Search Results: Titles starting with B from Glynn's Books

British Chess Federation/Batsford Two BCF yearbooks. Each is Pb, 192pp-208pp, in VG clean condition with marginal wear. Includes BCF info, tournament reports with annotated games, reports on junior and women's chess, a general directory and more. The 1995 volume has game annotations by Flear and the 1996 volume by Chandler. (Individual volumes may be purchased for GBP 5 + postage - please email.). Soft Cover. Very Good.

British Chess Federation Four BCF year books. Each is Pb, 170pp-190pp. Good+ with clean contents except for 1992 which has inked notation on two pages and a split inner hinge. British tournament results ( mens, womens, juniors, correspondence, regional ), international results of British players, club and association directories, rules, awards, BCF accounts. ( Individual volumes may be purchased for GBP 4 + postage - please email).. Soft Cover. Good.

Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1973. Hb, (9) + 691pp, b/w photos. Good+ with clean contents in a Good+ dj which has only marginal wear. Detailed discography interwoven with biographical sections, plus over 40 photos, some from Benny Goodman's personal files.. Hard Cover. Good/Good.

Yorklyn, Delaware: Caissa Editions, 1991. Hb, red cloth, no dj (as published), 382pp, portrait frontis. Good, corners bumped, speckles along edge of page block, a section of pages have small creased corner, contents clean. Translated and edited by Adams with additional notes and material, from the Russian book by Nikolai Grekov. Includes background and 210 games with annotations from various sources including the players; Alekhine's "The Theoretical Value of the Baden Baden Tournament"; introductory articles by Tartakower, Tarrasch, Helms, and others. Alekhine was the winner, ahead of Rubinstein, Samisch and Bogoljubov in a stellar field of 21.. Hard Cover. Good.

Crowborough: Field Publishing, 1998. Hb, 140pp, b/w photos. Good+ in a VG dj. Very faint tanning/yellowing to page edges, contents clean. Traces the progress of the nine Test-playing countries as well as their records against each other and fresh statistical analysis of individual performances.. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good.

London: Grafton, 1990. Hb, 202pp, b/w photos. Good+ with clean contents in a VG dj. Couple of light marks along edge of page block. Traces the development of cricket radio broadcasting since its origins in Australia in 1922, the synthetic broadcasts by cable ( involving commentators providing their own sound effects), the great " ad libbers" such as Howard Marshall, broadcasting techniques across the world, and including many first-hand reminiscences from personalities such as John Arlott, E.W. Swanton and Alan McGilvray.. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good.

Ramsbury: Crowood, 2001. Pb, 127pp, b/w illustrations. Ex-library copy with catalogue number on spine and usual stamps. In Good+, condition. Practical introduction to flying a hot-air balloon. Covers: workings of a hot-air balloon, equipment, instrumentation; instruction on flying, fuel managemment, landing; art of retrieving; attending events and displays; advanced ballooning; advice on Air Law.. Soft Cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Kettering: Index, 2003. Hb, 208pp, colour illustrations. VG with clean contents in VG dj. 200 tried and tested recipes. examples include Chicken satay, Fish patties, Pirri-Pirri chicken, Thai meatball skewers, Baba ghannoush, Chickpea and silverbeet salad.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Self Published, 2001. Pb, approx. A4 sized, v + 87pp. Good, light cover wear/crease, clean contents. Includes 180 of the British composer's chess problems, from 1954 to 2001, interspersed with autobiographical anecdotes.. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

David McKay/Bell, 1973. Hb, xiv + 573pp. Good in a Good, price-clipped dj which has sunned spine and a mark on the back. Contents clean, light speckles along edge of page block. Classic, systematic reference manual on chess endings. Descriptive notation. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Prague: Prague Chess Agency, 1992. Hb, 305pp. VG with clean contents in VG(-) dj, small dent along spine. Manual of theoretical endgames.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cardoza, 2000. Pb, 144pp. VG(-), clean contents.. Soft Cover.

London: Batsford, 1989. Pb, viii + 413pp. Good+, marginal wear, clean contents. Second edition of this single-volume openings encyclopedia.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Batsford, 2005. Pb, 304pp. VG clean copy. Chess reference which includes entertaining facts and figures, annotated games and biographical details.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

London: Batsford, 1976. Pb, 168pp. Good, spine sunned, laminate at base peeling a little, contents clean. Chapters cover: Ruy Lopez; Other King-side open games; Sicilian; French; Other defences to 1 P-K4; QGD; QGA; Nimzo-Indian; Queen's Indian; KID; Benoni; Other defences to 1 P-Q4; Other openings.. Soft Cover. Good.

Batsford Four volumes in the series, with a slight change in name, published between 1975 and 1978. Each is Pb, around 150-210pp, Good, clean contents but with sunned/darkened covers. Each book includes a review of the year's chess events, a selection of annotated games, results tables for international and national events, disasters of the year, FIDE rating list. In the 1977/8 volume, Euwe wrote the year's review while Miles annotated the Games section. Algebraic. . Soft Cover. Good.

London: Batsford, 1993. Pb, 448pp. Good, slight wear, clean contents. Comprehensive text covering all types of practical endgame play, with numerous examples from grandmaster games. Organized into Basic Mates, Pawn Endings, Knight Endings, Bishop Endings, Rook Endings, Queen Endings, with sub-divisions and variations of material within.. Soft Cover. Good.

London: Batsford, 1990. Hb, large 4to, 249pp, b/w photos. Signed by chessplayer and author Raymond Keene with inscription to previous owner. VG in Good dj which has a corner chip. Contents clean other than inscription. Includes chess biographies, tournament accounts and results tables, over 100 greatest games, chess terms and explanations.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Cadogan, 1995. Two books of classic chess games, both Pb reprints by Cadogan, Good with tanning to page edges, clean contents. Descriptive notation. 1) Battles Royal by Coles- 155pp. 50 annotated games by players, from McDonnell-Labourdonnais, London 1834 up to Smyslov-Katetov, Moscow-Prague 1946. 2) 100 Chess Gems by Wenman. 100 master games with breif notes and many featuring the King's Gambit.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1991. Pb, 142 pp, b/w photos. Good, back corner dent, previous owner's name on inside front cover. History of the famous British chess tournament, from its inauguration in 1895 to the 1989/90 event. Includes a selection of the finest games with annotations from various sources, photos, and an appendix of tournament results.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.