THE FIRST BOOK OF CHESS (Barnes & Noble, Everyday Handbooks, No 241)
by Al Horowitz; Fred Reinfeld
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/None as Issued
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Berkeley, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Barnes & Noble, 1966. First Edition, Reprint of 1966 . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/New & Bright w/staining (coffee?) to upper corner tips of pgs 56/57 & lower corner of rear cover verso. First published 1950; this is a 1966 reprint. Softcover/VG; sound w/surface wear & trace soiling. Light brown spotting (acidic paper reaction) to text blocks. Reference/resource to mastering chess by World Chess Hall of Fame & NY Times chess columnist Israel Albert Horowitz (1907 - 1973) and Chess Master & author Fred Reinfeld (1910 - 1964). International Master of chess & member of the World Chess Hall of Fame; 128 pgs w/photos & diagrams in 12 chapters: 1, The Elements; 2, Moves of the Pieces; 3, How to Win; 4, Values of the Chessmen; 5, Chess Notation; 6, More About the King; 7, The Value of Castling; 8, Drawn Games; 9, More About the Pawn; 10, Elementary Checkmates; 11, Tactical Fine Points; and 12, Survey of Chess Openings, followed by Index. Fine copy despite flaws.
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- Bookseller
- 100 POCKETS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016209
- Title
- THE FIRST BOOK OF CHESS (Barnes & Noble, Everyday Handbooks, No 241)
- Author
- Al Horowitz; Fred Reinfeld
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- None as Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Reprint of 1966
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Barnes & Noble
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1966
- Pages
- 128
- Keywords
- Board Games, Chess, Manual/Guide, Reference/Resource
- Bookseller catalogs
- Games; Manual;
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.