9780719600869 - History of Chess von Gizycki, Jerzy (9 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Hb, 375pp, colour and b/w illustrations. Good with clean contents in a Good+ dj which has marginal wear. Translated from the Polish edition and edited by B.H. Wood who also contributed a chapter on the Anglo-Saxon aspects of the game. Contents: A little history; Chess in Britain; Ramifications of chess; Chess and mathematics; Sport, science or art?; Chess and machines; Love and war at the chessboard; Living chess; Who and when?; Chess in poetry and prose; Chess curiosity box. (Note there are NO games.).

Hardback. Zustand: Good. DJ worn; tanning to endpapers and page edges; gift inscription inside; heavy & large so extra postage probably needed. 375 pages.

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. (chess, history ) NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. The jacket and boards are edge rubbed with light creasing/scuffing. The binding is secure. Small ink marks on the front end page. No ink inscriptions or annotations. protected in cellophane. Tall and heavy book, extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Lightly faded along the spine, and browned around outer page edges commensurate with age but in all other regards a very presentable copy with no other significant marks and free from creases or wear. Why do most sellers not describe their actual item? Buy with confidence, support a genuine Independent Bricks & Mortar Real Bookshop and help to preserve our High Streets as interesting places to shop. We are Maynard & Bradley CAMBO & PBFA (now lapsed) members here in Leicester City Centre, UK Size: 180 x 260 mm. 374 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Sports & Pastimes; Britain/UK; 1970s; ISBN: 0719600863. ISBN/EAN: 9780719600869. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 27019. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

Original Green Boards. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st (English) Edition. 375p well illustrated. with some beautiful tipped in colour plates.Imaginative even suggestive! Originally published in Polish in 1960, this is the first English edition. A lively and fascinatingly detailed history. The book is clean and unmarked in near fine condition as is the unpriceclipped d/w. With the original plain card slip case which is toned. See scans and email for more. Heavy - may require extra postage at cost.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: good. First edition. 4to, 333 pages, cloth; dj chipped A history of chess, with tipped-in plates, including by Maja Berezowska. The British National Archives suggests that Gizycki was a pseudonym of George Nicholas Norton. Was he a spy in the rold of a chess master? Why not. Intriguing history of the game.