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CHESS AND CHECKERS The Way to Mastership Complete Instructions for the Beginner, Valuable Suggestions for the Advanced Player by Lasker, Edward - 1918

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CHESS AND CHECKERS The Way to Mastership Complete Instructions for the  Beginner, Valuable Suggestions for the Advanced Player by Lasker, Edward - 1918

CHESS AND CHECKERS The Way to Mastership Complete Instructions for the Beginner, Valuable Suggestions for the Advanced Player

by Lasker, Edward

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New York London: D. Appleton & Company. Fair. 1918. Leather. This appears to be Lasker's personal copy. Inscribed and signed by someone on second endpaper: "To- Marie Louise (an excellent chess player) From Edward Lasker". Handwriting does not match examples of Lasker's handwriting found elsewhere. Edward Lasker's bookplate of himself and Mischa Elman on third endpaper, with "and Mischa Elman ax Chess" handwritten at the bottom. Printed on the bookplate, in tiny letters, is "Was die Musik für die Seele, Ist das Schach für den Verstand". Pebbled leather covers with marbled endpapers and all edges gilt. Gilt author/title on spine and front cover. Heavy wear to the extremities, especially the corners and top of spine. Covers curled. Pages lightly browned. Strong smoke odor to the pages; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; xvi, 284 pages .
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  • Publisher D. Appleton & Company
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  • Date Published 1918

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Chess and Checkers, the Way to Mastership. Complete Instructions for the Beginner, Valuable Suggestions for the Advanced Player.

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Halcyon House. Very Good+. 1948. Hardcover. Minor wear to extremities of spine, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. Classic text on the subject, much reprinted. This is the original 1948 edition, NOT a modern reprint. Hardcover. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 284 pages. M4 .
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Chess and Checkers, the Way to Mastership. Complete Instructions for the Beginner, Valuable Suggestions for the Advanced Player

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by Lasker, Edward, 1885-1981

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Garden City, N. Y. , Halcyon House, 1948. New rev.ed. Hardback. Near fine in the original title-blocked cloth with pictorial. Panel edges and spinal band slightly dust-toned as with age. Spinal band slighty nicked. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. ; 284 pages; Description: xvi, 284p. Illus. 20 cm. Subjects: Chess. Checkers.
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Garden City, N. Y. , Halcyon House, 1948. New rev. ed. Hardback. Near fine in the original title-blocked cloth with pictorial. Spinal band very slightly dust-toned as with age. Spinal band slightly nicked. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. ; 284 pages; Description: xvi, 284p. Illus. 20 cm. Subjects: Chess. Checkers.
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Chess and Checkers, the Way to Mastership. Complete Instructions for the Beginner, Valuable Suggestions for the Advanced Player

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Garden City, N. Y. , Halcyon House, 1948. New Rev. Edition. Hardback. Near fine in the original title-blocked cloth with pictorial. Panel edges and spinal band slightly dust-toned as with age. Spinal band very slightly nicked. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. ; 284 pages; Description: xvi, 284p. Illus. 20 cm. Subjects: Chess. Checkers.
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Chess and Checkers, the Way to Mastership. Complete Instructions for the Beginner, Valuable Suggestions for the Advanced Player

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Garden City, N. Y. , Halcyon House, 1948. New revised edition. Hardback. Near fine in the original titloth. Panel edges very slightly dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. ; 284 pages; Description: xvi, 284 p. Illus. 20 cm. Subjects: Chess. Checkers. Mastership --Chess --Checkers.
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Chess and Checkers, the Way to Mastership. Complete Instructions for the Beginner, Valuable...

Chess and Checkers, the Way to Mastership. Complete Instructions for the Beginner, Valuable Suggestions for the Advanced Player

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New York, London, D. Appleton And Company, 1936. 1936 Edition. Hardback. Near fine in the original title-blocked cloth. Panel edges very slightly dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. ; 284 pages; Description: xvi, 284 p. Illus. 20 cm. Subjects: Chess. Checkers. Mastership --Chess --Checkers.
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Chess and Checkers, the Way to Mastership. Complete Instructions for the Beginner, Valuable...

Chess and Checkers, the Way to Mastership. Complete Instructions for the Beginner, Valuable Suggestions for the Advanced Player

by Lasker, Edward (1885-1981)

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New York, London, D. Appleton And Company, 1932. 1932 Edition. Hardback. Near fine in the original title-blocked cloth. Panel edges very slightly dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. ; 284 pages; Description: xvi, 284 p. Illus. 20 cm. Subjects: Chess. Checkers. Mastership --Chess --Checkers.
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