Chess: a History
by Golombek, Harry
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Unknown
- ISBN 10
- 0399115757
- ISBN 13
- 9780399115752
- Seller
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Concord, California, United States
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About This Item
G.P. Putman & Son, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1976.. Very Good/Unknown. Quarto, hardcover, near fine in lightly edgeworn red picotrial dj. 256 pgs including index with many b/w & color illustrations & photographs; A comprehensive history of chess by a leading figure in the chess world both as a player and as a writer. He traces the game's origins from the fifth century AD to the present, presenting a social history, too, as the game passed from the royal courts to the middle classes, noting many famous men of history who played. Illustrated with contemporary engravings, woodcuts, paintings and photographs as well as over 70 line diagrams to clarify the many move-by-move descriptions of important games.
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- Bookseller
- bookwitch (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34492
- Title
- Chess: a History
- Author
- Golombek, Harry
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Unknown
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0399115757
- ISBN 13
- 9780399115752
- Publisher
- G.P. Putman & Son, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1976.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- 1976
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