Signed Books from Glynn's Books

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1993. Pb, 200pp, b/w photos. Signature of William Hartston on title page. Good, creased spine, light cover wear, tanning to page edges, clean contents other than author's signature. Includes history of the world chess championship and profiles of earlier champions (50+ pgs), extensive background to the Short v Kasparov match and split with FIDE, annotated… Read more about this item

London: Hamlyn, 1993. Pb, 127pp. Signature of Nigel Short on half -title page. Good+, corner wear, cover creases, contents clean other then author's signature. Contents: Openings; My Favourite Openings; Middlegame (tactical and positional themes); Endgames; My Best Games; Tournament preparation; Career highlights.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Warsaw: Spoldzielnia Wydawnicza " Sport i Turystyka", 1953. In Polish. Pb, 239pp, b/w photos. Author's signature, dated 1958, on title page. Good(-), heavily sunned spine with faded lettering, pages tanned, stamp on back endpaper. Round-by-round commentary and 120 annotated games of the David Przepiorka Memorial International Chess Tournament held in Sopot in 1951. Gereben was the winner ahead of Troianescu,… Read more about this item

Sarajevo: Zavod Za Izdavanje Udzbenika, 1971. Pb with dj flaps, 156pp, b/w photos. Inscription to chessplayer/author William Hartston, signed and dated by Bjelica who also provided his own version of Bobby Fischer's signature. Good(-), scuffs and edgewear to spine and covers, sunned spine and back cover edge. Contents clean other than author's inscription. Includes games, some annotated, from two… Read more about this item

London: Gambit, 2011. Pb, 304pp. Signed by John Nunn on title page. VG+, contents clean other than author's signature. 1001 puzzle positions, taken from actual games, graded for difficulty and with a scoring system. Many are suitable for novice and junior players.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Alkmaar: New In Chess, 2022. Pb, 201pp. Signed by Steve Giddins on half title page with brief inscription to previous owner. VG, contents clean other than author's inscription. 45 exciting chess games, selected from a long-running questionnaire in New in Chess magazine, with nominations by chess players, authors and commentators. The games are annotated either as they appeared in the… Read more about this item

London: Everyman/Gloucester, 2022. Pb, 448pp. Signed by Cyrus Lakdawala on title page with inscription to previous owner. VG, contents clean other than author's inscription. Includes 74 annotated games and many exercises.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Pergamon Press, 1981. Pb, xi + 222pp. b/w photos. Signed by William Hartston on title page. Good+, sunned/darkened covers, clean contents other than author's signature. Includes player bios, and the 91 games, most with annotations. The joint winners were Miles, Andersson and Korchnoi, in a strong field of 14.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Good.

Brighton: Chess Press, 2003. Pb, 144pp. Signed by Matthew Sadler on fep. VG, contents clean other than author's signature. Accessible guide which explains the strategy and tactics of the Slav defence using 88 model games from the 1990s. Includes coverage of variations of the Old Main Line, New Main Line, Smyslov variation, Bronstein variation, the 4. . . a6 Slav,… Read more about this item

Alkmaar: New In Chess, 2023. Hb, laminated pictorial covers, 256pp. Signed/dated by Timmann on half-title page. Fine copy, looks as new. Collection of endgame studies by various composers (including Timman himself), systematically organized and showing how the author was inspired to create new studies. . Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Fine.

London: Cadogan, 1993. Pb, 125pp. Signature of Julian Hodgson on half-title page. Good, light corner wear, slightly warped, contents clean other than author's signature. 200 chess positions, taken from practical play, with solutions and scoring table.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Everyman/Gloucester, 2016. Pb, 298pp. Signed by author (using first name rather than full name), with brief inscription to previous owner. Good+, a couple of small marks along edge of page block but otherwise very good. 35 of Alekhine's games, annotated, with numerous Q&A, plus a final chapter of puzzles.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Good.

Alkmaar: New In Chess, 2023. Hb, laminated pictorial covers, 839pp, b/w photos. Signature of Genna Sosonko on title page. VG+, contents clean other than author's signature. Mammoth-sized collection of Sosonko's writings, mainly player profiles, almost all of which have appeared in some form in his earlier books and in New in Chess magazine.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Very… Read more about this item

London: Everyman/Gloucester, 2012. Pb, 234pp. Signed/dated by author (first name only rather than full name), with brief inscription to previous owner. VG, contents clean other than author's inscription. 50 examples of brilliant endgame play, from Englisch-Steinitz , London 1883, to Kramnik-Shirov, Tal Memorial, Moscow 2007. Grouped into: Pawn endings; Knight Endings; Bishop endings; Bishop vs Knight endings; Rook endings;… Read more about this item

London: Everyman, 2009. Pb, 304pp. Signed by author on title page with brief inscription to previous owner. VG, clean contents other than author's inscription. Expanded, updated edition with 80 games, and numerous notes, tips, warnings and exercises and clear explanations of key strategies and ideas for both sides. Nine chapters cover the Dragon, Najdorf, Scheveningen, Sveshnikov, Classical variation, Other Open… Read more about this item

London: Cadogan, 1996. Pb, 192pp. Signed by Michael Adams on title page, with brief inscription to previous owner. Good, light cover wear, corner crease, contents clean other than author's inscription. Sequel to "Development of a Grandmaster", this volume contains 50 of Michael Adams' games with annotations, from 1989 to 1993, against players such as Ivanchuk, Short and Gelfand. Includes… Read more about this item

London: Faber & Faber, 1972. Hb, 370pp. Good in a Fair+ dj which has darkened edges and marks along spine. Signed/dated by John Roycroft on fep with inscription to previous owner/chess composer, W. D. Ellison, who contributed to the book. Presentation sticker of British Chess Problem Society on inside front cover. Light tanning to page edges and a few speckles… Read more about this item

Moscow: Fizkultura I Sport In Russian. Three-volume set, published 1965, 1966 and 1968. Each is Hb, 632pp, 704pp and 560pp respectively with b/w photos. Each book is signed by Botvinnik, either on the title page or on the front endpaper. Good in Fair+ djs which have small tears, chips and edgewear. Volume III has previous owner's address stamp on title… Read more about this item

Belgrade: Academic Mind Bilingual in English and Serbian. Six volumes, published between 2010-2013. The first five are Hb with laminated pictorial covers (105pp, 120pp, 156pp, 169pp, 189pp respectively) and the sixth is a thin Pb (39pp). The Hbs have print runs ranging from 150-300 copies while the one on Problem Chess Literature has only 60 copies. Each is signed on… Read more about this item

Rockford, Illinois: Self-published, 1974. Pb booklet, staple-bound, [64pp]. Signed by author with inscription to BCPS Library. Good(-). Inked number on covers, stamps of British Chess Problem Society Library on inside covers together with ex-libris sticker ( of problemist Dr. E.E. Zepler). 200 chess problems (three or more moves) by the American composer, Otto Wurzburg ( 1875-1951), nephew to another… Read more about this item