Shakhmaty. Albom dlia vipilivaniya. by Albychev Pavel Viktorovich - 1936: Rare Soviet chess 1936 book

146 pages with diagrams, tables and 8 plates of the participants. Octavo (8 7/8" x 6"). bound in original publisher's quarter black cloth with red boards with a black and white pictorial cover. [signed by Max Euwe] Dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Max Euwe Chess Club of Amsterdam tipped on front paste down. (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 5574) First edition.The A.V.R.O. 1938 was a double-round tournament held in November 1938 under the sponsorship of the Dutch wireless company, Algemene Verenigde Radio Omroep. The participants, Alekhine, Botvinnik, Capablanca, Euwe, Fine, Flohr, Keres and Reshevsky, included the reigning World Champion and all his potential challengers. The sponsors intended the event to be regarded as an unofficial Candidates tournament, and the winner (or the runner-up in the case of a victory by Alekhine) was promised financial backing for a World Championship match. For a tournament of such importance, the playing conditions were appalling. The players traveled… Read More

New York: Dutton, 1904 Pictorial boards with cloth spine, edges rubbed, corners worn, eps foxed. A scarce and humorous picture book featuring 24 full-page color plates depicting humans and humanized animals in funny situations. Opposite each plate is a short verse and line art relating to the image.. First American Edition. Very Good. Illus. by Lewis Baumer. Oblong 4to.

London; nd [ca. 1840]: J. L. Marks. 12mo. (8)pp. with several hand colored plates printed only on one side, bound in pictorial printed wrappers, previous owner's name dated 1840, some darkening to edges and soiling, spine with separation. A good copy of this very scarce, fragile and very early hand-colored children's poetry book locating only 3 copies via OLC.

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 Gustavus A Pfeiffer. (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… Read More

Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott, 1942. 223 pages. This scarce book includes the full text of five stories by Helen Bannerman: "Little Black Sambo," "Sambo and the Twins," "Quasha," "Bobtail," "The Teasing Monkey," and "Kettle-head"--all with Bannerman's original illustrations in full color. The book is clean and tight, with a very narrow band of fading along the top edge of the red cloth cover; pages are clean and illustrations are bright and unfaded; 2 pages have a 3/4" closed tear in the bottom margin; one page has one chipped corner. The rare dust jacket remains reasonably bright, with light soiling and toning and significant shallow chipping along the edges.. 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair+. Illus. by Helen Bannerman. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

New York: Crown Publishers. 1951. Softcover. Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear. Some creases. Previous owner taped some edges. ; Wonderful Lithographed Pop-Up Paper Toy. ; Color Illustrations; Unpaginated pages .

London- UK: The Book Society , 1882. THE CHRISTMAS BELLS and Their Message and Other Stories- No Author- Illustrated-The Book Society-London- ND-pre1883- Hardocver:-16mo- VG+/ no dj- as issued- original publishers brown cloth-with black illustrations and title on cover and gilt title on spine-rubbed at extremities but spine and textblock are tight and cover clean-128pp slightly foxed but clean, no tears or writing- prize dedication plate on innner cover dated Jan 18th, 1883-so we can assume an earlier printing date-ie:1882 pre-December 25th- Contains: The Christmas Bells and Their Message, How the Umbrella Ran Away with Ellie, Jack's Christmas and No Pocket- There is no author mentioned- EXTREMELY SCARCE- we have never seen another copy and there are none on the net and none in the Library of Congress- One Available at Cambridge University in their RARE book department! A great collectible- Fiction-juvenile-Christmas-stories-illustrated (3252) . 1st Edition. Illustrated Cloth Pastedown. VG/No… Read More

London and Toronto: J M Dent & Sons Ltd, 1918. Book. Illus. by Hatt, Mabel. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The contents are tight and clean but for a previous owner name on the inside of the front cover. The board have a little soiling and light edge wear to the corners and spine ends. The pase on picture on the front cover has quite a bit of chipping. 121pp. A digital photo can be made available. Illustrated by Mabel Hatt.

vii+158 pages with diagrams and tables. Small octavo (7 1/2" x 5") rebound in yellow cloth with spine label. (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana:2462) First edition.A selection of 118 of the most beautiful problemsCondition:Rebound else a very good copy.

New York NY: Harper & Brothers. 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear. ; Catty Atkins; Vol. 5; B&W Illustrations; 263 pages .