The Principles of Chess in Theory and Practice: Fifth Edition Revised
by James Mason
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Ryde, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Field & Queen (Horace Cox) Ltd., 1111. Revised Edition . Hardcover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Frontispiece portrait of the author, many chess games illustrated. Firmly bound, faded and rubbed brown cloth boards with chess board design on the front, some handling wear including chipping at the top of the spine and a little bubbling on the front board, remains of a college library label on the first page, no publication date, is probably mid to late 19th century.
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- Bookseller
- Ryde Bookshop Limited (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 065109
- Title
- The Principles of Chess in Theory and Practice: Fifth Edition Revised
- Author
- James Mason
- Illustrator
- Frontispiece portrait of the author, many chess games illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Publisher
- The Field & Queen (Horace Cox) Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Pages
- 330
- Keywords
- chess, board games
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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Ryde Bookshop Limited
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Ryde, Isle of Wight
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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....