Browning to endpapers and dj. Part of a series on "Britain in Pictures", this book is a brief introduction to the development of chess in Britain, highlighting topics such as the MacDonnell- De la Bourdonnais match, Staunton's contributions, the prominent 19th and early 20th century British players, the decline of chess in Britain and hopes for its revival after the war. Predominantly narrative with a few chess moves in Descriptive notation.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Glynn's Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 052359
- Title
- British Chess (Britain in Pictures series)
- Author
- Matthews, Kenneth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Publisher
- William Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1948
- Keywords
- Chess, Games, Hobbies, Chess History, British Chess, Britain in Pictures, Chess in Britain, Reference
- Bookseller catalogs
- Chess - All; Chess - Anthologies, Reference;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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