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The Year-Book (Yearbook) of Chess 1912
by E A Michell (1879-?) editor
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Fort Worth, Texas, United States
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About This Item
vi+321+[7 ad] pages with diagrams, tables and indices. Small octavo (7 1/4" x 5") bound in original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and cover. (Betts: 8-19) First edition. General review of the year. Leading events of the year (16 tournaments and matches with games) Individual matches. Leading clubs, associations, etc and the universities in 1912/sic i.e 1911. Masters' averages for 1911. Leading events 1912-13. Scores in the chief international tournaments, 1851-1909. Winners of the German Chess Association Haupt Tournaments. Problems section with directory. Chess lovers' kalendar (an alphabetical list of well-known chess personalities with dates of births and death compiled by Miss Clara Millar. Condition: Spine ends rubbed, some soiling, book plate to front paste-down, corners bumped else very good.
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- Bookseller
- The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- C2312
- Title
- The Year-Book (Yearbook) of Chess 1912
- Author
- E A Michell (1879-?) editor
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- E A Michell and Frank Hollings
- Place of Publication
- Leeds
- Date Published
- 1912
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Chess, Ajedrez, Schach, Echecs
- Size
- Small octavo
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Plate
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