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Bell 1937. . Reprint. Red cloth, lower page corners slightly creased o/w VG. 246pp. Considered by Botvinnik in a 1984 interview as the best chess book ever, "still timely and has value to players of all levels." (Dunne GCB p.26.) chess instruction 62.

Bell 1923. . 2nd Edn. Original dark blue cloth, spine edges are very worn o/w G. Portrait, 212pp. 35 games. Acclaimed as Capablanca's best work. chess biographies 61.

Bell 1921. . 1st UK Edn. Original red cloth, gilt-lettering, rounded outer corners, spine slightly faded o/w VG. 246pp. A classic work reprinted numerous times throughout the 20th century. Once described by Botvinnik in a 1984 interview as the best chess book ever! (See Dunne, Great Chess Books p.26). chess instruction 61.

Chess Player No.55 & 71. 1967-68. . 2 volumes, large format p/b's. G. Typescript, pp (112) & (86), playing record, 503 games. chess 29.

E.W.Southwood and the Editor, Fakenham 1878. . (2nd Edn.) Roy8vo, bound in a later brown cloth, VG. Frontispiece, pp (10), 736 problems printed two to-a-page, with solutions at end, index of authors, list of subscribers accounting for 118 copies. Occasional foxing. LN 2401. With a bookplate of the British Chess Problem Society, from the bequest of Robert McWilliam. The 1st Edn was published in 1860 and was a much smaller work. The work is invaluable as a means of tracing the rise and progress of the art of problem composition. chess antiquarian 58.

The Author, Fakenham, Norfolk 1882. . 1st Edn. Original brown cloth, a little marked or scuffed otherwise good. Frontispiece diagram, pp (iv),116, including 50 problems, selection of poems (only a few on chess), list of subscribers. LN 2465. The copy of P.H.Williams, with bookplate of BCPS, presented by Mrs.P.H.Williams, also a small card of Mr.T.B.Rowland. chess antiquarian 57.

Longman &c. 1822. . New Edition Revised & Improved by William Lewis. Contemporary half calf, spine nicely gilt-tooled, slightly rubbed, top joint is cracked and tender. pp xxii, explanation of diagrams leaf, 351. LN 618. Sarratt introduced a new style of play based on that of the Italian school, and Lewis was the strongest of his pupils. (Murray, Short History.) This New Edition also has diagrams which were not used in the 1808 edition. chess antiquarian 60. 61.

Everyman 2001. . Repr. p/b, very light waterstain through lower edge o/w G. 224pp., biography, 34 annotated games from the period 1975-1992, plus a few earlier games. (A.) chess 37.

Pomeranian, US 2001. . 1st Edn. p/b, slight creasing to front cover o/w G. 160pp. 190 games, some annotated, photos, results, biography of this Latvian player who had his best results while in Germany from 1946 to 1951. (A.) Scarce item. chess 49.

Faber 1987. . 1st Edn. p/b, some creasing to covers o/w G. 264pp., illustrations, games, positions, hundreds of interesting, entertaining, and bizarre facts. (A.) Chess 50.

Hoogoven Tournooiclub (1955). . p/b, some staining to spine area o/w G. 59pp., 45 games. 1 B.Milic 2-3 Bouwmeester, Donner. chess tournaments 57.

SNZZ, Brno 2000. . 1st Edn. p/b. 28pp., 25 of the author's own varied problems. There is parallel text in English and Czech, the latter translated by Michal Dragoun. (A.) chess 47.

Russell Ent., US 2011. . p/b, stain on page block edge o/w VG. 400pp. Entirely on Greco's Greek Gift sacrifice Bxh7+ followed by Ng5+ and a Queen attack on h7. Starts with a chapter on the Life & Times of Giaocchino Greco, several on art of attack and combination, contemporary theory, followed by 308 annotated games from 1620 through to 2009, 30 test positions, bibliography, indices of openings, asset combinations, players. (A.) chess 47.

(1882). . (3rd Edn.) Original cloth, gilt spine. Without title-page. pp v, 131. Includes a history of the card game piquet. 51.

Batsford 2004. . 1st English Edn. p/b. F. 158pp., 1 game, traces Fischer's life through interviews with many former friends and rivals, archives and FBI files. chess 49.

Praha 1907. . 1st Edn. Plain dark green cloth, G. Portrait of Dobrusky, 151pp., brief biography, 244 problems.Some yellowing of paper. LN 2578. With two stamps of the British Chess Problem Society. chess problems 59.