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phillips-chess-auction-catalogue-may-2001
Old auction catalogues are a must for any serious collector's library. This catalogue covers a wide range of antique chess sets, chess memorabilia, rare books and games. Estimates are printed...
phillips-chess-auction-catalogue-may-2001
Old auction catalogues are a must for any serious collector's library. This catalogue covers a wide range of antique chess sets, chess memorabilia, rare books and games. Estimates are printed...
the-king-the-avowed-enemy-of-the-queen
An amusing political satire on the proceedings against Queen Caroline, consort of George IV. With a fold-out engraved plate by the illustrator, Isaac Robert Cruikshank (1789-1856). Nicely re-backed in green...
the-king-the-avowed-enemy-of-the-queen
An amusing political satire on the proceedings against Queen Caroline, consort of George IV. With a fold-out engraved plate by the illustrator, Isaac Robert Cruikshank (1789-1856). Nicely re-backed in green...
victor-keats-chessmen-for-collectors-1
The definitive reference book for new chess collectors, and a comprehensive introduction to the subject. "Chessmen for Collectors" was published in a small print run, and can be hard to...
victor-keats-chessmen-for-collectors-1
The definitive reference book for new chess collectors, and a comprehensive introduction to the subject. "Chessmen for Collectors" was published in a small print run, and can be hard to...
the-chess-player-s-pocket-book-1889
This edition has a new preface and contains a few revisions (e.g. in the Petroff Defence, p. 16-17 and the Allgaier Gambit, p. 38, 63-4). These charming books were designed...
the-chess-player-s-pocket-book-1889
This edition has a new preface and contains a few revisions (e.g. in the Petroff Defence, p. 16-17 and the Allgaier Gambit, p. 38, 63-4). These charming books were designed...
hastings-chess-tournament-1895
One of the prizes distributed after The Hastings 1895 Chess Tournament. See Horace F. Cheshire's The Hastings 1895 Chess Tournament, page 334. A direct link with a famous chess tournament...
hastings-chess-tournament-1895
One of the prizes distributed after The Hastings 1895 Chess Tournament. See Horace F. Cheshire's The Hastings 1895 Chess Tournament, page 334. A direct link with a famous chess tournament...
vida-the-game-of-chess-1769
Rare. Not in the British Library. This was a translation by Handel's librettist Thomas Morell. John Seymour, Baron de Spon was a genealogist, bibliophile, Telegraph obituarist, editor of Burke's Peerage and...
vida-the-game-of-chess-1769
Rare. Not in the British Library. This was a translation by Handel's librettist Thomas Morell. John Seymour, Baron de Spon was a genealogist, bibliophile, Telegraph obituarist, editor of Burke's Peerage and...