Lyon, MS: Derrydale Press Inc, 1992. Signed, limited ed. Leather Bound Hardcover. Octavo (standard size). Slight wear to edges and corners. Spine rubbed a bit, with letters less bright at edges. Green Leather with gilt titles and designs. Signed by St. Charles and numbered PP189 of 1250 on the tipped-in..... More
London & New York: Cadogan Books, 1996. First edition. Trade Paperback. Thin octavo (standard sized). Slight wear to edges and corners of covers. 112 p. w/chess illustrations, index. A classic work by this grandmaster, a companion to his Chess Endings book. More
Schwieberdingen, Germany: Schachverlag Kania, 2004. First English language printing and edition, noted as "1th Print" Hardcover w/glossy pictorial boards. Octavo ( standard size). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards. Small, faint stain to first pastedown and flyleaf. Corner of 1 page creased. Small bit of spotting to last..... More
New York, NY: The Derrydale Press, 1934. First edition. Hardcover in red cloth. Octavo (standard size). One of a limited edition of 1150 copies. Some darkening to boards and spine. Slight wear to edges and corners of boards. Page edges slighty browned and foxed. A slight stain to top of..... More
New York, NY: Harper & Brothers, 1848. First edition. Hardcover in green patterned cloth. Octavo. Gilt lettering to title and gilt nautical scene on cover. Some wear to edges and corners. Head and heel of spine bumped. Covers lightly scuffed. Some soiling to yellow endpapers. Former owner's name on free..... More
Lyon, MS: Derrydale Press Inc, 1993. Signed, limited ed. Leather Bound Hardcover. Octavo (standard size). Slight wear to edges and corners. Green Leather with gilt titles and designs. Signed by St. Charles and unnumbered (ltd. ed. of 1250 on the tipped-in limitation page. 223 p w/ illus. More
Charlotte, NC: UMI Publications, 1999. First edition. Hardcover green binding with gilt decorations and lettering. Quarto-sized (oversized). Light wear to edges of boards. Dj has light wear along edges and some scuffing to covers. 159 pages with illustrations, list of past race winners and Miss Southern 500 winners. A handsome..... More
Ann Arbor: the author. printed at Edwards Brothers Inc., 2009. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo ( slightly oversize). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards and dj. SIGNED by Lund and SIGNED and INSCRIBED by the author, both on title page. Uncommon in hardcover edition. 456 p. w/ illustrations. A...... More
Tokyo: Ishi Press, 1972. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo (standard size). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards and dust jacket. Old sticker on endpaper. 206 p. w/ many game diagrams. More than just a play by play of games, Iwamoto charts the rise of a relatively unknown player, Ishida..... More
Tokyo: Ishi Press, 1978. First edition. Paperback. Duodecimo (smaller than standard size). Slight wear to edges and corners of covers. Old sticker residue on back cover. 215 p. w/ many game diagrams. A detailed look at practical attacks by a repected aggressive master of GO. More
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1969. First edition. Hardcover. Thin, small octavo ( smaller than standard ). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards, a bit more to dust jacket. Light spotting and soiling to dj. SIGNED and inscribed by Layden on half title page. 175 p. w/ illustrations..... More
London: Collins, 1972. First edition. Hardcover in full cloth. Octavo ( standard size). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards. Dj has more wear and a small tear at top rear dj flap crease. Name of formwer owner masked with an exhuberance of whiteout on flyleaf. 192 p. w/..... More
Gridwood, Alaska: Bear Paw Publications, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo (standard sized). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards, a bit more wear to dust jacket. 160 p. w/ b&w illus and a section on flint knapping. Techniques and advice form one of America's better archery traditionalists, who designed..... More
printed by the Guernsey Press Limited, 1988. First edition. Pamphlet. Thin octavo (standard size. Slight wear to edges and corners of covers. 24 p. w/many b&w photos of the materials and process. detailed, self published work on making a specialized bowstring by a master bowyer. More
Moon Township, PA: Chess Enterprises, 1997. Trade Paperback. Thin octavo ( standard size). Slight wear to edges and corners of covers. 104 p. An earlier version of this appeared in KING POWER IN CHESS in 1982. More
Hermitage, TN: Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association, 2005. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto (oversized). Slight wear to edges and corners of dj. 274 w/ b&w and toned illustrations, list of schools and champions, hall of fame, bibliography, index. More
Lyon, MS: Derrydale Press Inc, 1994. Signed, limited ed. Leather Bound Hardcover. Octavo (standard size). Slight wear to edges and corners. Gilt rubbed off a spot on the bottom edge of the text block. Green Leather with gilt titles and designs. Signed by St. Charles and numbered PP341 of 1250..... More
Detroit, MI: National Horseshoe Pitchers' Association, 1940. First edition. Pamphlet. Thick pamphlet. Some wear to edges and corners. Staples rusty. Endpapers a little tanned, but other pages clear. 96 p. w/ illustrations, rules, history of horseshoe pitching, tips, constitution of the organization, history of part world tournaments, a discussion of..... More
Alkmaar, the Netherlands: International Chess Data Information System / Interchess BV, 1995. First edition. Hardcover w/glossy pictorial boards. Octavo (standard size). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards. A quarterly survey of chess practice and theory for the serious chess player. Theories discussed in this volume include the King's..... More
Alkmaar, the Netherlands: International Chess Data Information System / Interchess BV, 1998. First edition. Hardcover w/glossy pictorial boards. Octavo (standard size). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards. A quarterly survey of chess practice and theory for the serious chess player. Theories discussed in this volume include variations on..... More
Barnoak, Scotland: The Research Unit, 1970. First edition. Trade Paperback. Small octavo (standard sized). Slight wear to edges and corners of covers. 240 p. Scottish sprinter and rugby player, later a missionary to China where he died in a Japanese civilian internment camp in 1945. More
Lyon, MS: Derrydale Press Inc, 1992. Signed, limited ed. Leather Bound Hardcover. Octavo (standard size). Slight wear to edges and corners. Green Leather with gilt titles and designs. Signed by St. Charles and unnumbere copy of 1250 on the tipped-in limitation page. 259 p. One of the more uncommon volumes..... More
Apprehensive Dinosaur Press, 1998. First edition. Trade Paperback. Octavo ( standard size). Slight wear to edges and corners of covers. SIGNED and inscribed by Torges on the title page. 157 p. w/many illustrations, sidebar tips, and more. More
Milan: Vallardi & Associati, 1991. Photography by Daniele Amaduzzi. First edition. Hardcover. Very good folio-sized (oversized) hardcover in very good dust jacket. Light wear to edges of boards. Dj has light wear along edges and minor scuffing to covers. Unpaginated but packed with color photographs and some statistics of races..... More
London: Batsford, 1972. First UK edition. Hardcover. Thick octavo (standard size). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards, more so to dj. A bit of foxing at edges of textblock, more so at top edge. Attractive bookseller sticker from Chess magazine (from whom the book was probably first purchased)..... More
