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New York City, NY/Philadelphia, PA: Chess Review/Distributed by David McKay Company, Inc. (1949) 256 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Covers a bit cocked; corners and spine ends bumped. Edges of leaves a bit age toned, otherwise, contents nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read more about this item

New York, NY: Dover Publications, Inc. (1981) 182 pp. Original pictorial wraps w/ light edge wear. Illust. w/ numerous b/w photos. Contents very nice.. Soft Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Trubner & Company 496 pp. Red cloth covers w/ dark red leather spine and corners. Lacks most of spine. Binding rubbed w/ wear to extremities. Edges of leaves lightly age toned. Includes a full year--12 issues, January through December, 1896.. Hard Cover. Good-/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston, MA: Little, Brown, and Company, 1915. 222 pp. Original green cloth covers, lightly soiled w/ modest rubbing to corners. Spine a bit sunned w/ light fraying to ends. Previous owner's bookplate on front paste-down. Edges of leaves a bit age toned. Light dampstains at outer margin of last few leaves, not affecting text. … Read more about this item

New York: David McKay Company, Inc. (1977) 56 pp. Original red cloth covers, very bright and clean. Modest rubbing to spine ends. DJ lightly soiled. Price clipped. Illust. w/ b/w photos. Contents very nice.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Hillman Periodicals, Inc., 1949. 192 pp. Original pictorial wraps, lightly soiled w/ light edge wear. Small crease to top corner of rear cover. Edges of leaves a bit age toned.. Soft Cover. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

New York: Permabooks (1956) 149+1 pp. Original pictorial wraps, lightly soiled w/ modest edge wear. Edges of leaves a bit age toned. All puzzles appear to be blank.. First Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

New York: Pocket Books, Inc. (1963) 143+1 pp. Original pictorial wraps, lightly soiled w/ modest edge wear. Edges of leaves a bit age toned. Otherwise, contents nice. All puzzles appear to be blank.. First Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

New York: Pyramid Books (1971) Original pictorial wraps, lightly soiled and rubbed w/ mild edge wear. Illust. w/ color drawings and paper airplanes ready to be folded. Contents nice.. First Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good to Fine/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York, NY: Dell Publishing Company (1968) 192 pp. Original pictorial wraps, lightly soiled w/ modest edge wear. Leaves a bit age toned. All puzzles appear to be blank.. Second Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955. 556 pp. Original gray paper covered boards w/ gilt title on yellow cloth spine. Binding lightly soiled w/ wear to corners. Previous owner's name on front blank endpaper; old tape ghost (?) at bottom edge of front blank endpaper. DJ lightly soiled w/ moderate wear, tear, and chipping to edges.… Read more 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… Read more about this item

Drexel Hill, PA: Bell Publishing Company (1950) 186 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ titles in gilt. Binding moderately soiled and rubbed w/ small dark stain below title on front cover. Contents nice. . First Edition in English. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott Company (1973) 318 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. DJ has wear, tear, and chipping to edges. Large piece missing at top edge of front panel. Creases to flaps. Illust. w/ b/w photos. Contents very nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good-.… Read more about this item

Bologna, Italy: S1 Editrice (1993) 240 pp. Original yellow wraps, lightly soiled. Spine sunned. Contents very nice.. Soft Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, NY: Dover Publications, Inc. (1981) 182 pp. Original pictorial wraps, lightly soiled w/ creases to covers. Date written in ink at top edge of front blank endpaper. Illust. w/ numerous b/w photos.. Soft Cover. Good+ to Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York, NY: Arco Publishing, Inc. (1980) 230 pp. Original yellow wraps, lightly soiled. Spine sunned. Evidence of small price label removed from top corner of half-title page. Contents nice.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Harper & Row (1972) 192 pp. Original purple cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine, and gilt decoration of chess pieces on front cover. Light soiling to top edge of text block. DJ lightly soiled and rubbed w/ mild edge wear. Contents very nice. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo… Read more about this item

Yugoslavia: Sahovski Informator (1996) 428+pp. Original green wraps w/ modest edge wear. Covers very bright and clean. Text in several different languages, including German, Russian, English, French, and others. Contents very nice.. Soft Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, NY: Dover Publications, Inc. (1974) 204+pp. Original pictorial wraps, lightly soiled w/ mild edge wear. Creases to covers. Faint dampstain along foredge of rear cover, and foredge of text block. Contents nice. . Soft Cover. Good+ to Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.