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AMERICA'S CHESS HERITAGE. From Benjamin Franklin To Bobby Fischer--and Beyond.
by Korn, Walter
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/very good
- ISBN 10
- 0679132007
- ISBN 13
- 9780679132004
- Seller
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Deerfield, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: David McKay Company, Inc, (1978). first edition, first printing. hardcover. Fine/very good. Octavo, blue cloth covers, 302 pages. Includes general index, and index of games . Dust jacket spine a tad sunned, else Very Good. Advance copy with publicity sheet laid in. Also laid in are a few hand-written comments by a prominent computer chess programmer, on the back of a Vogelback punch card (unpunched).
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- Bookseller
- Alkahest Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000015473
- Title
- AMERICA'S CHESS HERITAGE. From Benjamin Franklin To Bobby Fischer--and Beyond.
- Author
- Korn, Walter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition, first printing
- ISBN 10
- 0679132007
- ISBN 13
- 9780679132004
- Publisher
- David McKay Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- (1978)
- Keywords
- Games, Strategy
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About the Seller
Alkahest Books
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Deerfield, Illinois
About Alkahest Books
Alkahest Books was established in1984. We started as an open shop on Central St. in Evanston, IL, and sold books there until 2002 and later were part of Chicago Rare Book Center which closed in 2017. We are members of the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association, and IOBA and sell both online and at book fairs. International customers should ask for a shipping quote before ordering as the rates given are only for smaller books.
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