Chess from Appledore Books, ABAA

New York/The Hague: Basic Books/Moutin & Co, 1965. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A very solid copy of the 1965 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a bit of light soiling to the panels. Thick octavo, errata slip affixed to the rear pastedown.

London: Everyman Chess. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. Garry Kasparov's sweeping history of all the World Champions who preceded him, COMPLETE IN 5 HANDSOME VOLUMES. All 5 volumes clean and Near Fine to Fine in crisp, Fine dustjackets. Vols. 1-2 are early reprints, Vols. 3-5 are 1st editions. The set was printed between 2003-2006. Vol. I: Steinitz/Lasker/Capablanca/Alekhine; Vol. II: Euwe/Botvinnik/Smyslov/Tal;… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: David McKay, 1941. Patterned Cloth. Very Good +. THE 1941 SIGNED/LIMITED AND STATED 1ST EDITION. #248 OF 500 COPIES SIGNED BY REUBEN FINE at the limitation. A very solid copy to boot: Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its patterned crimson cloth, with just a touch of light spotting to the front panel and one small,… Read more about this item

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1970. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. The uncommon 1970 stated 1st printing. Solid and VG+ (very light spotting along the panels) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with a bit of streaking at the front panel, light creasing along the spine crown and one small closed tear to the front panel's top-edge. Octavo,… Read more about this item

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1970. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A solid copy of the 1970 stated 1st printing. A Review Copy to boot, with the S&S Review Slip laid-in. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light creasing along the front panel's top-edge. Octavo, "Including the ten best games of the… Read more about this item

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1974. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. A crisp, all-but-pristine copy of the 1974 1st edition (with the correct 1-10 number bar at the copyright page). A Review Copy to boot, with the Simon and Schuster Review Slip laid-in. Clean and Fine in a bright, price-intact ($8.95), Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, with a Foreword by the… Read more about this item

New York: Arco Publishing Company, 1969. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. The 1969 1st American edition. Solid and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with just a touch of very light creasing and soiling to the front panel. Octavo, translated & edited by Harry Golombek.

Paris: Chez N. Pepingve (Avec Privilege du Roi), 1669. Full leather. The 1669 1st French edition --and 1st published edition-- of Gioachino Greco's seminal "Le Jeu des Eschets". Greco (c. 1600 - c. 1634) was the strongest player in Europe in the early 17th century and among the first to record entire games, not just particular openings or combinations.… Read more about this item

Stamford, Connecticut: The Overbrook Press, 1941. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. A very handsome example of the 1941 1st edition, limited to 250 copies and published by the formidable Overbrook Press of Stamford, CT. Tight and Fine in a clean, VG+ to Near Fine glassine dustjacket, with several very small closed tears along the edges. 16mo, top-edge gilt.

Stamford, CT: The Overbrook Press, 1942. Cloth. Fine/Very Good +. A very sharp copy of the 1942 1st edition, limited to 150 copies. Tight and Fine in a clean, VG+ example of the publisher's fragile glassine dustjacket, with very light creasing and chipping along the front panel's top-edge. 16mo, edited by Richard Cheney, Otto Wurzburg, Vincent Eaton and… Read more about this item

Stamford, CT: The Overbrook Press, 1942. Cloth. Fine. A very sharp example of the 1942 1st edition, limited to 250 copies. Complete in its 2 volumes and the publisher's printed slipcase (but lacking the glassine dustjackets). Both volumes tight and Fine and internally immaculate, with no writing or markings of any kind. Same with the slipcase, which is… Read more about this item

Stamford, Connecticut: The Overbrook Press, 1942. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. A handsome copy of the uncommon 1942 "Armed Forces" edition. Clean and Fine in a very impresive, Near Fine example of the publisher's glassine dustjacket. 16mo, Introduction by Otto Wurzburg.

Stamford, Connecticut: The Overbrook Press, 1943. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. A lovely copy of the 1943 1st edition, limited to 300 copies. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine example of the publisher's unprinted, light-brown dustjacket. Octavo, crisp diagrams on every page. Exceptionally well-preserved, truly a collector's copy.

London: Gloucester Publishers (Everyman Chess), 2009. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. INSCRIBED BY GARRY KASPAROV across the front free endpaper. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the 2009 reprint. Clean and Fine in a bright, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Vol. I: Steinitz/Lasker/Capablanca/Alekhine.

Boston: International Publishing Co, 1910. Cloth. Very Good. The uncommon 1910 1st edition of this thoughtful look at chess strategy. Dispensing with the typical annotated games and diagrams, this book is all prose and reflects on essential ingredients of successful play such as "mobility", "position", "organization", "grand reconnaissance", etc. A very solid copy to boot. Tight and VG,… Read more about this item

Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts: Lee Publications, 1967. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED BY INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTER LARRY EVANS on the title page. An unusually crisp, clean copy to boot of the 1967 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine to Fine in a very sharp, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Octavo, written by the 5-time U.S. Chess champion, the man who,… Read more about this item

New York: Broadway Books, 2005. Original wraps. Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY MAURICE ASHLEY, THE VERY FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN GRANDMASTER, on the front free endpaper. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the 2005 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Octavo, "Using an Old Game to Build New Strengths in Children and Teens"

London: The British Chess Federation, 1936. Original wraps. Near Fine. A handsome example of the complete --and uncommon-- 3 volume set of this wonderful chess periodical from the 1920s and 30s. Bound together in its dark bevelled boards and including each of the 3 issues in its entirety, from the front wrappers (with their pictorial paste-ons) and rear… Read more about this item

New York: Chess Review (Distributed by David McKay), 1947. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. A very presentable copy of Vol. 15 (1947) of the Chess Annual Review, with all 12 monthly issues nicely bound-in by the publisher and ALSO INCLUDING ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Tight and VG+ (light bumping to the front tips) in a clean, price-intact… Read more about this item

New York: Chess Review (Distributed by David McKay Company), 1946. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A handsome copy of Vol. 14 (1946) of the Chess Annual Review, with all 12 monthly issues nicely bound-in by the publisher and ALSO INCLUDING ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Tight and Near Fine in a clean, price-intact ($3.75), VG+ example of the fragile… Read more about this item