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227+[1 ad] pages with diagrams and index. Octavo (8" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. First edition. Chess is supposed to be fun. Here then is a king's treasure of insiders' chess stories, unusual problems and annotated games, dedicated to that proposition. The reader will find tales of famous grandmasters who were two-fisted drinkers, of a threatened queen leading to a fight and a broken rib, of police interrogations of a world chess champion because he was receiving post cards from Russia carrying code like notations. Condition. Light edge wear with bumped, rubbed and creased corners else very good. Date: 1978. Stein and Day A Scarbrough Book ISBN 0812823311 9780812823318 [US]
ISBN10: 0812823311, ISBN13: 9780812823318, [publisher: Stein and Day A Scarbrough Book, New York] Softcover First Edition 227+[1 ad] pages with diagrams and index. Octavo (8" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. First edition. Chess is supposed to be fun. Here then is a king's treasure of insiders' chess stories, unusual problems and annotated games, dedicated to that proposition. The reader will find tales of famous grandmasters who were two-fisted drinkers, of a threatened queen leading to a fight and a broken rib, of police interrogations of a world chess champion because he was receiving post cards from Russia carrying code like notations. Condition. Light edge wear with bumped, rubbed and creased corners else very good. [Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1978]
ISBN10: 0812823311, ISBN13: 9780812823318, [publisher: Stein and Day, New York] Softcover First Edition The fun side of chess. Drawing Masters and Other Artists, I Resign and OtherFamous Words; Music, Fantasy, and War; Copycats;Openings and Closings; and more. 227 pp. [Kenilworth, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1978]
ISBN10: 0812823311, ISBN13: 9780812823318, [publisher: New York : Stein And Day] Hardcover First Edition Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 227 pages; Description: 227 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Subjects: Chess. Chess--Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, etc. 1 Kg. [Galway, Ireland] [Publication Year: 1978]
New York : Stein And Day, Date: 1978. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 227 pages; Description: 227 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Subjects: Chess. Chess--Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, etc. 1978. New York : Stein And Day ISBN 0812823311 9780812823318 [IE]
New York:: Stein and Day, Publishers, Date: 1978. A square, tight copy. Sharp corners. Small ink mark on top edge (remainder mark?). The Dust Jacket is bright and shiny. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. First printing with "First Published in 1978" so stated on the copyright page. Illustrated with chess board diagrams throughout. Index. Bound in the original brown boards with a black spine lettered in shiny gold. From the Dust Jacket: "A king's treasury of chess stories and unusual games and problems for budding masters, sideline kibitzers, and rainy-Sunday-afternoon beginners... [The book is filled with] unusual problems and annotated games dedicated to the proposition that chess is supposed to be fun... Here are stories of famous grandmasters who were two fisted drinkers, of a threatened queen leading to a fight and a broken rib, and a chubby young Czech champion falling out of his chair. The New York police once questioned World Chess Champion Steinitz after they intercepted post cards he was receiving from Russia -- post cards carrying strange code-like notation... Illustrated with game diagrams and overflowing with privileged lore from the world's great chess clubs, CHESS TO ENJOY is as instructive as it is engaging." . First Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine condition./Very Good DJ (price clipped). Illus. by Ternay, Bill (jacket design). 8vo. (vi), 227pp.. 1978. Stein and Day, ...
ISBN10: 0812823311, ISBN13: 9780812823318, [publisher: Stein and Day, Publishers, New York:] Hardcover First Edition New York:: Stein and Day, Publishers, 1978. A square, tight copy. Sharp corners. Small ink mark on top edge (remainder mark?). The Dust Jacket is bright and shiny. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. First printing with "First Published in 1978" so stated on the copyright page. Illustrated with chess board diagrams throughout. Index. Bound in the original brown boards with a black spine lettered in shiny gold. From the Dust Jacket: "A king's treasury of chess stories and unusual games and problems for budding masters, sideline kibitzers, and rainy-Sunday-afternoon beginners. [The book is filled with] unusual problems and annotated games dedicated to the proposition that chess is supposed to be fun. Here are stories of famous grandmasters who were two fisted drinkers, of a threatened queen leading to a fight and a broken rib, and a chubby young Czech champion falling out of his chair. The New York police once questioned World Chess Champion Steinitz after they intercepted post cards he was receiving from Russia -- post cards carrying strange code-like notation. Illustrated with game diagrams and overflowing with privileged lore from the world's great chess clubs, CHESS TO ENJOY is as instructive as it is engaging." . First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition./Very Good DJ ...
