Introduction Fred Reinfeld (11 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good -. First Thus. PAGES UNMARKED, PREVIOUS OWNER ADDRESS LABEL INSIDE FRONT COVER, STAINS ON TOP EDGE, PAGES AGE TONED.

Paperback. Condition: Good.

Paperback. Condition: New. 7th printing. my shelf location bn1-b-40*.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Briarcliff Manor, New York: Stein and Day - Scarbourough Books, 1977. xviii, 181 pp. 20.5 x 13.5 cm. Illustrated stiff paper wrappers printed in red with white and black lettering to cover and spine. Mild toning to spine with some rubbing to spine ends and covers. Some moderate toning and foxing to edges of text block, with some finger soil to fore-edge of block. Interior is clean and unmarked. Binding sound with no creases or cracks. . Soft Cover. Very Good. …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. 212+pp. Original white wraps, moderately soiled. Contents very nice.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good-. No Dust Jacket. 165+pp. Original wraps w/ light edge wear. Contents very nice.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. UNCOMMON, GIFT QUALITY 1974 softcover. VERY WELL PRESERVED UNREAD COPY! Bright, unmarked pages and clean, glossy cover. Hard to find in this beautiful condition! 288 pp. Re-publication of the 1961 original. This book is "A stimulating array of games, problems, studies, and articles to delight the chess enthusiast. Chess for sheer pleasure was prolific chess writer Fred Reinfeld's objective in assembling this entertaining grab bag full of treasures, such as: THE WORLD OF MASTER CHESS -- A profile of Bobby Fischer ("Fourteen-Year-Old 'Mozart of Chess'") by Harold C. Schonberg; articles by Edward Lasker, Gilbert Highet and Fred Reinfeld; END GAME STUDIES -- A miniature world of delightful surprises and incredible resources; BRIEF CANDLES -- Witty, thought-provoking gamelets; BEAUTIFUL COMBINATIONS -- The soul of chess; CHESS FIREWORKS -- Full-blown short games in which complications mount at breakneck speed; CHESS PROBLEMS, BONERS OF THE MASTERS, and CHESS PLAYERS ALL -- A potpourri of quotations on chess and chess players by writers from the 18th century to the modern day. More than 73 master games, chronologically arranged to show how chess has changed during the past century -- a contribution unique in the annals of chess. With 171 diagrams and 5 cartoons.". …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. No Date. Dust jacket is very spotted and heavily rubbed at head and tail of spine and at corners. Minor foxing to top of boards and top of page edge.

Red Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Dr. Emanuel Lasker was one of the greatest Masters in Chess History; This book is a tribute to his career from 1889-1914; Descriptive notation; Textblock lightly aged but clean and tight; The red cloth binding is worn and frayed at the spine tips and board corners; Lacks dust jacket; 166p. The brief Appreciations at the beginning of the text come from Hans Kmoch, Aron Nimzowitsch, Richard Reti, Rudolph Spielmann, and Dr. Savielly Tartakower. Size: 8vo - 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Chess Diagrams (illustrator). Hardcover.…

Condition: Very Good. A tight and unmarked copy-considered as a collector's item-Introduction by Al Horowitz- Includes a profile of Fischer by Harold Schonberg, articles by Edward Lasker, end-game studies, combinations, problems, quotations, and over 75 master games. First Collier Books Edition.171 diagrams.-Minor edge wear.…

Condition: Good. Scratches/scuffs/marks to cover. Text on spine is printed out of alignment. Marks to textblock edges. Tanning/creases & some marks to pages. Content good.