CHESS COMPANION: A Merry Collection of Tales of Chess and Its Players, Together with a Cornucopia of Games, Problems, Epigrams & Advice, Topped Off with the Greatest Games of Chess Ever Played
by Chernev, Irving (Selected and Annotated)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good-
- Seller
-
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York, NY: Simon and Schuster (1968) 288 pp. Original brown tweed paper covered boards w/ green cloth spine. Light sunning to spine ends. DJ lightly soiled w/ mild edge wear. Approx. 1/4" closed tear at bottom edge of rear panel. Few creases to front flap. Contents nice.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22377FUNC
- Title
- CHESS COMPANION: A Merry Collection of Tales of Chess and Its Players, Together with a Cornucopia of Games, Problems, Epigrams & Advice, Topped Off with the Greatest Games of Chess Ever Played
- Author
- Chernev, Irving (Selected and Annotated)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Edition
- First Printing
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Keywords
- FUN GAMES CHESS HISTORY SCHAKEN PLAYERS CHERNEV IRVING 1900 1981 TECHNIQUES STRATEGY NONFICTION GENERAL
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fun - Chess; Fun;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...