Chessmen
by Donald M. Liddell (with Gustavus A. Pfeiffer and J. Maunoury)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1937. Cloth. Very Good. 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.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11934
- Title
- Chessmen
- Author
- Donald M. Liddell (with Gustavus A. Pfeiffer and J. Maunoury)
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1937
- Keywords
- rare chess books
- Bookseller catalogs
- chess;
Terms of Sale
Appledore Books, ABAA
All books are offered subject to prior sale. Materials are returnable within 1 week of receipt provided prior notice is given.
About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...