New York, NY: Dover Publications, Inc., 1970. 350 pp. Original black cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding very bright and clean. Property stamp on front and rear blank endpaper. DJ lightly soiled w/ mild edge wear. Edges a bit sunned. Illust. w/ b/w diagrams. Contents nice.. First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 21243FUNC
Title: AN ABC OF CHESS PROBLEMS
Author: Rice, John M
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Very Good+
Edition: First U.S. Edition
ISBN 10: 0571086721
ISBN 13: 9780571086726
Publisher: Dover Publications, Inc.
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Date Published: 1970
Keywords: FUN GAMES CHESS PROBLEMS TECHNIQUES STRATEGY HISTORY
Bookseller catalogs: Fun - Chess;
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Good+: A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.