Signed Books

London: Chess & Bridge, 1998. The July 1998 issue of Chess magazine with dozens of signatures from grandmasters, masters and "ordinary" chess players. This issue previewed the British Championship and several of the GMs signed their names next to their player profiles. These include Tony Miles, Jon Speelman, Nigel Short, Matthew Sadler, Joe Gallagher, Stuart Conquest, Aaron Summerscale. And scattered elsewhere in the magazine, Jonathan Rowson (within the article he wrote on his challenge match vs Adams), Susan and Bogdan Lalic, P M Thipsay and others I have yet to decipher.... Signed by Subject. Soft Cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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NY: Warner, 1998. Hb, 470pp. Fine in Fine dj. "Autographed Copy" sticker on front cover . Author's signature on title page.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. more information

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London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1980. Hb, 208pp, colour illustrations. VG in VG dj. Inscription to previous owner signed by Robert Carrier. Techniques and many recipes including salads, pates & terrines, soups & stocks, sauces, egg dishes, roasting, grilling, frying, casseroles, cooking au gratin and en papillote, vegetables, pasta & rice, desserts and pastries.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Victor Gollancz, 1984. Hb, 288pp, b/w illustrations. Signed by author "With my best wishes Nicola Cox" on title page. Contents otherwise clean. VG in Good+ dj which has the very slightest of wear. Seasonal recipes such as Kidney Soup, Petits Flan d'Asperge, Quail prince William, Lemon Lamb Casserole, Marlborough tart, Christmas Ice with Hot Mincemeat sauce.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Adlard Coles Nautical, 2001. Hb, 236pp, b/w illustrations. Signed by author with inscription to previous owner on title page, and website address written on inside back cover, otherwise contents clean. Good+ copy in Good dj which has a couple of closed tears and corner scuffing. "Sailing, seamanship & navigation for the modern yacht skipper", this third edition has expanded and updated sections on electronic navigation, GPS, chart plotters and radar, in addition to analysis of what makes a good skipper; theory and practice of sailing; seamanship; navigation, meteorology; yacht stability, dealing with emergencies.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Everyman, 2007. Pb, 176pp. VG+, with clean contents, looks barely used. Signature of Nigel Davies on title page. Proposes an attacking, gambit-style approach for White and includes 60 complete annotated games. Contents: Sicilian Defence Wing Gambit; Danish Gambit; French Defence Wing Gambit; Caro-Kann Fantasy Variation; Alekhine's Defence with 3 Nc3; Pirc Defence - Austrian with 5 a3; Scandinavian Defence; Nimzowitsch Defence; The Pseudo-Philidor and Other Defences.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good. more information

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London: Everyman, 2007. Pb, 192pp. Signature of Nigel Davies on title page. Good. Bottom corner slightly bent/wavy. Contents clean. Proposes an aggressive repertoire for Black, with the two main choices being the Albin Counter Gambit and the Schliemann Gambit. The bulk of the book covers various lines for these. The final 25 pages suggests how Black might obtain gambiteering play against various stodgy White options. Includes 62 complete annotated games.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Mary Ford Publications, 1988. Hb,laminated pictorial covers, no dj, 96pp, colour illustrations. Good+ with clean contents. Signed "Best wishes, Mary Ford" on title page. Includes basic recipes, cake decorating techniques, sugarpaste flowers, cake designs, hints and tips , all accompanied by numerous step-by-step illustrations.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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N.Y.: Crown, 1977. Hb, 360pp, b/w photographs. Signed by author "H.Golombek" on front endpaper and also signed by subject, David Bronstein, who signed his name in English next to his photograph/entry during a simultaneous exhibition during the mid-1990s in the U.K. (previous owner was one of his opponents). Good+ copy in a Good dj which has a closed tear. and light edgewear. Previous owner's inscription on inside front cover and inked price on fep. Large, coffee-table sized reference with alphabetical entries covering all aspects of chess: players' biographies (from Arabian and medieval to present day), historical (tournaments, titles, championships, anecdotes, etc.) and practical (openings, middlegame and endgame theory, chess problems). Extensively illustrated.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Gambit, 2000. Pb, 256pp. As New, clean copy. Signed by author "Carsten Hansen" on title page. Comprehensive coverage of all lines arising from 1 c4 c5 including variations which arise from other openings (e.g. Semi-Tarrasch, or White's avoidance of the Benko). Contents: Pure Symmetrical without 5 Nf3; with 5 Nf3 - introduction and main lines; Rubinstein variation; Keres-Parma variation; Three Knights; Asymmetrical variation; Hedgehog variation; Double fianchetto; Anti-Benoni (introduction; 4...e6 5 Nc3 Nc6; 4...e6 without 5 Nc3 Nc6); Odds and ends. . Signed by Author. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Everyman, 2004. Hb, 480pp. VG with clean contents in VG dj. Signed by Kasparov on a paste-down label on the fep, with his photo in the background and dated London, April 2007. Second volume in the author's acclaimed series on the World Chess Championship, focusing on the mid-20th Century and the champions Max Euwe, Mikhail Botvinnik, Vasily Smsyslov and Mikhail Tal. Includes biographical notes and close to 150 complete games with annotations.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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London: Everyman, 2004. Hb, 332pp. VG+ in VG dj; clean contents. Looks as if it has been barely opened. Signed by Kasparov on a paste-down label on the fep, with his photo in the background and dated London, April 2007. Third volume in the author's acclaimed series on the World Chess Championship, focusing on champions Tigran Petrosian and Boris Spassky, and also their outstanding opponents - Gligoric, Polugayevsky, Portisch and Stein. Includes biographical notes and 85 complete games with extensive annotations.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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London: Everyman, 2007. Hb, 416pp. Fine clean copy in Fine dj; looks barely opened. Signed by Kasparov on a paste-down label on the fep, with his photo in the background and dated London, April 2007. Examines the developments in chess in the 1970s, a period which saw a great shift in opening theory as well as other aspects of the game. The author considers numerous opening variations, illustrated by over 100 complete, annotated games, and also includes the insights of his contemporaries in a chapter entitled "The Opinions of 28 World Experts". . Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. more information

