Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: very good(+). Dust Jacket Condition: very good(+). First. Illustrated throughout. 409 pages. 8vo, green boards with yellow lettering, pictorial d.w. (slightly edgeworn and mis-aligned). New York: Simon & Schuster, (1979). First American Edition. Pages and outer page edges are rather toned, still a very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Translated from the Russian by Hanon W. Russell. Seller Inventory # 316300
Seller: johnson rare books & archives, ABAA, Covina, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine. First Edition. The first edition in English, translated from the Russian by Hanon W. Russell. Tactical guide analyzing more than 200 mating combinations. Tal (1936-92), a Soviet Latvian chess grandmaster and the eighth World Chess Champion, played in an attacking and combinatorial style, and was known for improvisation and unpredictability. Octavo: [ii], 408, [1, blank], [1], [1, blank] pp. Original sea green cloth binding, with yellow-stamped titling. Typical light toning to the contents, with the publisher's ink logo stamp to the bottom edge. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with just the slightest hint of edgewear. Seller Inventory # 80781
Seller: Archer's Used and Rare Books, Kent, OH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Dust Jacket spine sunned, 1/2" razor slit. Dust Jacket in mylar guard. Typical browning pp. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Games & Magic; Chess; ISBN: 0671242628. ISBN/EAN: 9780671242626. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 24644. Seller Inventory # 24644
Seller: Book Alley, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Good in Good dust Jacket. Jacket has some wear to edges, tanning of interior. Used with tanning of pages, crease on last 2 pages, few small faint stains on top edge of pages, wear but is still in solid reading condition. Pasadena's finest new and used bookstore since 1992. Seller Inventory # mon0000630932