Gambling and Gaming

vii+420 pages with diagrams, tables, illustrations, photographs and index. Octavo (8 3/4" x 6 1/4") bound in original publisher's brown boards with gilt lettering to spine and blind-stamped ruled edges. From the library of Hans Thanhofer. Volume X (10). (Bibliotheca van der Linde-Miemeijeriana:5957) First edition.The Wiener Schachzeitung, an Austrian chess magazine, published in German which was one of the great magazines of chess ran from 1898 through 1916 and then from 1923 through 1938. Originally founded in 1855 by Ernst Falkbeer, but was only published for nine months. In 1887 it enjoyed a rebirth, but even this publication lasted only nine months. In 1898 Hugo Fahndrich, Alexander Halprin and Georg Marco re-established the name again. As time went on Georg Marco became the sole editor and even the publisher. Marco edited the magazine until 1914 and during that period it became the best chess magazine in the world (Golombek:342). When it was renamed in 1923 it was called the Neu Wiener… Read More

iv+370 pages with diagrams, tables, illustrations, photographs and index. Octavo (8 3/4" x 6 1/4") bound in original publisher's brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine and blind-stamped ruled edges. From the library of Hans Thanhofer. Volume XVI (16). (Bibliotheca van der Linde-Miemeijeriana:5957) First edition.The Wiener Schachzeitung, an Austrian chess magazine, published in German which was one of the great magazines of chess ran from 1898 through 1916 and then from 1923 through 1938. Originally founded in 1855 by Ernst Falkbeer, but was only published for nine months. In 1887 it enjoyed a rebirth, but even this publication lasted only nine months. In 1898 Hugo Fahndrich, Alexander Halprin and Georg Marco re-established the name again. As time went on Georg Marco became the sole editor and even the publisher. Marco edited the magazine until 1914 and during that period it became the best chess magazine in the world (Golombek:342). When it was renamed in 1923 it was called the Neu Wiener… Read More

viii+270 pages with diagrams, tables, illustrations, and index. Octavo (8 3/4" x 6 1/4") bound in original publisher's brown boards with gilt lettering to spine and bind-stamped ruled edges. From the library of Hans Thanhofer. Volume V (5). (Bibliotheca van der Linde-Miemeijeriana:5957) First edition.The Wiener Schachzeitung, an Austrian chess magazine, published in German which was one of the great magazines of chess ran from 1898 through 1916 and then from 1923 through 1938. Originally founded in 1855 by Ernst Falkbeer, but was only published for nine months. In 1887 it enjoyed a rebirth, but even this publication lasted only nine months. In 1898 Hugo Fahndrich, Alexander Halprin and Georg Marco re-established the name again. As time went on Georg Marco became the sole editor and even the publisher. Marco edited the magazine until 1914 and during that period it became the best chess magazine in the world (Golombek:342). When it was renamed in 1923 it was called the Neu Wiener Schach-Zeitung and was… Read More

vii+288 pages with diagrams, tables and index. Octavo (8 3/4" x 6 1/2") Bound in original boards with gilt lettering to spine and ruled edges. From the library of Hans Thanhofer. Volume (XVII) (17). (Bibliotheca van der Linde-Niemeijeriana:5957) 1st edition.The Wiener Schachzeitung, an Austrian chess magazine, published in German which was one of the great magazines of chess ran from 1898 through 1916 and then from 1923 through 1938. Originally founded in 1855 by Ernst Falkbeer, but was only published for nine months. In 1887 it enjoyed a rebirth, but even this publication lasted only nine months. In 1898 Hugo Fahndrich, Alexander Halprin and Georg Marco re-established the name again. As time went on Georg Marco became the sole editor and even the publisher. Marco edited the magazine until 1914 and during that period it became the best chess magazines in the world (Golombek:342). When it was renamed in 1923 it was called the Neu Wiener Schach-Zeitung and was edited by I R Wahle and A Lewitt; however,… Read More

[iv]+192 pages with diagrams, tables, plate and index. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6 1/4") bound in cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Volume I. Published monthly. (Bibliotheca van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 5985) First edition.One of the earliest chess magazines published in Czechoslovakia. It was first published in 1906-07, and with volume five was published in the complete year 1911. In 1920 changed its name to Èasopis èeskoslovenských šachistù and continued through the German occupation, but changed its name again to šachistù. Its early editors were Jan Dobruská, Oldøich Duras and Václav Kautsky. It included correspondence chess and had a very good problem department.Condition:Title with small stain, rebound else about very good.

