1000 Best Short Games of Chess by Chernev, Irving

Simon & Schuster, 1955. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Fireside, 1955-07-15. Paperback. Used: Good.

Touchstone. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Touchstone, 1955-07-14. paperback. Good. 5x1x8. 563 p., clean and unmarked anywhere; gutter cracked between pp. 244 and 245 but binding firm;glossy pictorial wrapper has some rubbing on edges, esp. crown of spine; and pronounced crease at upper corner of front panel; small crease at lower corner of rear panel.

xii+563 pages with diagrams and index. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 1/4") octavo (8 1/4" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Eight printing. Here, each introduced with a brief, pungent or witty commentary, are 1000 of the sweetest sugar-coated pills in all chess literature. For the chess scholar, there is the delight of savoring the finest short games from the vast storehouse of chess history. The surprise and satisfaction of discovering that even the greatest masters have suffered the ignominy of a quick knockout: Morphy mated in 12 moves, Capablanca in 13 and the great Emanuel Lasker in 14. Condition: Corners gently bumped, light edge wear, some marginalia to the pack end paper else very good.

Touchstone, 1955-07-14. Paperback. Very Good. 5x1x8. ***Please Read*** Light wear to outside cover - No marks on text - My shelf location 7-b-15*

Fireside, 1955-07-15. Rei Sub. Paperback. Used:Good.

Simon & Schuster, 1955. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. No extraneous markings. All pages are intact and binding is strong. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Touchstone. New. Special order direct from the distributor

New York : Simon and Schuster, Fireside, 1955, 1955. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. [1st editoin], 10th printing ; 563 pages illustrations 22 cm ; LCCN: 55-5949 ; LC: GV1452; Dewey: 794.1 ; ISBN: 0671538012 ((pbk.)); 9780671538019 ((pbk.)) LCCN: 55-5949 ; OCLC: 55893364 ; pictorial black, lavender, gold stiff paper wrappers ; cover illustration by Seltzer ; "Chess brevities have always excercised a strange fascination for lovers of the royal game. Here, each introduced with a brief, pungent or witty commentary, are 1000 of the sweetest suger-coated pills in all chess literature. For the chess scholar, there is the delight of savoring the finest short games from the vast storehouse of chess history. For most of us, there is the surprise and satisfaction of discovering that even the greatest masters have suffered the ignominy of a quick knockout: Morphy mated in 12 moves, Capablanca in 13, and the great Emanuel Lasker in 14!. Irving Chernev has replayed nearly every game of chess on record. He… Read More