Bishop endings (Contemporary chess endings) by Yuri Averbakh - 1977

London: Batsford, 1977. Hb, viii + 167pp. Good in a Good+ price-clipped dj which has faint yellowing at edges. Endpapers slightly browned, contents clean, light foxing along edge of page block. Fourth volume in Averbakh's series on the endgame translated into English with 370 examples of Bishop endgames. Chapters broadly organized into: Bishop v. Pawns, Bishops of the same colour and Bishops of opposite colour. Descriptive notation.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

B.T. Batsford Limited, 1977. As is due to cover quite bumped/torn at the bottom edges; gilt lettering on spine; dustjacket lightly rubbed/bumped/soiled, very lightly sunned, corners/edges/spine ends quite rubbed/bumped, one very large chip at bottom spine end/bottom edge of the rear flap, several chips/tears at the corners/edges/spine ends, one large chip at the bottom corner of the front flap; cover quite rubbed/bumped/soiled, bottom edges quite bumped/torn near the center; edges very lightly rubbed/bumped, lightly sunned/soiled; interior lightly age-toned throughout, light pencil erasure at the top corner of the ffep, pastedowns/endpapers lightly bumped/very lightly soiled, minor marginalia in ink sparsely sprinkled throughout, top edges lightly bumped throughout at the gutter; binding tight; cover, edges and interior intact and clean, except where noted.. hardcover. Good/Good.

Batsford, 1977-02-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 2.2843 cent in x 22.3350 cent in x 14.4670 cent in.

U.S.A.: HarperCollins Distribution Services, 1977 HARDBACK BOOK AND DUST JACKET IN VERY GOOD CONDITION,FIRST ENGLISH TRANSLATION OFTHE RUSSIAN VERSION. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

London: B.T. Batsford Limited, 1977. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 167 pages. 370 diagrams. Index. Translated from the Russian. "By far the most complete work on bishop endgames ever published. Each of the 370 examples has its own diagram." - from dust jacket. Remainder dot on bottom edge otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A nice copy..

Batsford. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!