Authors starting with O from Glynn's Books

London: Batsford, 1975. Pb, 212pp, b/w photos.. Good+, with very light wear, clean contents. Review of chess events and developments in 1974. Includes results tables of all international tournaments and national events, 80 annotated games (most with GM notes), new opening ideas, chess problems and studies, FIDE ratings. Algebraic.. Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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London: Batsford, 1976. Pb, vii + 152pp. Good. Previous owner's name on inside front cover, otherwise clean. Light wear. Review of chess events and developments in 1975. Includes results tables of international tournaments and national events, 20 annotated games, "disasters of the year" (12 games), FIDE ratings.. Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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Romford, Essex: M.C.T. Publishing, 1979. The twelve issues for Volume 1 of this chess openings magazine which was written completely by grandmasters. Each issue is approx. 20+ pp. Fair - foxing/spotting/tanning to covers and on some pages. Examples of contributions include articles on the Grunfeld Defence Larsen variation by Hort (Feb), Botvinnik on 1 Nf3 - Pirc/Lisitsin Gambit (March), and a hitherto unpublished article by Keres on Alekhine's Defence (Sept + Oct).. Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾"... more information

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Romford, Essex: M.C.T. Publishing, 1979. The twelve issues for Volume 2 of this chess openings magazine which was written entirely by grandmasters. Each issue is approx. 20+ pp. Good condition - faint tanning to the edges and a couple of issues have light spotting. Examples of contributions : Hort on the English Defence (Feb), Nunn on the QGD Main line Tarrasch (May), Larsen on the Caro-Kann Defence 5...gxf6! (Oct).. Soft Cover. ... more information

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London: Bloomsbury Books, 1987. Hb, 191pp, colour illustrations. VG clean copy in G.dj which is price-clipped and has light edgewear. 27 original colour knitting designs which can be used to knit up to eight different garments making a total of over 100 combinations. All the designs use the Fair Isle knitting technique and have different influences e.g. a Turkish Kelim sweater, Pensylvannia Dutch waistcoat, a Baroque-inspired Lucrezia coat and a Blue Willow patterned cardiigan. Women's and men's wea... more information

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London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1980. Hb, 192pp, colour illustrations. Dj chipped on fore corner and with light edgewear.. Collection of around 70 designer clothes to sew and knit, with instuctions and patterns. Includes sections on: Transcultural Clothes (e.g. Japanese Kimono, Balinese trousers, Ottoman Kusak dressing own); Fabric & Surface Design (e.g. Chinese jacket); Design & Designers (e.g. Bruce Oldfield split sheath); Machine Knitting (e.g. Fair Isle quartet, Bamboo kimono); Handknitting... more information

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London: Batsford, 1969. Hb, black boards, no dj, x + 112pp. Good+. Numeral written on fep but contents otherwise clean. Contents: The attacking 6 B-KN5; The 6 B-QB4 attack; The solid 6 B-K2; The older attack 6 P-B4; White fianchettoes 6 P-KN3; Weaver Adams' 6 P-KR3; The non-committal 6 B-K3.. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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London: Batsford, 1978. Pb, 212pp. Good, with light wear to covers including corner crease. Series of 12 "lessons" to help improve play to Expert level (BCF 180-190 or FIDE 2040-2120). Each chapter contains theory and exercises.. Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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London: Batsford, 1978. Pb, 232pp. Good copy with light wear to covers, corner crease. Retail sticker inside front cover. 13 "lessons" to show how you can improve your play to Master standard (BCF 200+, FIDE 2200+). Each chapter has exercises. Contents: The ferocious pawns; The Pawn Chain; Positional Sacrifices; Positional Sacrifices of the Exchange; Centralization; The Advanced Centre; Central Pawn Majority; The Attack; The Counter-attack; The Isolated Pawn; The Exchange Variation of the Orth... more information

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Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1975. Hb, 119pp. Good+ with very good clean contents; back cover has a light mark. Biographical background on the Armenian-born world champion, with 30 annotated games from 1946-1963, against players such as Tal, Kotov, Pachman and Botvinnik. . Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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Windrowe & Greene, 1992. Ex-library with stamps on title and copyright pages. G. Vol. 3 in the Wings series. Photo gallery of WW 2 warplanes located in California, where many were originally manufactured and later restored. Text and captions tell the stories of the planes, the restoration companies and the people associated with keeping these planes in the skies.. Soft Cover. ... more information

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London: Nicholas Brealey, 1999. Pb, xii + 357 pp. G+, clean, tight copy with light edgewear to covers. Updated paperback edition. Examines the world of management consulting, looking at blue-chip firms such as McKinsey, Bain and the Boston Consulting Group. "An engrossing, credible analysis of the influence and perils of the advice trade. Especially compelling are...the chapters on the influence of consulting (especially in healthcare), corruptibility (specifically, in the Guiness stock-manipulation c... more information

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London: Curwen. 13th edition, undated. Brown cloth covers (no dj), 124 pgs. Fair - covers/spine worn and scuffed, endpapers tanned. School stamp on front endpaper.. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ... more information

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West, 1990. Hb, laminated pictorial covers, no dj (as published), 660 pages. Previous owner's inscription front end paper. G+. . Hard Cover. ... more information

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London: Star Fire, 2001. Hb, 224 pp, numerous colour plates. VG in VG dj. Compact world history reference, organized in an easy-to-find A-Z format with extensive cross-referencing. People, wars, treaties, events, doctrines and developments in arts, science, religion and politics. . Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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N.Y.: Weathervane, 1990. Hb, 30cm x 22.5 cm approx., 448 pgs, colour plates. VG in G+ dj which has slight edgewear along the top edge. Dr. Oetker is a German headquartered food company, which shouldn't detract from the hundreds of interesting recipes presented in this massive volume. Mainly North European cooking with a section on international specialities, here is a flavour of the types of dishes featured: Essence of Shrimp Soup with Puff Pastry, Mixed Fish Terrine, Veal Knuckle in Orange Sauce, lots ... more information

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London: Weinberger. Music adapted and arranged by Ronald Hanmer with new book and lyrics by Phil Park. Pb reprint of the 1967 edition, 233 pp. Reading copy - general wear/scuffing, closed tear top of spine, previous owner's name inscribed. However, musical text clean - a usable copy. Three Acts, Overture and 25 pieces plus an alternative version for No. 15 ("Little Cloud").. Soft Cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ... more information

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Tokyo: Japan Publications, 1969. 158pp, colour illustrations. G+, clean copy (other than faint tanning to page edges) in a Fair dj which is price-clipped and has light wear. Inscription on title page looks like it's from the author. Introduction to this form of Japanese flower arranging, both traditional and more contemporary.. Hard Cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ... more information

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Tallin, Estonia: Paide/Demerlen, 1995. Hb, laminated pictorial covers, no dj, 479pp, b/w photos. VG. Small dent to top of spine but otherwise minimal wear and clean contents. Multi-lingual Foreward by Maria Keres and Preface by Fridrik Olafsson. Over 1900 of Paul Keres' games from 1929 to 1975 plus tournament and match records.. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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Tallin, Estonia: Paide/Demerlen, 1995. Hb, laminated pictorial covers, no dj, 479pp, b/w photos. Good+. Dent to top of spine. Small tear at hinge between title page and photo frontispiece but contents otherwise in excellent clean condition.. Multi-lingual Foreward by Maria Keres and Preface by Fridrik Olafsson. Over 1900 of Paul Keres' games from 1929 to 1975 plus tournament and match records.. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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