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London: Everyman, 2004. Hb, 464pp. VG with clean contents in VG dj. Signed by Kasparov on a paste-down label on the fep, with his photo in the background, dated London April 2007. First volume in the author's acclaimed series on the World Chess Championship, focusing on the play of the early greats of chess, namely William Steinitz, Emanuel Lasker, Jose Raul Capablanca and Alexander Alekhine. Includes biographical notes and close to 150 complete games with annotations.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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London: Batsford, 1993. Pb, 176pp. Signed by Raymond Keene with an inscription to the previous owner. Approx. 5 pages have brief highlighted text but the book is otherwise in Good+ condition with only slight wear. Account of Kasparov's King's Indian treatment, with all his own games and analysis on the King's Indian up to 1993.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Tui Enterprises, 1988. Pb, 159pp. Inscription to previous owner signed and dated by Raymond Keene. Good+, tight copy with minimal wear, faint tanning to page edges but text otherwise clean. Includes a biography of the three-time winner of the USSR Championship and winner of Moscow 1967 and 1971, his best games annotated in depth, and a chapter on his remarkable miniature games.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Cadogan, 1993. Pb, 128pp. Daniel King's signature on title page. Fair+ - covers rather creased with corner wear; contents good and clean. Annotated games background and commentary for the Kasparov-Short match in 1993 held in London. . Signed by Author. Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Edinburgh, 1937. Pb, 92pp. Signed and dated by author on half title page "G.Koltanowski 12/2/1938 ". There is also an inserted newspaper article from February 1938 showing Koltanowski's opponents in a simultaneous exhibition held in the North of England on the same date (one assumes where the book was signed). Fair+ copy - spine edgeworn with chips, top fore corner of front cover has a scuff mark and back cover has light foxing. But contents good and clean. Anthology of articles, games and anecdotes about players and events. Includes the games Koltanowski played in the Simultaneous Blindfold Exhibition at Antwerp in 1931 (with his notes) and a section of 20 of his games, annotated, illustrating the Colle opening. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Chorley: Countryside Publications, 1980. Pb, 88pp, b/w illustrations. Good with light cover wear, sun-faded spine. Author's signature on title page "All best wishes Edward Paget Tomlinson", otherwise contents clean. Introductory pictorial history to steamships of the North West of Britain, which includes mail and passenger ships, excursion steamers, cargo steamers, tugs, dredgers, trawlers, lakes steamers, and ferries.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. more information

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Hutchinson, 2000. Hb reprint , 297pp. Unread, as new copy but very faint tanning to page edges. Author's signature on title page.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. more information

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London: BBC, 2002. Hb, 264pp, colour illustrations. Inscription to previous owners signed by Delia Smith and her chef, Alex. Otherwise contents clean. VG in VG dj. Over 250 vegetarian recipes, such as Oven roasted Ratatouille, Mozzarella Strudel with Parmesan and Pecans, Spiced Chickpea Cakes with Red Onion and Coriander salad, Lemon and Lime refigerator Cake.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Dallas: Chess Digest, 1989. Pb, 108pp. Signed by author "Andy Soltis" on title page. Good with light cover wear; endpapers have occasional brown spots but text clean. Includes illustrative games. Contents: Move order and pawn structure; From's Gambit 1 f4 e5 2 fxe5 d6 3 exd6 Bxd6 4 Nf3; 1 f4 d5 2 b3; 1 f4 Nf6 2 b3; 1 f4 c5; 1 f4 b6; 1 f4.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Alkmaar: New In Chess, 2006. Pb, 235pp. VG+, clean contents other than Timman's signature on title page. "Teaches how to build up an advantage and how to convert it into a crushing attack" using 33 games of the modern great attackers, such as Kasparov, Ivanchuk, Anand, Shirov, Topalov and Volokitin, plus another 33 instructive attacking fragments. . Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good. more information

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London: Batsford, 1994. Pb, 304pp. Signature of Peter Wells on title page. Good+ with clean contents. Faint tanning to page edges. Comprehensive survey of the Semi-Slav variation of the Queen's Gambit, a regular choice of players such as Kasparov, Anand and Kramnik.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Batsford, 1981. Pb, 144pp. Prize award sticker on front endpaper, signed by Raymond Keene (I assume he was giving away the prizes...). Good, with light tanning to page edges. 200 chess miniatures (i.e. under 25 moves), selected from 1970-1980, by players such as Spassky, Tal, Korchnoi, Larsen, Timman , with careful positioning of the diagrams to allow readers the opportunity to test their own tactical ability. Approx. one third use the Sicilian Defence.. Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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