ISBN10: 0812823311, ISBN13: 9780812823318, [publisher: Stein and Day, New York] Hardcover First Edition The fun side of chess. Drawing Masters and Other Artists, I Resign and OtherFamous Words; Music, Fantasy, and War; Copycats;Openings and Closings; and more. 227 pp. [Kenilworth, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1978]
ISBN10: 0812823311, ISBN13: 9780812823318, [publisher: UNKNO] Hardcover May contain writing, notes, highlighting, bends or folds. Text is readable, book is clean, and pages and cover mostly intact. May show normal wear and tear. Item may be missing CD. May include library marks. [Carlstadt, NJ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1978]
ISBN10: 0812823311, ISBN13: 9780812823318, [publisher: UNKNO] Hardcover Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. [Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1978]
ISBN10: 0812823311, ISBN13: 9780812823318, [publisher: UNKNO] Hardcover Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.95 [AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1978]
Scarborough House, Date: 1978. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1978. Scarborough House ISBN 0812823311 9780812823318 [US]
UNKNO 1978 Hardcover Pages and cover are intact. Used book in good and clean conditions. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks.
ISBN10: 0812823311, ISBN13: 9780812823318, [publisher: New York : Stein And Day] Hardcover First Edition Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 227 pages; Description: 227 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Subjects: Chess. Chess--Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, etc. 1 Kg. [New York, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1978]
227 pages with diagrams and index. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's quarter black cloth with gilt lettering to spine over brown boards with faux gilt signature to cover in original pictorial jacket. First edition. Even if Bobby Fischer did fall asleep in his game with Grandmaster Arthur Bisguier, chess is no sedate sport. Here are stories of famous grandmasters who were two-fisted drinkers, of a threatened queen leading to a fist-fight and a broken rib, and a chubby young Czech champion falling out of his chair. Condition: back head edge bumped and lightly chipped. Jacket spine head chipped else very good in like jacket. Date: 1979. Stein and Day ISBN 0812823311 9780812823318 [US]
ISBN10: 0812823311, ISBN13: 9780812823318, [publisher: Stein and Day, New York] Hardcover First Edition 227 pages with diagrams and index. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's quarter black cloth with gilt lettering to spine over brown boards with faux gilt signature to cover in original pictorial jacket. First edition. Even if Bobby Fischer did fall asleep in his game with Grandmaster Arthur Bisguier, chess is no sedate sport. Here are stories of famous grandmasters who were two-fisted drinkers, of a threatened queen leading to a fist-fight and a broken rib, and a chubby young Czech champion falling out of his chair. Condition: back head edge bumped and lightly chipped. Jacket spine head chipped else very good in like jacket. [Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1979]
Chess To Enjoy by Andy Soltis first editionhardcoverPublisher:Stein And Day, Date: 1978Condition: Very Good - writing on a couple of pages 1978. Stein And Day ISBN 0812823311 9780812823318 [US]
ISBN10: 0812823311, ISBN13: 9780812823318, [publisher: Stein and Day, NY] Hardcover First Edition "A king's treasury of chess stories and unusual games and problems of budding masters, sideline kibitzers, and rainy-Sunday-afternoon beginners." - sub-title. Cute dedication: "To Marcy, without whom this book would have been finished six months ago." Much text and a nice selection of lightly annotated games. Descriptive chess notation. Diagrams. Index. of Players. 227 pages. When I bought the book years ago, it had a mylar book jacket cover installed. The book has neither wear nor defects. The lettering is as bright as the day the book was published. No owners' marks. The book will be sent to you well packed in a box. [Wesley Chapel, FL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1978]
ISBN10: 0812823311, ISBN13: 9780812823318, [publisher: UNKNO] Hardcover Buy with confidence! Book is in good condition with minor wear to the pages, binding, and minor marks within [Amherst, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1978]
ISBN10: 0812823311, ISBN13: 9780812823318, [publisher: Stein and Day, New York , NY] Hardcover First Edition First edition 1978, first printing. Hardcover/DJ. Condition as new inside, square and tight book, no edgewear, sharp corners, no names no underlinings no highlights, no bent page corners, slight foxing on edges only, not a reminder. DJ as new, bright and shiny, no edgewear, no chips no tears, price not clipped. 8vo, 227 pages, index [Livingston, NJ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1978]
ISBN10: 0812823311, ISBN13: 9780812823318, [publisher: UNKNO] Hardcover New. Fast Shipping and good customer service [Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1978]
UNKNO, Date: 1978-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1978. UNKNO ISBN 0812823311 9780812823318 [US]
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