Items related to Chess to Enjoy / Andy Soltis
- PublisherNew York : Stein And Day
- Publication date1978
- ISBN 10 0812823311
- ISBN 13 9780812823318
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages227
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Chess to Enjoy
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Stein and Day A Scarbrough Book, New York, 1978
ISBN 10: 0812823311
ISBN 13: 9780812823318
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Soft cover
First Edition
Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 227+[1 ad] pages with diagrams and index. Octavo (8" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. First edition. Chess is supposed to be fun. Here then is a king's treasure of insiders' chess stories, unusual problems and annotated games, dedicated to that proposition. The reader will find tales of famous grandmasters who were two-fisted drinkers, of a threatened queen leading to a fight and a broken rib, of police interrogations of a world chess champion because he was receiving post cards from Russia carrying code like notations. Condition. Light edge wear with bumped, rubbed and creased corners else very good. Seller Inventory # BSC0698
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Chess to Enjoy
Published by
Stein and Day, New York, 1978
ISBN 10: 0812823311
ISBN 13: 9780812823318
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Soft cover
First Edition
Seller: WTP Books, Kenilworth, IL, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The fun side of chess. Drawing Masters and Other Artists, I Resign and OtherFamous Words; Music, Fantasy, and War; Copycats;Openings and Closings; and more. 227 pp. Seller Inventory # 003412
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Chess to enjoy
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Condition: Acceptable. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00070697985
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Chess to Enjoy
Published by
Stein and Day, New York, 1978
ISBN 10: 0812823311
ISBN 13: 9780812823318
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: WTP Books, Kenilworth, IL, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The fun side of chess. Drawing Masters and Other Artists, I Resign and OtherFamous Words; Music, Fantasy, and War; Copycats;Openings and Closings; and more. 227 pp. Seller Inventory # 003207
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Chess to Enjoy
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Stein and Day, Publishers, New York:, 1978
ISBN 10: 0812823311
ISBN 13: 9780812823318
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good DJ (price clipped). Ternay, Bill (jacket design) (illustrator). First Edition. New York:: Stein and Day, Publishers, 1978. A square, tight copy. Sharp corners. Small ink mark on top edge (remainder mark?). The Dust Jacket is bright and shiny. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. First printing with "First Published in 1978" so stated on the copyright page. Illustrated with chess board diagrams throughout. Index. Bound in the original brown boards with a black spine lettered in shiny gold. From the Dust Jacket: "A king's treasury of chess stories and unusual games and problems for budding masters, sideline kibitzers, and rainy-Sunday-afternoon beginners. [The book is filled with] unusual problems and annotated games dedicated to the proposition that chess is supposed to be fun. Here are stories of famous grandmasters who were two fisted drinkers, of a threatened queen leading to a fight and a broken rib, and a chubby young Czech champion falling out of his chair. The New York police once questioned World Chess Champion Steinitz after they intercepted post cards he was receiving from Russia -- post cards carrying strange code-like notation. Illustrated with game diagrams and overflowing with privileged lore from the world's great chess clubs, CHESS TO ENJOY is as instructive as it is engaging." . First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition./Very Good DJ (price clipped). Illus. by Ternay, Bill (jacket design). 8vo. (vi), 227pp. Seller Inventory # 007911
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Chess to Enjoy / Andy Soltis
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New York : Stein And Day, 1978
ISBN 10: 0812823311
ISBN 13: 9780812823318
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First Edition
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
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First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 227 pages; Description: 227 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Subjects: Chess. Chess--Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, etc. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 56538
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Chess to Enjoy / Andy Soltis
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New York : Stein And Day, 1978
ISBN 10: 0812823311
ISBN 13: 9780812823318
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
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First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 227 pages; Description: 227 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Subjects: Chess. Chess--Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, etc. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 56538
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Chess to Enjoy
Published by
Stein and Day, New York, 1979
ISBN 10: 0812823311
ISBN 13: 9780812823318
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 227 pages with diagrams and index. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's quarter black cloth with gilt lettering to spine over brown boards with faux gilt signature to cover in original pictorial jacket. First edition. Even if Bobby Fischer did fall asleep in his game with Grandmaster Arthur Bisguier, chess is no sedate sport. Here are stories of famous grandmasters who were two-fisted drinkers, of a threatened queen leading to a fist-fight and a broken rib, and a chubby young Czech champion falling out of his chair. Condition: back head edge bumped and lightly chipped. Jacket spine head chipped else very good in like jacket. Seller Inventory # BSC0227
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Ehcss to Enjoy
Published by
Stein and Day, NY, 1978
ISBN 10: 0812823311
ISBN 13: 9780812823318
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Allen F. Wright, Wesley Chapel, FL, U.S.A.
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Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine +. First Edition. "A king's treasury of chess stories and unusual games and problems of budding masters, sideline kibitzers, and rainy-Sunday-afternoon beginners." - sub-title. Cute dedication: "To Marcy, without whom this book would have been finished six months ago." Much text and a nice selection of lightly annotated games. Descriptive chess notation. Diagrams. Index. of Players. 227 pages. When I bought the book years ago, it had a mylar book jacket cover installed. The book has neither wear nor defects. The lettering is as bright as the day the book was published. No owners' marks. The book will be sent to you well packed in a box. Seller Inventory # 0003626
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Chess to enjoy
Published by
Stein and Day, New York , NY, 1978
ISBN 10: 0812823311
ISBN 13: 9780812823318
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: monobooks, Waterford, MI, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. First edition 1978, first printing. Hardcover/DJ. Condition as new inside, square and tight book, no edgewear, sharp corners, no names no underlinings no highlights, no bent page corners, slight foxing on edges only, not a reminder. DJ as new, bright and shiny, no edgewear, no chips no tears, price not clipped. 8vo, 227 pages, index. Seller Inventory # 002842
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