vii+191 pages with diagrams and indices. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and pictorial to cover in original pictorial jacket. Translated by Lovett F Edwards. First edition.

The history of the World Chess Championship continues in this volume with the epic struggles between Botvinnik, Bronstein, Smyslov, Tal and Petrosian. All games from the matches are annotated and this book with its companion volume, World Chess Championship: Steinitz to Alekhine, forms a valuable addition to the library of any chess enthusiast who wishes to possess a complete collection of games played at the very highest level.

Condition: Previous owner's name to front end paper. Jacket with edge wear and some closed tears, spine ends chipped else very good in like jacket.

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Bookseller: The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: C2584
Title: The World Chess Championship
Author: Svetozar Gligoric (1923-2012) and Robert Graham Wade
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper and Row, Publishers
Place of Publication: New York, Evanston and London
Date Published: 1972
Pages: vii+191 pages with diagrams and indices
Size: Octavo
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: Chess, Ajedrez, Schach, Echecs
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