283 pages with diagrams. Octavo (8" x 6") bound in red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Original wrappers bound in. First edition. Kurt Richter has written one of his most entertaining and best, and certainly his most popular, book with his short stories. serves those chess fans who are interested in the countless Curiosities, amazing anecdotes, extraordinary and strange events on and on the chessboard. the balanced and well-measured mixture of game, study and problem in combination with Richter's inimitable art of commenting and fabulating makes the special appeal corresponds to the tried and tested "recipe" of the author, who has made it his mission to counteract boredom. Condition: Original wrappers bound in. Edge wear, pages age toned else very good. Seller Inventory # C3001

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Title: Kurzgeschichten um Schachfiguren. Ein ...

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter Berlin

Publication Date: 1947

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition

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We are one of the American leaders of out of print chess literature. We also specialize in anthopology, Colonial America, exploration and discovery. We deal in select literature. We consign in our area of specialty and are always interested in buying quality material from single titles to entire collections. Trade offers gladly considered. We have a large selection of rare and collectable chess literature and ephemera. We are exhibitors at both the Texas book fairs in Arlington in November and Austin in January.

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