Authors starting with S from Glynn's Books

N.Y: Random House, 1974. Hb, 252pp, colour and b/w illustrations. VG clean copy in G+ dj which has slight edgewear. Large format reference book, lavishly illustrated, which traces the origin and development of chess, focusing on the players, their histories and permanent contributions to the game. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ... more information

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London: Harper Collins, 1996. Hb, 96pp + templates, colour illustrations. Good+ copy in Good+ dustjacket. Over 30 paper projects for the home, using papier-mache, decoupage, stencilling, printing, simple mounts and bookbinding, origami. Includes ready-to-use design templates.. Hard Cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ... more information

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Prague: International Union of Students, 1955. Pb, staple-bound, pictorial wraps, 63pp, b/w photos. Good. Clean contents but title page has some residue from a retail sticker. Staples rusty. Light marks on back cover. Results from the second student chess championship, held in Lyons in May 1955, with round-by-round results and selected games from each round with annotations. The winners were the U.S.S.R. whose team consisted of Taimanov, Spassky, Antoshin and Suetin.. Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" ... more information

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London: J.M. Dent, 1977. Hb, 221pp, b/w illustrations. Ex-library copy with catalogue no. on spine and usual stamps. Interesting reconstruction of the lives and occupations of members of the Elizabethan Underworld, in London and on the highways and at country fairs.. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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Bristol: Warrior Enterprises/White Tree Books, 1989. 96 pgs, b/w illustrations. G+ in G+ dj which has slight edgewear. Faint tanning to page edges. Entertaining look at life at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst based on the author's experiences in the 1980s. With original cartoons and b/w photos.. Hard Cover. Illus. by Scott, Donald. ... more information

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Leceister: Blitz Editions, 1995. Hb, 144pp, colour illustrations. Good, clean copy in Good dj which has light wear. Over 25 step-by-step projects , such as Pop-up and 3-D cards, a window blind, papier-mache vase, zoetrope, paper sculpture and shadow puppet.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ... more information

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Rider & Co., 1977. Pb, 172pp. Good with light wear to covers and spine. Text clean. Contents: Rice, Breads, Beef, Mutton/Lamb, Pork, Poultry, Fish, Shellfish, Legumes, Vegetables, Curd, Savouries, Sweetmeats, Chutneys/Pickles, Drinks, Soups.. Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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London: Rider & Co., 1979. Pb, 144pp, b/w illustrations by Carmen Miranda.. Good with tanning to edges and light cover wear. Over 200 Indian sweet recipes, divided into: Bonbons; Fudges; Halvas; Sweets in syrup; Cakes, balls & dumplings; Biscuits; Pastries; Sweet breads; Puddings; Drinks. Also includes discussion of the place of sweets in Hindu culture and ceremony.. Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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Dallas: Chess Digest, 1971. Pb booklet, staple bound, 28pp. Good+ copy. One page (Pg 7) has a couple of notations, otherwise clean. Analysis and illustrative games by the U.S. Master on his variation of the Sicilian Defence. . Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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London: Batsford, 1989. Pb, 220 pp. VG with slight edgewear to cover corners. "The Yugoslav Attack in the Sicilian Dragon represents chess at its most bloodthirsty. Both players launch an all-out attack on their opponent's king, and the game becomes an exciting race to see whose attack breaks through first. This book deals with the multitude of variations that arise after 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cd 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 g6 6 Be3 Bg7 7 f3 0-0 8 Qd2 Nc6 9 Bc4.". Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7&frac... more information

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London: Oxford University Press/Oxford Medical Publications. Maroon cloth, no dj. Undated but previous owner's inscription on fep dated 1915. Fair - reading copy only. Covers mottled/damp-stained and first 20 pages plus index also have similar stains/marks. The rest of the contents are clean and tight. xi +454 pp, almost 100 b/w diagrams/illustrations. Twenty three chapters cover everything from Emergencies of General Anaesthesia to Poisoning. This edition also adds a chapter on Emergencies Connected w... more information

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Seattle: Sasquatch, 1997. 9.5" x 6" format, 176 pgs, colour illustrations. Beautifully produced book containing 120 recipes from the culinary director of wine producer, Chateau Ste. Michelle. Sarich is also the previous owner of two acclaimed Seattle restaurants.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. ... more information

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London: Franklin Watts, 1978. G. in G. dj which has a couple of closed tears. 19cm x 21.5 cm format, 166pgs, numerous colour illustrations. Charming and useful pictorial guide to the environment, which helps you and your children identify typical features, whether they be types of doors, prehistoric burial grounds, railway signals, hill features or cattle breeds.Includes an alphabetical index, picture index, panoramas and typographical keys.. Hard Cover. ... more information

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Octopus, 1972. Hb, 97pp, colour and b/w illustrations. Light edgewear to dj. Previous owner's inscription on front endpaper. Introduction to glass-making, covering history, techniques, terms and artistic aspects. Contents: Ancient Glass; Oriental Glass; Venice; Germany & the Netherlands; France & Spain; English, Irish & American Glass; The Art of Glass.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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Slough: W. Foulsham, 1971. Hb, pictorial boards, no dj, 128 pgs, b/w illustrations. G. Light edgewear to covers and spine; tanning on some page edges but contents otherwise clean.Includes stripping, restoring and applying finishes of different kinds, wooden furniture repairs, upholstery, cane seating, "antiquing", and a whole host of repairs and improvements.. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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Wylie, Texas: Pickard & Son, 2000. Pb, 160pp. As New, unused copy. "Complete pocket-guide to the hypermodern Alekhine Defense" with detailed discussion of recommended lines, supported by extensive software aided analysis. The author uses ten main games, won using key variations. I rather like the statement in his introduction, where he admires the expert work on the Alekhine by fellow author Graham Burgess while also stating "...if you have this playbook, you do not need Burgess.". ... more information

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London: Paladin, 1986. Pb, 1051pp, b/w photos. Good+, with crease along spine and back cover; clean, unmarked contents. Monumental, award-winning biography of the Russian writer and dissident."One of the most memorable works of its kind" (The Times). Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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Godalming: Langham Press, 1983. Hb, laminated pictorial covers, no dj, 96 pages with colour plates. G+, light edgwear to covers/spine. 150+ recipes, from antipasti and pasta to main courses, and desserts.. Hard Cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ... more information

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Innsbruck: Pinguin-Verlag, 1991. Hb, glazed pictorial covers, no dj, 113pp, colour illustrations. Over 250 traditional Austrian recipes, with influences from other nationalities and countires which once made up the Austrian empire: Hungary, Slovakia, Croatia, Italy etc. Dishes such as Austrian Bread Soup, Crayfish Pasties, Rolled Beef Steaks, Szekely Goulash, Tyrolean sSddle of Chamois, Calves Tongue with Horseradish, Carp in Beer. Viennese Pike Dumplings, Tyrolean Bacon Dumplings, Gugelhupf Cake, Dobos Gat... more information

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Wurzburg: Olbrich, Schachverlag, 1993. Pb, 408pp, b/w photos. Good with clean contents. Covers have light corner wear and creases. 1000 games from 1992-93, with around 400 having detailed notes. While special attention is given to the games of younger masters who began their careers in the Soviet chess school (and typically, these were not published elsewhere), this volume also includes top players such as Adams, Anand and Timman. . Soft Cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ... more information

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