Gustavus a Pfeiffer (18 results)

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Philosophical Writings and Aphorisms of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer. Book.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: G-vg. First Edition. 171 pages. black binding with gold lettering on spine. Numerous B/W illustrations scattered through the book. Top and bottom corner tips worn and frayed a bit. Foxing to endpapers. Dark staining first 12 pages. confined to margins at foredge. . Last few pages the same. Pages a little wavy. Photos of book on request. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.…

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. This 8 x 10.5, unpaginated book is the original 1955 printing by the Grabhorn Press. This copy with the attractive red cloth over the grey-covered spine has the spine label with gilt lettering all in fine condition. The interior text pages are flawless with no real condition issues to mention. The book has the photograph picture of Pfeiffer opposite the title page and protected by two tissue guards laid in. The hand-made paper with deckled edges shows little if any sign of handling or use. All in all a beautiful example of Grabhorn craft.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Published by Grabhorn Press, San Francisco, CA. 1955. 58 unnumbered pages. Frontispiece portrait from a photograph by Pirie MacDonald. 1000 copies privately printed for the estate of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer in March, 1955. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Gustavus Adolphus Pfeiffer (1872-1953) was an American businessman and philanthropist who collected chessmen and chess related materials. He was active in the Marshall Chess Club in New York City. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.…

Privately Printed (Grabhorn Press: San Francisco) 1955. Portrait, 10.5 x 8", cloth, unpaged, lightly foxed else good in slightly split slipcase.

Condition: Good. San Francisco: Privately printed at the Grabhorn Press, 1955. 1st edition. Sm 4to. Unpaginated. Portrait. Good Book. Good Slipcase. Bookplate of the Zamorano Club inside. Calling cards of Carl Irving Wheat and Garfield David Merner laid in. (sayings, maxims) Inquire if you need further information.…

Cloth with Slipcase. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket (As Issued). Privately Printed Edition. The slip case has some minor surface wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Special Edition. Quarto, publisher's full morocco binding with raised bands lettered in gilt. First edition on letterpress, with a frontispiece photograph by Pirie MacDonald. A stunning work.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. One of one thousand copies printed by the Grabhorn Press. Bound in original quarter grey cloth with red cloth on boards. Maroon label stamped in gilt on spine. Red slipcase in near fine condition.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY G.A. PFEIFFER, THE CO-AUTHOR, on the front free endpaper. A solid, well-preserved copy to boot of the 1937 stated 1st edition. Clean and VG in its dark cloth, with bright, completely unflecked gilt-lettering and design along the spine. One small chip at the spine crown, otherwise clean as could be. Quarto, crisp black-and-white plates thruout. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. xii+171 with plates, bibliography, appendices and index. Quarto (11" x 8 3/4") bound in black cloth with gilt lettering and pictorials to spine. In collaboration with Gustavus A Pfeiffer and J Maunoury. Inscribed by Donald Liddell. (Betts: 54-4) First edition. In a large and striking format, with 96 pages of halftone illustrations, Chessmen provides a rare delight for the chess enthusiasts. The authors tell in detail the history of the various pieces from earliest centuries down to the present day, showing how wars and religions, national customs politics, even geography, have affected the design of chessmen. The game of chess, an undying pastime in every nation of the world, has been employed by generals to study military problems, by kings to escape from affairs of state, by statesmen to spread propaganda. During the Soviet regime, Russia designed sets which dramatize the struggle between the old order and the new; during the World War many players used sets depicting the struggle between the French and German armies. Napoleon, an enthusiastic chess player, added a colorful chapter to the game and its men. Eighteenth-century sets were made to emphasize the absorbing struggle between Sacred and Profane Love. In short, hundreds of anecdotes and curious facts are set down to tell this interesting story. But by far the most striking feature of this book is the illustrations of sets. Here are pictures of Javanese and medieval chessmen, handwoven and jade sets, modern porcelain beauties - almost one hundred of them. Condition: Inscribed on the front end paper. Jacket with some edge wear and closed tear at head edge else a very good copy in like jacket. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.