236 pages with diagrams, plates and tables. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6") bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Volume XX (20). Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana:6345. First edition.This is one of the world's oldest chess magazines still published. Official organ of the Nordic Chess Federation from 1895 to 1922; since 1923 of the Swedish Chess Federation. No index was published for the volume 1926 to 1934. Ludvig was President of the Swedish Chess Association from 1917 to 1939.Condition:Rebound, lacks index else a very good to fine copy.

342 pages with index. Octavo (8 1/4" x 6") bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine, original wrappers bound in. From the library of Arne Berggren. Foreword L Brummel. Adviser, Christiaan M Biji. First edition.This catalog is a record of several collections which have at widely varying periods enriched the Royal Library. The chess library of the well-know Netherlands scholar and publicist Dr Antonios van der Linde was acquired by the Royal Library in 1876. Van der Linde, who spent the first period of his life in his native Holland, was in 1876 appointed Librarian of the Landesbibliotek at Wiesbaden. This he remained till 1895, being accorded the style of Professor in 1887. He published studies and bibliographies on the most widely varying subjects, in the first place on the invention of printing, but also on Antoinette Bourignon, David Jorisz, Balthasar Bekker and Spinoza. His various publications on the history of chess are specially important. In compiling his bibliographical writings in… Read More

570 pages with diagrams, tables, plates and index. Royal octavo (9 3/4" x 6 3/4") issued in wrappers. Volume 5. (Bibliotheca van der Linde-Niemeijeriana:5974) First edition.The l'Echiquer, a Belgian magazine of consistently high quality, was published in 1925 through February 1939. It introduced the figurine algebraic notation. The magazine also published, in addition to its monthly issues, other works such as Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp's works on the end game in chess.Condition:Some edge wear, corners bumped, foxing to hinges else a very good set.

288 pages with diagrams and tables. Octavo (7 3/4" x 5 1/4") bound in quarter red cloth with purple stiff boards and gilt title to spine. (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana:5223) First edition.This was the Fifth German Chess Congress of the Deutschen Schachbund (DSB - German Chess Federation). It took place in Frankfurt am Main in 1887, the venue being the Assembly Rooms of the Zoological Gardens. German chess benefitted from the rapid expansion of the economy after 1880, the period known as "Gründerzeit" (Founding period) in which many large and soon to be prominent industrial companies were created such as: Krupp, Stinnes, Hoesch and Thyssen. A period of economic prosperity extending until the First World War provided the means for German chess to stage large international tournaments. Using Chessmetrics' data, the Fifth German Chess Congress was the strongest tournament held between 1885 and 1895. With the exceptions of Wilhelm Steinitz (1st) and James Mason (8th), it involved all the ten… Read More

374+vi pages with diagrams and index. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 3/4") bound in period cloth with blind stamped covers with gilt insignia, and gilt decoration and lettering to spine. From the library of Dino Ruggieri. Volume X (10). (Betts: 7-1) First edition.The Chess Player's Chronicle, founded by Howard Staunton and extant from 1841-56 and 1859-62, was the world's first successful English-language magazine devoted exclusively to chess. Various unrelated but identically or similarly named publications were published until 1902. The earliest chess magazine in any language was the French Le Palamede, published in 1836-39 and 1842-47. In 1837 George Walker introduced an English-language magazine, the Philidorian, that was devoted to "chess and other scientific games". Only six issues of it were published, and it "expired in May, 1838". The Chess Player's Chronicle became the first successful English-language chess magazine. In 1840 or 1841 Staunton bought the fortnightly magazine The British Miscellany and… Read More

