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hardcover. Condition: VeryGood. The dust jacket is missing. Library Rebound Hardcover Former library copy, may have usual markings.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE Standard-sized.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Standard-sized.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 223-[1 ad] pages with diagrams. octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Preface by Bruce Pandolifini and introduction by Adam Hart-Davis. First edition. Both an instruction book and an engaging meditation on the joys of chess, this is the final work by one of the most successful chess writers of all time. Irving Chernev blends anecdotes with his observations on inspiring moves and combinations by well- and lesser-known players, including Troitzky, Réti, Kasparyan, Benko, Kubbel, Rinck, Grigoriev, and many others. Each example is introduced with a cue ("White to play and win") and includes the composer's name, the date of its original publication if available, a clear diagram with an algebraic grid, and the winning variation presented in algebraic notion. Chernev's sparkling text is complemented by introductions by national Master Bruce Pandolfini and Adam Hart-Davis, an editor who worked with Chernev and who helped assemble this posthumous publication. Appropriate for players at every level, 200 Brilliant Endgames promises to assist chess enthusiasts in sharpening their endgame skills and to enhance their pleasure and satisfaction in the game. Condition: Light edge wear with gently bumped corners else better than very good.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. DETAILS: PAPERBACK, cover price $15.95, very good with light wear: note that this book has a very tight glued binding made to read not to save in pristine condition. YOKOMIZO, SEISHI. The devil's flute murders. London: Pushkin Vertigo, 2023, later printing number line ending in 2, 348pp., . Series: Detective Kindaichi Mysteries ; bk. 4 In 1947, Kindaichi is consulted by 20-something Mineko Tsubaki. Her father, Hidesuke, a flautist and composer, disappeared the previous spring, and his corpse was found six weeks later. The official verdict was that Hidesuke poisoned himself, but Mineko and her mother, who believe the corpse was misidentified, suspect he may still be alive. Kindaichi agrees to attend a divination session intended to summon the musician's spirit and confirm his demise, during which another member of the Tsubaki household is murdered. Now saddled with two cases, Kindaichi must suss out Tsubaki family secrets to prevent even more carnage. ISBN 9781782278849.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. hardback in very good+ condition in very good dust jacket.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. xxvi+314+[xv ad] pages with diagrams with diagrams. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. First published by David McKay 1963. These 25 chess games played between master and amateur were chosen, arranged, and annotated to help amateurs improve their games. What better way could the amateur have of learning to exploit the weak play of fellow amateurs than to study how a master would handle such situations? Selected by former World Chess Champion Max Euwe and Walter Meiden, a typical amateur player, the games point out graphically how the chess master takes advantage of characteristic errors of the amateur. In general, the games have been presented in order of the degree of skill of the amateur. The early games were played against beginners; later games, against "coffeehouse" players of various skill levels; the last games, against amateur "book" players. Each game, with commentary by Dr. Euwe, was chosen to illustrate a specific aspect of chess, from various openings to a number of typical chess situations. By carefully studying these games, the amateur player will learn how to recognize and avoid a variety of weak strategic and tactical moves. Dr. Euwe's helpful and informative commentary on each contest consists of a discussion of significant moves in the game, an analysis of the opening used and explanations of important chess concepts as they arise. Often, he includes a detailed analysis of tactical variations that might have been played as alternatives. The result is an indispensable aid for amateurs seeking to raise the quality of their games as well as a book that can be read with profit by chess players at every level of expertise. Condition: Edge wear else better than very good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. x+190 pages with diagrams. Small octavo (7aa 34" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Translated and edited by J Du Mont. Sixth printing. Judgment And Planning In Chess focuses on that crucial point in the chess game -- eight or so moves into the game -- where the opening development breaks off and the middle game begins. This is precisely the part of the game that falls between opening books and middle-game books. Dr. Euwe studies a number of orthodox openings and positions from the point where the opening stage has come to an end. He describes the characteristics of the position reached, shows why one or the other side stands better, and gives a practical demonstration of the means by which the game can be brought to its logical conclusion. Condition: Corners bumped and rubbed, previous owner's name to half title, lightly soiled else very good.

hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: includes dust-jacket. DETAILS: very good dust-jacket, cover price $23.95, attractive copy, near fine hardcover with illustrated and printed covers. PATTEN, LEWIS B. Ride the red trail: a Western trio. Waterville, Maine: Five Star, 2001, 1st. Edition, 214pp., . Series: Five Star first edition western series Three stories of Western justice, including the title story in which Lew Harvey returns home to help his parents save their ranch, but his father still has not forgiven him for a past shooting incident - Summer kill - Ride the red trail - Rustler's run. 9780786227648 ISBN 0786227648 14.00.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Illustrated (illustrator). This is the famous April 1981 book digest that has a photo of Kurt Vonnegut on the cover and contains a large story by and about Vonnegut (as well as many photos of Vonnegut inside). Also a number of other notable authors stories like James A. Michener's The covenant. The magazine is coming apart, it has a weak binding. Still all the pages are present and this is a rare publication for the Vonnegut collector. We ship fast.

Trade Paperback. Condition: USED Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Thus. Ex-libris. A VG copy. Light wear. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.

paperback. Condition: Near Fine. DETAILS: PAPERBACK, cover price $18.00, attractive copy, near fine with only slightest ding to one corner. THURMAN, HOWARD. Howard Thurman: essential writings. Selected with an Introduction by Luther E. Smith, Jr. Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis Books, 2006, later digital reprint printed August 2022, 174pp., . Series: Modern spiritual masters series CONTENTS: Introduction: the call to prophetic spirituality -- Religious experience : encountering God -- Deep calls unto deep -- Spiritual disciplines -- The exemplary Jesus -- The church's challenge -- Reason for hope -- The hunger for community -- The nature of nature -- Community as crucible -- The hounds of hell -- Race as crisis -- Jesus and the love-ethic -- Nonviolence and reconciling community -- The authentic self -- Centered in God -- The meaning of self -- Living as a free person -- At home in community -- Near journey's end -- Renewal of the self. ISBN 9781570756702.

paperback. Condition: Near Fine. PAPERBACK, cover price $22.95, fresh attractive copy, appears unused. PLA, JOSEP. The Gray Notebook. Translated from the Catalan by Peter Bush ; introduction by Valentí Puig. New York: New York Review Books, 2013, 2d printing number line, xii, 638pp., . New York Review Books classics - The first part of the book, which begins on March 8, 1918, is a story of family life on the Costa Brava and the coming-of-age story of a young man torn between an old-fashioned ideal of a life of quiet dedication to work and family and the intellectual seductions of European culture. Pla's enthusiasms and uncertainties, friendships and crushes, his reading, the drama and politics and absurdity of family life-we are drawn into all these as we also follow Pla in his wanderings through town, scrutinizing his fellow citizens, or out under the magnificent skies of the still-unspoiled countryside of the coast. In January 1919, Pla returns to Barcelona to complete his studies, and the book's second part paints a hilariously revealing picture of student life. He learns next to nothing from his teachers, a good deal more from the writers and artists he meets in cafés and salons, and most of all from Barcelona itself, with its night life and ramblas, the city of Gaudi and Modernisme, where just outside the city limits the seemingly timeless life of the country still went on as before. ISBN 9781590176719 23.20.

Paperback. Condition: Used-Very Good. Pap. Minor shelf wear; clean internals.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Missing dust jacket. Acceptable Condition. Five star seller - Buy with confidence!

Hardcover. HARDCOVER; no dustjacket; owner's bookplate; minor shelfwear; o/w in very good condition.

Soft cover. Reprint; softcovers; minor shelfwear w/ light creasing of corners of wraps and leaves; o/w in good condition.

ORIGINAL Reprint/Offprint of journal article; no covers; light creasing of pages; tears at staples of last leaf; o/w good condition. Magazine/Periodical.

ORIGINAL Reprint/Offprint of journal article, no covers; owner's catalog number; o/w in very good condition. Magazine/Periodical.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

ORIGINAL Reprint/Offprint of journal article, no covers; owner's catalog number; o/w in very good condition. Magazine/Periodical.

Paper. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No D.j. Issued. Blue paper folded into four pages, 8.5" x 11". Part I-By Subject, such as General Reference, Biography, History of the Armies & Men, etc. PartII-Alphabetical List of the books.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. ORIGINAL PUBLICATION; Softcovers; ex-corporate library; in very good condition.