The Chess Player's Compendium. A Practical Guide to the Openings. Fifth Edition with a New Supplement by Alfred Emery. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN ORIGINAL CLOTH
by COOK William
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Frank Hollings,, 1910. Roy. 8vo., Fifth Edition, with title in red and black, and very numerous chess tables throughout, free endpapers lightly browned; original pictorial green cloth, upper board framed and blocked in white and black and lettered in gilt, lower board blocked in white and black, gilt back, backstrip mildly faded (but all lettering entirely legible), covers lightly age-marked else a very good, crisp, clean copy. With publisher's advertisements at front and rear. This edition contains an additional 31 pages of examples from games played 1902-1910. SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Betts 13-67.
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- Bookseller
- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15005
- Title
- The Chess Player's Compendium. A Practical Guide to the Openings. Fifth Edition with a New Supplement by Alfred Emery. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN ORIGINAL CLOTH
- Author
- COOK William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frank Hollings,
- Date Published
- 1910
- Keywords
- sporting, chess, sports, pastimes, games, board games, william cook
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