Golombek's Encyclopedia of Chess by Golombek, Harry (editor) - 1977

New York:: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1977. 9.25" wide by 10.25" tall. A bright, shiny, clean, square, tight copy. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket would also be FINE but for a little light rubbing. No chips. No creases. NOT price clipped (14.95). No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Profusely illustrated with 230 photos and 270 diagrams. This is a useful reference and a delight for browsing. It includes biographies for hundreds of masters -- Ruy Lopez, Philador, Morphy, Staunton, Steinetz, Fischer, Spassky, Botvinnil, Alekhine, Capablanca, Lasker, Tal, Karpov, plus profiles of the less-well known. There are entries covering important championships, tournaments, international titles, computer chess, philately, laws of the game, blindfold chess, terminology, gambits, charming anecdotes, etc. Includes a separate section on problems and an extensive bibliography. Bound in the original black boards, lettered in shiny gold on the spine. From the Dust Jacket: "This encyclopedia is the most ambitious and authoritative available to the chess enthusiast anywhere in the world. Harry Golombek, one-time British champion... has headed a formidable team of international experts... The entries, arranged alphabetically, provide biographical, historical and practical information... The 500 illustrations include portraits, commemorative stamps, chess pieces and examples of chess art as well as numerous positional diagrams.". First U.S. Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition./Very Good++ dust jacket.. 360pp..