London: Charles Knight, 1833. Cloth. 12mo. 249pp. Light discoloration & soiling to covers; small sticker remnants to spine; light bumping to spine ends & cover corners; front joint split 2 1/4". From the Library of Entertaining Knowledge series.
Belgrade: Sahovski Informator, 1981. Hardcover. 487 pp., 8vo. Hardcover in dj. "Encyclopedia of the Chess Openings 2" Text in multiple languages, mostly Croation. But majority of textblock made up of annotated chess games. Light shelfwear & soiling to boards & spine. Binding sturdy. Some soiling to textblock edges. Interior very.....
Beverly Hills, CA: Litton Industries. Paperback. 40 pp., 12mo. Stapled booklet. A small collection of puzzles, illustrated w/ quaint wood-cuts. Light foxing, soiling & wear to covers; some light creases to front cover. Binding sturdy. Foxing to textblock edges & scattered faintly to very clean interior.
Philadelphia: H.C. Peck & Theo. Bliss, 1853. Cloth. 288 pp., lg. 12mo. Cloth. Rubbing to boards; sunning to spine. Po inscription to fpd & rpd w/ few sm. pencil marks. Light soiling scattered to textblock but pgs generally cleanr & binding sturdy. Full title: The Book of Parlour Games; Comprising.....
London: George Johnson, 1921. Cloth. 16mo. 32 pp. Rebound with original front cover laid on (binding from a different book used - this work pasted in between old end-papers). Small sticker to fpd, former owner's name to ffep erased vigorously with small tear, half-title (from other work) erased. Title on.....
New York: Springer-Verlag, 1977. Cloth. 8vo. 217 pp. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped and worn. Light rubbing to covers. Foxing to top fore-edge. Otherwise book is fresh and clean.
New York: Springer-Verlag, 1977. Cloth. 8vo. 217 pp. Light wear to edges, small stain to front cover. Analysis of human chess skill, the complexities of teaching a computer how to play, history of computer chess tournaments.
New York: Dover, 1975. Wraps. 8vo. 498 pp. "A alphabetical guide to the repetoire, literature and terminology of magic and magicians, with 392 illustrations." Illustrated front cover. Soiling and light rubbing to covers and spine. Light sunning to spine. Rubbing and bumping to spine ends and corners. Rubbing to edges.....
Colon, Michigan: Abbott's Magic Novelty Co., 1945. Boards. 8vo. 498 pp. Cover has some marks and fading at edges. Hinges slightly cracked.
London: T. and J. Allman, 1818. Cloth. 2mo. 239 pp. Brown cloth with gilt text to spine. Some scuffing and soiling to boards. Dampstain to fpd, front endleaves and frontispiece. Names of 2 previous owners, both in brown ink, to flyleaf & title pg. Some foxing and soiling scattered throughout.....
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1943. Hardcover. Unpaginated, 12mo. Hardcover in dj. Light shelfwear & soiling to boards & spine; slight cocking to spine but binding very sturdy. Moderate foxing/browning to pds & eps, penciled answers & marginalia scattered to very clean interior. Moderate wear w/ chipping, tears (spine bottom.....
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1944. Hardcover. Unpaginated, 12mo. Hardcover. Light shelfwear & soiling to boards & spine; slight discoloration to front board along bottom edge. Slight cocking to spine but binding very sturdy. Light browning to eps, & penciled answers scattered throughout mostly clean textblock.
London: 1764. First edition. Hardcover. 148+ pp., sm 8vo. Hardcover w/ black leather corners & spine. First edition. Extra-illustrated at rear w/ prints & articles re chess. Together w/ short & plain instructions by which anyone may easily play at it without the help of a teacher. Mild scuffing, moderate.....
Medford, MA: Hank Lee's Magic Factory, 2000. Paperback. 511 pp, 4to. Paperback. Lightly shelfworn, lt. soil to back cover and textblock. Interior clean, binding tight. 25th anniversary catalog. B&w illustrations.
Milford, CT: Russell Enterprises, Inc., 2010. Paperback. 128 pp, 8vo. Paperback. Minor shelfwear, else fine. Clean and tight. Includes the 1921 World Chess Championship Match, annotated by Jose Raul Capablanca. Foreword by Andy Soltis.
New York and Avenel, NJ: Wings Books, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. 161 pp., 8vo. Hardcover in dj. First edition. Tips & advice for equipment, techniques, special shots, practicing & competing. Including a special section on the art of pool hustling. Light cocking to spine but binding very sturdy. Textblock clean.....
Delaware, Ohio: Cooperative Recreation Service, Inc., 1939. Paperback. 30 pp., 12mo. Paperback. Slight scuffing, soiling & creasing to covers. Very light creasing scattered to mostly clean & crisp textblock.
London. Cloth. 12mo. 158 pp. Corners bumped and worn, 3" tear to joint, crease to spine, wear to spine ends, soiling, gilt rubbed to spine. Some occasional finger soil to text. Examples of charades acted out. With illustrations.
Kansas City: A.M. Wilson, 1916. Magazine. 4to. From page 188 -204. Front cover detached. Wear and some tearing to stapled edges of covers. The official organ of the Society of American Magicians.
