Titles starting with O from Glynn's Books

Poole: New Orchard, 1986. VG, clean copy in G+ dj which has light edgewear only. 387pp, colour illustrations. Compilation volume of Nock's two original books: "Encyclopaedia of British Steam Locomotives" and "Steam Railways of Britain in colour". Accompanying the text are 386 colour illustrations of carriages, rolling stock, signals, railway coats of arms and classic locomotives. A wonderful reference in a handy, compact size.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾"... more information

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Simon & Schuster, 2001. Hb, 315 pgs with colour plates. Over 130 Asian-inspired recipes from the chef and co-owner of the Salamander Restaurant in Boston. "Beautifully nuanced food...makes you throw preconceived notions to the wind" (Boston Globe).. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. ... more information

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London: Batsford, 1949. Brown cloth covers, no dj, 74pp, b/w illustrations. G. Occasional foxing to pages, edgewear to spine and cover corners. Targetted at the craftsperson, this brief survey traces the development of wooden furniture. Chapters cover: ancient woodcraft, the chest, children of the chest (cabinet, chest-of-drawers, boxes etc), the chair and other forms of seating, the table, the bed, and each chapter ends in suggested "things to do" in relation to craftwork.. 8vo - over 7¾&q... more information

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London: Salamander, 1994. Hb, laminated pictorial covers, no dj, 96pp, colour illustrations. Good+, clean contents. Range of recipes using olive oil, covering: Infusions, Sauces, Pastes, Preserves, Soups, Starters, Fish & Seafood, Meat & Poultry, Vegetables, Salads, Pasta & Rice, Pizzas, Breads, Cakes & Biscuits.. Hard 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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Pergamon Press, 1984. Pb, ix + 217 pp. VG with clean contents. First English translation of Alekhine's well-regarded book charting the years preceding his attainment of the World Championship title. 100 games, annotated by Alekhine, are organized according to 1) Occasional games from his time in the U.S. during the winter of 1923-24 2) Blindfold games 3) Tournaments in Paris and Baden-Baden 1925 4) Tournaments in Hastings, Scarborough, Birmingham 1926 5) Tournaments in Semmering and Dresden 1926 6) Buo... more information

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Leeds: Whitehead & Miller, 1935. Pb, stiff card covers, 27pp (also heavy-weight paper). Undated but est. 1935. Fair copy with foxing/spotting throughout; covers a bit darkened at edges. Revised and enlarged edition - almost 30 new "maxims" having been added while some previous ones have been amalgamated or placed under the "Dont's for beginners" section. Organized into : Values of the pieces; Opening; Middle game; End-game; Exchanging; How to improve.. Soft Cover. ... more information

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N.Y.: Dover. Pb reprint, 272pp. Tanning to covers and page edges; general wear to covers. Good. Classic collection of Botvinnik's games before he became World Champion, from his first big tournament (USSR Championship 1927) to the International Tournament at Groningen in 1946. Annotated by Botvinnik with a foreward discussing his career and system of training. Includes games against players such as Alekhine, Boleslavsky, Lillienthal, Romanovsky, Smyslov, Tartakower.. Soft Cover. ... more information

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N.Y.: Dover. Pb reprint, 272pp. Good+, clean copy with marginal wear. Classic collection of Botvinnik's games before he became World Champion, from his first big tournament (USSR Championship 1927) to the International Tournament at Groningen in 1946. Annotated by Botvinnik with a foreward discussing his career and system of training. Includes games against players such as Alekhine, Boleslavsky, Lillienthal, Romanovsky, Smyslov, Tartakower.. Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.... more information

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Leeds: Whitehead & Miller, 1945. Hb, green cloth covers, no dj, 144pp. G. Spine darkened and a little scuffed. Retail sticker inside front cover. Games from the 1880s to early 1930s, by Alekhine, Marshall, Steinitz, Tchigorin and many others, with brief annotations. Many feature the King's Gambit.. Hard Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ... more information

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Bristol: P.Wenman & C.Hopkins, 1937. Pb, card covers, staple-bound, 109pp. Self-published? Undated but est. 1937/38. Good. Light cover wear including scuff mark top fore corner; staples rusting. Three pages have brief inked corrections to the text. 100 studies taken from master games, with brief annotations.. Soft Cover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ... more information

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London: Pitman, 1947. Hb, green cloth, no dj, un-numbered pages. Good with some foxing to endpapers and along edge of text block but pages generally clean.In two parts: 95 complete games plus 80 game endings (or composed positions). With light annotations and 222 diagrams.. Hard Cover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ... more information

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Dublin: Gill & Macmillan, 2000. Hb, 25cm square format, 160 pgs with colour plates. VG in VG dj which has very slight edgewear on spine. 120 innovative, international recipes all produced in one pot. From Seared Scallops with Crispy Pancetta and Pea Puree to Mango Souffle with Lime Sabayon.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. ... more information

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Guild/Book Club Associates, 1985. Book club edition. Hb, 224 pages with colour illustrations. Good+ copy in Good+ dj, which has light edgewear. Contents clean. A very practical cookbook catering to the busy working man or woman who likes to cook but gets fed up having to convert recipes from four to one. A good range of dishes, from simple to more complicated, and being Delia, they work.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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London: Batsford, 1986. Pb, 144pp. Good with light cover wear and tanning to page edges. Contents otherwise clean. Analysis of four Romantic gambits first played in the 19th century which have since enjoyed a resurgence : The Greco, the Scotch, the Evans Gambit and the Goring Gambit. Includes complete games.. Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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London: Batsford, 1988. Pb, xii + 109pp + Index. Good+ copy with only light wear and clean contents other than faint tanning to page edges. First of four vols. on the major openings by Karpov, this book has complete grandmaster games from the mid 1980s, analysed in depth, for the Ruy Lopez (Spanish), the Russian (Petroff), the Scotch. the Italian (Giuoco Piano) and Four Knights.. Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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Kecskemet, Hungary: Caissa Books, 2002. Pb, 284pp. As New. Translated from the Hungarian by Zoltan Molnar. Introductory theory on different variations and gambits plus close to 140 illustrative games with notes, from a wide range of sources up to 2001. . Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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Zurich: Olms, 2003. Pb, 205pp. Fine clean copy, looks unread. The first half deals with opening preparation and the second half uses illustrative games, accompanied by detailed opening information. Emphasis is put on the analysis of opening problems confronting a player in a particular game. Includes exercises/tests.. Soft Cover. Fine. ... more information

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London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1986. Pb, x + 198pp. Good. Fore corner creased and light wear. Principles behind opening play with key illustrative games. Contents: Basic principles; Struggle for the centre; Time, space & material; Black counter-attacks; What is positional play?; An adventurous opening; Black prepares...d7-d5; A pseudo-gambit; Central control by pieces; Fighting the classical centre; Black prepares...e7-e5; White becomes Black. Algebraic. . Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9... more information

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Dallas: Chess Digest, 1992. Pb, 220pp. Good+ - covers curling slightly; clean contents and little wear. Second of two volumes. This covers Ruy Lopez, Petroff, Queens Gambit Declined, Queen's Gambit Accepted, Slav and Semi-Slav, Semi-Tarrasch. Includes complete games.. Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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