The Immortal Games of Capablanca
by Fred Reinfeld
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Collectible; Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Waccabuc, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Horowitz and Harkness, 1942. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. NICELY INSCRIBED ("A terrible substitute for the principal of this book, but my autograph will have to do in a pinch") BY RENOWNED CHESS AUTHOR, INTERNATIONAL MASTER, NEW YORK TIMES CHESS COLUMNIST AND OWNER AND EDITOR OF CHESS REVIEW, I.A. HOROWITZ (WHO ALSO PUBLISHED THIS COLLECTION). A sharp, well-preserved copy to boot of the 1942 1st edition of this impressive collection of 113 of Jose Capablanca's greatest games. Clean and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine crown. Octavo, 239 pgs. "Font-Sherman Chess Collection" (from the library of well-known chess collector Jose Font) stamp at the front pastedown and Jose Font's signature at the second free endpaper.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8908
- Title
- The Immortal Games of Capablanca
- Author
- Fred Reinfeld
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible; Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Horowitz and Harkness
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1942
- Keywords
- rare Chess books, rare IA Horowitz, rare Capablanca
- Bookseller catalogs
- chess;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...