BOOK OF THE INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT HELD AT THE MANHATTAN CHESS CLUB NEW YORK 1948-49
by Kmoch, Hans (With Annotations, Analysis, General History of the Tournament and Round by Round Commentary)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
-
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Brooklyn, NY: Albert S. Pinkus, 1950. 130 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Spine and top edge of rear panel a bit sunned. Binding lightly rubbed. Previous owner's bookplate on front paste-down. Illust. w/ b/w plates. Contents nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Reviews
On Apr 18 2011, Bowlusmike said:
This is truly a pleasure to read. Great purchase.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19106FUNC
- Title
- BOOK OF THE INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT HELD AT THE MANHATTAN CHESS CLUB NEW YORK 1948-49
- Author
- Kmoch, Hans (With Annotations, Analysis, General History of the Tournament and Round by Round Commentary)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Publisher
- Albert S. Pinkus
- Place of Publication
- Brooklyn, NY
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- FUN GAMES CHESS STRATEGY PLAYERS TECHNIQUES CHESS GAMES TOURNAMENTS INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT MANHATTAN CHESS CLUB NEW YORK 1948 1949 HISTORY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fun - Chess;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
Biblio member since 2007
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
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- 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....
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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