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

Moscow: Murad Ammanazarov, 1996. Pb, 190pp. Good, light wear, foxing/speckling along edge of page block, contents clean. Preface in English, Russian, German and Spanish. In three main sections : an overview of the Anti-Meran in compact table form; over 140 selected games with Informator-style notes (the bulk of the book); Typical positions with solutions.. Soft Cover.

Llandysul: Gomer Press, 1998. Hb, xvi + 272pp, colour photos. Signed by author " Best wishes Grahame Lloyd" on title page. Good+ in a Good+ dj which has only marginal wear. Faint tanning to page edges. Account and celebration of Glamorgan CCC's successful season in 1997 when they became county cricket champions.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Beverwijk: Hoogoven-Tournooiclub, 1955. In Dutch. Hb, re-bound, retaining original covers within, 59pp, b/w portrait. VG(-), tanned title page, contents clean. Includes: introduction; round-by-round commentary; games of the top group without notes plus 3-4 games with annotations; a few games from the Reserve group; a couple of articles. Milic was the winner ahead of Bouwmeester and Donner in a field of 10.. Hard Cover. Very Good.

Mitchell Beazley, 2007. Hb, horizontal format, viii + 200pp. Foreward by Jamie Oliver. VG with clean contents in Good dj which has light edge creasing. Italian recipes from the Australian celebrity chef, also known as an associate of Jamie Oliver (at River Cafe and later as Head Chef for Fifteen in London and Melbourne). Examples include Squid stuffed with Ricotta, Breadcrumbs, Chilli & Marjoram; Spaghetti cooked in a bag with Clams, Agritti, Chilli & Chardonnay; Potato Gnocchi with Prosciutto & Sage Butter; Veal cutlets with Fontina alla mountain style; Bomboloni (Italian dougnuts).. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.

Edinburgh: The Saint Andrew Press, 1987. Three volumes in the series of revised editions. Each is a small Pb, Good to Good+, clean contents, one volume has slightly yellowed covers. They range in length from 193pp to 283pp. The author gives his own translation of a passage for each day's study followed by a commentary, with practical relevance.. Soft Cover. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1990. Hb, 232pp, b/w photos. VG with clean contents in VG dj. The 100 most memorable county cricket matches played between 1890-1989, with full scorecard, original reports, introduction, contemporary photos.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Studio Vista, 1971. Hb, 176pp, b/w photos. Good+ in Good+ dj which has sunned spine. Slight page tanning, clean contents. Critical survey of the bands and bandleaders of the 1910s to '40s, exploring musical development/arrangements and also the social and economic contexts and the venues and media forms. Includes lesser-known names and in addition to the United States and Britain, also looks at dance bands in France, Germany and elsewhere in Europe.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Cadogan, 1994. Pb, 121pp. VG(-), marginal wear, clean contents. Examines typical danger signals during a chess game and players' inability to recognize them - whether they be related to an opponent, a position or thought process - and suggesst ways of improving awareness as well as the use of deceptive techniques against an opponent.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

London: Everyman, 2010. Pb, 304pp. Fair+, creased spine, light cover wear, approx. 5 pages have brief highlighting. As with other titles in this series, explores lesser-known variations.. Soft Cover.

London: Everyman, 2009. Pb, 224pp. Good+, previous owner's name on inside front cover but otherwise very good. Looks at less-explored variations, with options for both White and Black. Includes coverage of 3 h3, the Leningrad Christmas Tree variation, and lines for the Classical variation, amongst others.. Soft Cover. Good.

London: Nicholas Brealey, 1999. Pb, xii + 357 pp. G+, clean, tight copy with light edgewear to covers. Updated paperback edition. Examines the world of management consulting, looking at blue-chip firms such as McKinsey, Bain and the Boston Consulting Group. "An engrossing, credible analysis of the influence and perils of the advice trade. Especially compelling are...the chapters on the influence of consulting (especially in healthcare), corruptibility (specifically, in the Guiness stock-manipulation case of the late 1980's) and apparent willingness to do what the authors call a company's dirty work". (New York Times).. Soft Cover.

London: Everyman, 2009. Pb, 272pp. Good+, marginal wear to one corner, clean contents. Explores lesser-known lines for the King's Indian with options for both sides.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Schweiberdingen: Schachverlag Kania, 2003. In German. Hb, laminated pictorial covers, no dj, 224pp. Good+. Previous owner's name on inside front cover but otherwise very good. Includes 44 analysed games. Contents: Important strategic and tactical motifs; Black plays . . . Nbd7; Black plays . . . Nc6; Black plays an early . . . b7-b6; Black plays an early . . . c5-c4; Black avoids the Colle-Koltanowski system.. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Zurich: Olms, 1996. In German. Hb, laminated pictorial covers, 142pp, b/w photos. Good. 1cm tear to top of spine, contents clean. Round-by-round commentary and games, many with annotations or summaries, of the 1995 chess tournaments held in Horgen, Switzerland. Kramnik and Ivanchuk were joint winners of the Credit Suisse Masters, ahead of Ehlvest, Short and Kasparov in a field of 11. Almasi won the Credis-GM tournament, ahead of Hodgson in a field of 10.. Hard Cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Zurich: Olms, 1983. In German. Hb, xvi + 159pp + (3). VG clean copy in a VG dj. Reprint of the 1928 work. Coverage of the 1927 Kecskemet chess tournament, including 146 annotated games, account of the tournament, extensive openings survey. Alekhine was the winner of the main group A, ahead of Steiner and Nimzowitsch, while Tartakower was the winner of the second group. Figurine algebaric notation.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Berlin: Sportverlag, 1960. In German. Hb, 256pp. Fair in a Fair dj which has several tears and edgewear. Pages heavily tanned, presentation sticker of the British Chess problem Society on inside front cover. Stories and verse, in which are embedded problems, short games and chess curiosities. With characters such as Ivan the Terrible, Potemkin and Tristan and Isolde amongst others. Approx. 80% narrative.. Hard Cover.

St Leonards on Sea: BCM In German. Pb, viii + 80pp. No date, est. 1967-68. Good+, slightly sunned/darkened spine and cover edges, contents clean. Reprint of the work originally published in 1864. Includes 85 games with brief notes, of the London 1982 chess tournament. Anderssen was the winner ahead of Paulsen and Owen in a field of 14.. Soft Cover.

Gottingen: Verlag Die Werkstatt, 2016. In German. Pb, 192pp. VG, clean contents. Chess anthology with games, anecdotes, problems, combinations, quotations.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

In German. Pb, 280pp, b/w photos. No bibliographic information mentioned. Modern reprint of the work first published in 1938. Good, light cover wear, crease along spine, clean contents. Includes 153 annotated games from the 1937 tournament held in Kemeri, Latvia. There were three joint winners: Reshevsky, Flohr and Petrovs, ahead of Alekhine and Keres in a field of 18. . Soft Cover. Good.

Vienna: F. Chlubna, 1995. In German. Pb, 160pp. Good, stamp of British Chess Problem Society Library on title page, slight corner wear, slight indent on fore edge of page block. A treatise on selfmates including 300 problems by various composers.. Soft Cover. Good.