Chess World Volume 2
by Cecil John Seddon Purdy (1906-1979) [editor]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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258 pages with diagrams, tables, illustrations, pictures and index. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Volume 2. (Betts: 7-106) First edition.
Published from 1946-1967), published monthly from 1946-1965, varies after 1965. Incorporating Check and The Australian Chess Review. Volume 1 was first published in February and is a combined issue of numbers 1 and 2. The Nov/Dec 1967 number was not published. Editor was Cecil John Seldon Purdy. (Betts 7-106, Van Manen 355)
Condition:
Some age toning to some pages, previous owner's stamp to front end paper, rebound in red cloth. A very good copy.
Published from 1946-1967), published monthly from 1946-1965, varies after 1965. Incorporating Check and The Australian Chess Review. Volume 1 was first published in February and is a combined issue of numbers 1 and 2. The Nov/Dec 1967 number was not published. Editor was Cecil John Seldon Purdy. (Betts 7-106, Van Manen 355)
Condition:
Some age toning to some pages, previous owner's stamp to front end paper, rebound in red cloth. A very good copy.
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- Seller
- The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- C0607
- Title
- Chess World Volume 2
- Author
- Cecil John Seddon Purdy (1906-1979) [editor]
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chess World
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1947
- Pages
- 258 pages with diagrams, tables, illustrations, pictures and index
- Size
- Octavo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Chess, Ajedrez, Schach, Echecs
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