Search Results: Games from Book Happy Booksellers

Dallas, TX: Chess Digest, Inc., 1982. Limited Edition. Softcover. Very Good. Wraps; 62pp; Covers slightly age-toned with tiny stain to front cover, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Discussion of particular situations involving 2 P-QB3 vs The Sicilian & the Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, in the game of chess. Chess Digest White to Play and Win Series. Illustrated with diagrams.

Boulder, CO: Syzygy Software, 1992. Softcover. Very Good. 188pp; Spine age-toned, covers clean, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Discussion of particular situations involving the Advance Variation of the Caro-Kann Defense in the game of chess. Illustrated with diagrams.

Boulder, CO: Syzygy Software, 1992. Second Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 227pp; Slight wear to corners of covers, spine faded, covers clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. First volume of study of the Advance Variation of the French Defense in the game of chess. Contents: Part 1: Early Deviations; Part 2: Bd3 Milner-Barry Sacrifice; Part 3: 6 Be2 Classical Variation; Part 4: 6 a3 Modern Variation. Illustrated with diagrams.

Tournament Chess, 1992. Softcover. Near Fine. Wraps; 58pp; Clean, tight copy, Near Fine condition. Basic guide to Bishop vs. Knight endgames in the game of chess by International Master. Modern Practical Endings series. Illustrated with diagrams.

No publishing info. Softcover. Very Good. Wraps; 12pp; Slight handling wear to booklet, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Vintage pamphlet about how to play craps. Published circa 1950s.

Dallas, TX: Chess Digest, Inc., 1984. Softcover. Good+. 60pp; Handling wear to covers, spine bumped, text unmarked, binding is tight, Good+ condition. Two top-rated chess players on theory and analysis of popular opening defense. Illustrated with diagrams.

Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1958. Reprint Edition (First Printing of Tuttle Edition). Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. Cloth in DJ; 177pp; DJ price-clipped with a few short tears, boards square, clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG/VG- condition. Collection of games from Korea, China and Japan, originally published in 1895. Illustrated.

London, UK: G. P. Putnam's Sons Ltd., 1925. Second Printing. Hardcover. Good/None. 61pp; No DJ, paper covered boards with cloth spine, boards edgeworn, covers & endpapers slightly age-toned, text unmarked, binding is sound, Good condition. Scarce, vintage collection of limericks as puzzles: each limerick line ends with a hint, rather than the final word of the line. Illustrations by Ann Nooney.

Japan: Privately Printed, 1956. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. Spiral-Bound Softcover; 130pp; Stiff cardboard covers, pages slightly age-toned, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Guide to playing Go by the National Go Champion of Japan. Illustrated with diagrams & photos.

Davenport, IA: Thinkers' Press, 1984. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 176pp; Clean, tight copy, VG condition. Chess treatise on the modern way to play the King's Gambit. Illustrated with diagrams.

No publishing info, 1979. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Hardcover in DJ; 143pp; Slight edgewear to DJ, boards square, clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG+/VG condition. Takes the novice Mah Jongg player step-by-step through set-up and play, explaining the official rules and procedures of the game. Illustrated with photos & line drawings.

Michael J. Barry, 1993. Softcover. Very Good. 8-1/2 x 11 Spiral-Bound Softcover; 72pp; Card covers with plastic comb binding, slight handling wear to covers, text unmarked, binding is sound, VG condition. Treatise in poker strategy. Includes Addendum containing a table of Hands Grouped by Opponents.

Skokie, IL: Dynaball Company, 1966. Softcover. Good+. Wraps; 72pp; Covers slightly discolored, minor staining to back cover, minor creasing to a few pages, text unmarked, binding is tight, Good+ condition. Vintage booklet containing complete summary of all billiard games, easy-to-understand directions, instructions on how to repair cues and cloth recovering of pool tables. Illustrated with diagrams.

Little Rock, AR: Special Game Company, 1967. Revised Edition. Softcover. Very Good-. 5-1/4" x 8-1/4" Softcover; Revised Edition; Covers slightly age-toned with slight handling wear, text unmarked, binding is sound, VG- condition. Quaint, vintage book of bridal party games. Includes: Lovers Rating (Ice breaker, measure your "loving" capacity); Gems of Wisdom (24 clever bits of advice for those considering or who have just made the "big" leap, a conversation whiz!); Lovers Vocabulary (Get your pencil, sharpen your wit, and prepare to test your "thinker" a bit!); Missing Mates (Contest game on well known lovers).

Nottingham, UK: The Chess Player, 1984. Softcover. Good+. Wraps; 32pp; Covers slightly age-toned with slight dampstaining to spine, text unmarked, binding is tight, Good+ condition. Discussion of particular situations in the game of chess. Illustrated with diagrams.

Las Vegas: Riviera. Softcover. Very Good. 6-3/4" x 4-1/2" Wraps; 12pp; Covers clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is sound, VG condition. Vintage souvenir gaming guide from the Riviera casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Contains rules and descriptions of various games including roulette, blackjack, craps, keno and baccarat. Illustrated with color photos. Published circa 1970s.

Dallas, TX: Chess Digest Magazine, 1973. First Edition. Softcover. Good+. Wraps; 52pp; Tan card covers, bottom corner of booklet slightly chewed at edges, covers clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, Good+ condition. M. Botvinnik discusses his return chess match vs. Smyslov in 1958. Translated from the Russian by Roy DeVault. Illustrated with diagrams.

Wood, WI: Harry Ruff, 1962. Softcover. Good+. 46pp; Slight handling wear & minor staining to covers, previous owner's name to title page, text unmarked, binding is sound, Good+ condition. Documentation and annotation of the World's Championship Match Games in Checkers between Walter F. Hellman and Asa A. Long, at St. Petersburg, FL, Feb. 6-21, 1962.

Privately Printed, 2003. Softcover. Very Good-. 8-1/2 x 11 Wraps; 32pp; Previous owner's name inside cover, pages & covers slightly wrinkled at bottom, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG- condition. Describes method for winning at slot machines.