278+[1 ad] pages with diagrams and tables. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 1/2") bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and marbled page ends. (Linde-Niemeijeriana:5278) First edition.The great Ostend tournament had scarcely ended when, ten days later, the Nuremberg Congress began. Although originally planned as a grandmaster event, the tournament failed to attract a number of the firs-rank stars - among them Lasker, Maroczy, Burn, Rubinstein, Marco and Teichmann. The reluctance of the Ostend participants to undertake the long journey to Germany's famous medieval city was understandable enough - given the great length and arduous nature of the the preceding tournament. There were, of course, other reasons keeping some players away: according to Bachmann, Maroczy and Marco were anxious to avoid meeting with Tarrasch because of "a recent press battle" with the German master. Other factors may have affected the entry list. The tournament organizers attempted a time limit experiment, but had to abandon it in… Read More

viii+376 pages with diagrams and index. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 3/4") bound in period cloth with blind stamped covers with gilt insignia, and gilt decoration and lettering to spine. Title in red and green with published 1845 but published in 1844. Volume V. (Betts: 7-1) First edition.The Chess Player's Chronicle, founded by Howard Staunton and extant from 1841–56 and 1859–62, was the world's first successful English-language magazine devoted exclusively to chess. Various unrelated but identically or similarly named publications were published until 1902. The earliest chess magazine in any language was the French Le Palamède, published in 1836-39 and 1842-47. In 1837 George Walker introduced an English-language magazine, the Philidorian, that was devoted to "chess and other scientific games". Only six issues of it were published, and it "expired in May, 1838". The Chess Player's Chronicle became the first successful English-language chess magazine. In 1840 or 1841 Staunton bought the fortnightly… Read More

xx+400 pages with diagrams, tables, illustrations, photographs and index. Octavo (9" x 6 1/4") bound in green boards with gilt lettering to spine. Volume XV (15). (Bibliotheca van der Linde-Miemeijeriana:5957) First edition.The Wiener Schachzeitung, an Austrian chess magazine, published in German which was one of the great magazines of chess ran from 1898 through 1916 and then from 1923 through 1938. Originally founded in 1855 by Ernst Falkbeer, but was only published for nine months. In 1887 it enjoyed a rebirth, but even this publication lasted only nine months. In 1898 Hugo Fahndrich, Alexander Halprin and Georg Marco re-established the name again. As time went on Georg Marco became the sole editor and even the publisher. Marco edited the magazine until 1914 and during that period it became the best chess magazine in the world (Golombek:342). When it was renamed in 1923 it was called the Neu Wiener Schach-Zeitung and was edited by I R Wahle and A Lewitt; however, within a year it had recaptured its… Read More

MADRID: EN LA IMPRENTA DE BENITO CANO, 1786. Edizione del 1786 di questa rara opera scritto da Antonio Joaquin de Ribadeneyra y Barrientos (1710-1772). L'opera, scritta in forma di poema diviso in 14 canti descrive i più importanti avvenimenti del mondo dalla sua creazione finoa l Regno di Re Ferdinando VI. E' incentrata in particolare sugli avvenimenti e curiosità del Messico, paese nel quale l'autore visse e lavorò. L'opera era composta da due tomi, siamo purtroppo in possesso del primo tomo. All'interno due planches ripiegate mostrano i segno zodiacali e i venti. Firma al frontespizio con note manoscritte. Due planches ripiegate che rappresentano i segno zodiacali e i venti. Firma al frontespizio e nota manoscritto che indica l'acquisto del volume nel 1786. In buone condizioni e completo di tutte le pagine. Copertina in piena pergamena coeva con titolo manoscritto al dorso in buone condizioni generali con lievi usure ai marginie dorso. Legatura in… Read More

New York : Morningside Press, 1914. Hardcover. Good. 1914. Original and Scarce. Worn green covers, but black lettering on spine and front remains vivid. Worn on edges and corners, to gentle fraying in some places. Back cover has some surface staining. Now in protective wrap. No dust jacket. 3 column format with line drawing illustrations throughout. Binding good, and book is sturdy. A few illustrations have been neatly colored in with colored pencils. A puzzler's dream, a graphic artist's creative reference, a book collector's new treasure!