BRITISH CHESS
by Matthews Kenneth
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
London: Collins, 1946. First Edition. With 4 colour plates and 24 black and white illustrations. 8vo, bound in the original publisher's illustrated boards, and with the colour dustjacket. 47 pp. A copy in very fine condition but for a small indented blemish at the spine panel, the jacket with just a bit of age evidence. FIRST EDITION. FROM THE BRITAIN IN PICTURES SERIES. "Mr. Matthews brings out all the art and profundity of the game, which he calls 'the pure form of the intellectual struggle.' He traces the history of chess in Britain and gives the scores of half-a-dozen famous games. So clear and dramatic is the narrative that even the non-player will follow it with fascinated attention.
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- Bookseller
- Buddenbrooks, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32545
- Title
- BRITISH CHESS
- Author
- Matthews Kenneth
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1946
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About the Seller
Buddenbrooks, Inc.
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Newburyport, Massachusetts
About Buddenbrooks, Inc.
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