Albert Belasco (23 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 60+[2 ad] pages with diagrams. Duodecimo (7" x 4 3/4") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Third edition. The first part of the little booklet pertains to the game of droughts with all the rules, how to play the game and some sample games played. The second part is the game of chess with its rules, some problems with solutions. Condition: Edge wear, soiled, spine ends chipped, corner and edge wear else a good copy. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Third edition / 2nd Revised Printing. Third Edition / Second Revised Printing. Good in fair dust jacket. Book : pages darkened, slight wear at top & bottom of spine. Jacket : lacks spine, chipped along top edge, front flap hinge split & held together with clear tape at top, small number sticker on lower left corner of front panel. Jacket in archival quality protector. 13 x 19. soft cover. 60pp. 736 Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Game Diagrams (illustrator). Book.…

Condition: Good. First Edition. 61 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Not dated - approx 1940s. 32nd edition, 11th revised impression. 62pp. Good/Fair. Soft yellow acrd covers with minor rubbing/chipping to edges/spine, minor soiling. Contents clean and tight but for very minor soiling/creasing, a little spotting. Nice DW, quite worn with some loss. Reprint of a complete guide to how to play your best chess and draughts, originally published in 1916. War Economy edition. In very stylish, 1920s/30s style DW.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. Nineteenth Edition. Contents include "Laws of Draughts, Game of Draughts, Positions, Openings of Draughts Games, Early Losses, Interesting Draughts Games, Draughts Problems, Principal Draughts Clubs,Solutions to Draughts Problems,Draughts Miscellany, Newspapers Containing Draughts Column, List of Chess and Draughts Books. Who's Who in Draughts World, How To Form a Draughts and Chess Club, Laws of Chess,How To Play Printed Chess Games and Problems, Chess Openings and Gambits, Early Checkmates, Interesting Chess Games, Chess Problems, Newspapers Containing Chess Column, Solutions to Chess Problems, Chess Miscellany, Chess and Draughts Champions of the World. Yellow card covers with black lettering and designon front of cover and black lettering on spine,listof Foulsham titles on back of cover. Slight foxing on a few internal pages, otherwise clean tight copy in good condition, 64pp Illustrated wraps (as image shown on ABE) small tears on edges otherwise nice bright cover also in good condition. Undated nineteenth edition published by W Foulsham Book09621. …

Paperback. Condition: Good. 5th. 16mo scuffed cover small loss bottom spine. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Good+. 10th. undated. Book.

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

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. A light orange coloured softcover book, with black coloured titles on both the front cover and spine, comes with colourful dust jacket, not price clipped. As its a used book, normal wear, marks and tear apply consistent with use and age. 64 pages all intact and good tight binding. An interesting pocket book, that's perfect for the chess and draughts community wishing to improve their skills. Probably a collector's item these days.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Undated. Spine worn; cover worn. 62 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Card covers in tidy condition, rubbed ta the edges, pages a little browned, 64pp Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

23rd edition (2nd revised impression). pages very yellowed; some browning & wear to cover. Undated - probably c.1939 Used - Acceptable. Fair paperback.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 5th or later Edition. pb, 62pp, illus. 8th edn.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Cover slightly sunned. Very minor rubbing to front cover.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 11th Revised Impression. 60pp illustrated PB in orange card wraps. No previous ownership markings.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Pages clean and bright, no markings, light wear to edges. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

Paperback. Condition: nrVG. G++ DW. 27th Edition (6th Revised impression). Not dated but inscription on inside of front cover dated 1943. Book is in near very good condition with minor but just noticeable signs of wear and/or age. Edges of text a bit browned or spotted. Dustwrapper/dustjacket is in good plus condition with very noticeable signs of wear and/or age.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. The 12 Best Indoor Games For Two covers card games, games of chess, games of draughts, dominoes and a dice game. Originally published in 1923 this is a1940's wartime reprinting for black-out entertainment. Has it's dust jacket. Dust jacket does show signs of wear with some paper missing at the top and bottom of the time, along with a few tears where the wrap around for the inner flaps are. There is also some print loss from shelf wear. The dust jacket also has what looks like an ash burn just under the E of Belasco. The top of the paper cover has come loose at the top and bottom of the spine but this does not affect the binding of the book.…

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paperback. Condition: Good. Publication: London, W. Foulsham & Co., Ltd., c. 1945 Formatting: 12mo, pp. 62, [2]. Original printed paper wrappers. Condition Report: Good. An authentic survivor of wartime publishing, this copy remains structurally sound though it bears the hallmarks of its age and fragile production. The original printed paper wrappers show expected edge-wear, minor curling at the corners, and shallow chipping to the spine extremities, yet the vibrant cover illustration by Rêvy remains bright and striking. The binding is intact, though understandably tender in places, indicative of the War Economy Standard materials used. Internally, the pages exhibit characteristic age-toning and mild occasional spotting, primarily affecting the preliminary leaves, but remain largely clean and entirely legible without any egregious tearing. A respectable, complete copy of a delicate, cheaply produced wartime edition. Catalogue Note: Produced in strict accordance with the 'Book Production War Economy Standard', as evidenced by the emblematic stamp on the copyright page, this reprint is highly representative of the utilitarian printing methods implemented during the Second World War by Tonbridge Printers Limited. It is profusely illustrated with in-text chessboard and draughts diagrams throughout to aid the reader. Though Belasco's instructional guide was ubiquitous in its day, running through dozens of editions, wartime paperbacks of this nature are notoriously ephemeral. They were cheaply manufactured with inferior paper, widely handled, and rarely preserved, making surviving copies in collectable condition an increasingly scarce piece of mid-century board game history. A charming mid-century guide aiming to demystify two of the world's most enduring abstract strategy games. Albert Belasco's work provides the novice and intermediate player with foundational rules, classic openings, and engaging problems. Presented in a convenient pocket format, it serves not only as a practical strategic manual but also as a fascinating window into the recreational pastimes that provided vital escapism during the mid-20th century. Rêvy (illustrator).…

Stiff Board Cover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good in Mylar Sleeve. Reprint. Twenty-Seventh Edition. Orange cover with bright mainly yellow illustrated dust jacket. 60 pages plus ads. Printed during World War Two on War Economy Paper. A nice clean, straight book. Comes with a seperate "PORTLAND" Chess and Draughts Board. Made by Robinson & Sons, England. In the form of a folder 71/2 X 5 ". Three of the cut-out chess pieces are missing, but the folder is complete and intact. Produced circa 1920. An interesting item for the Chess collector. Scan available. …