Search Results: Titles starting with H from Glynn's Books

Amsterdam/Haarlem: H. Stam, 1932. In Dutch. Hb, beige cloth, no dj, 290pp, b/w frontis. Undated, est. 1932. Good+, slightly sunned spine, clean contents. Memorial volume about chess composer Henri Weenink. Includes : brief biography plus appreciations; 359 of Weenink's chess problems with solutions ; 57 of his games with annotations, spanning 1918-1931; tournament results tables; a long article by Weenink on the development of the endgame study; 33 of his studies with commentary. Also included with this book is a loose memorial issue of "Tijdchrift van den Nederlandschen Schaakbond" from 1931 - 16pp, staple-bound, Fair with a stain on the last page and ragged edges. This contains articles, 6 problems and a few games (replicated in the book).. Hard Cover. Good.

In Dutch. Pb, colour card covers, 80pp, b/w photos. Good+, slightly sunned spine, clean contents. Profiles and annotated games or compositions of players associated with the Dutch chess club HMC Den Bosch, including amongst others Emile Mulder ( 1909-1990), Cees van Zelst ( born 1937), Peter Boll ( born 1958) and the problemist Hendrik Schuld.. Soft Cover. Good.

Newton Highlands: Mongoose Press, 2014. Pb, 225pp. VG clean copy. Contents : Basic attacking ideas; Finishing off the attack; Sicilian attacks; Attacking when only you have an attack; Hacking up the Scandinavian; Taking your chances; Attacks featuring opposite-side castling; Misplayed attacking positions; Nice-looking attacking ideas which shouldn't work but often do in practice; Attacking to exploit an early lead in development; Attacking in the endgame. . Soft Cover. Very Good.

London: George Routledge, 1922. Hb, decorative boards, no dj, 80pp. Good, edgewear to spine, previous owner's name on inside front cover, browned endpapers, light foxing to first and last few pages. Includes 45 of Morphy's games with brief annotations, to instruct the beginner. Descriptive notation.. Hard Cover. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Oxford: Pergamon, 1984. Pb, viii + 278pp. Good, light tanning to page edges and a few pages towards the back have had their corners turned down. 90 of Botvinnik's games with his annotations. Beginning with a game against Nadporozhsky in Leningrad 1925, and ending with Amsterdam 1966 against Zuidema. Plus tournament and match results from 1923-1970.. Soft Cover. Good.

Ted Smart, 1993. Hb, colour illustrations. VG clean copy in G+ dj which has light wear along top edge. Over 230 orientally inspired recipes, each with calorie count, prep. and cooking times, and cook's tips. Recipes such as Spicy Long Beans with Fish Cake, Cantonese Crab in Black Bean sauce, Peking Duck, Mu-shu Pork Shandong style, Lotus Leaf Rice, Pork and Spring Onion Pancakes, Dan-Dan Noodles.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Hamlyn, 1990. Hb reprint, laminated pictorial covers, no dj, colour illustrations. Black mark on back cover, light wear to covers, contents clean. Over 300 calorie-counted vegetarian recipes, for Starters, Soups, Beans & Pulses, Vegetable dishes, Salads, Rice & Pasta, Pastry Specialties, Suppers & Snacks, Cooking for Special Occasions, Desserts, Baking and "Not Quite Vegetarian".. Hard Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Two small cookbooks which together provide around 170 recipes. 1) "Hamlyn Curry Cookbook" by Meera Taneja - published 1983, Hb, laminated pictorial covers, 128pp. Good. Occasional light marks/spots in text. Curry recipes from the Indian subcontinent, Southeast asia, the West Indies and East Africa. 2) "Easy Indian in Minutes" - edited by Helen Woodall - pub. 2006 by Kyle Cathie, Hb, 125pp. VG in VG dj. Quick-cooking Indian recipes.. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Hamlyn, 2001. Pb, 112pp, colour illustrations. VG+, clean copy. Step-by-step traditional, regional Mexican recipes. Includes simple peasant dishes such as Chile Verde, numerous tortilla dishes, classic Mole de Pollo and desserts such as Sopaiplllas. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Hamlyn, 1999. Pb, 128pp, colour illustrations. VG+, clean copy. Contents: Fish & Shellfish, Poultry, Lamb & Pork, Beef, Vegetables, Rice & Noodles, Quick & Easy. Examples include Mixed Fish Tempura, Singapore Crab, Chairman Mao's Chicken, Lamb in Lettuce Parcels, Braised Beef Meatballs, Phillipines Pansit Noodles, Indonesian Gado-Gado.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

N.Y.: Warner Books, 1989. Hb, 286pp, b/w photos. Good with clean contents in a Good dj, slightly tanned pages. Autobiography of the jazz musician and bandleader, Lionel Hampton ( 1908-2002), whose principal instrument was the vibra-harp. Introduced to the jazz scene as a boy through his uncle Richard who worked for Al Capone and who knew many of the jazz greats of that time, he later established his career with Benny Goodman before forming his own band. In later life he and his wife were acknowledged as philanthropists through their work on the construction of public housing projects.. Hard Cover. Good/Good.

Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1975. Hb, 224 pp, b/w illustrations. Good+ clean copy in Good+ dj with only marginal edgewear. Introductory guide, ideal for family sailors, which covers boat handling, basic navigation, harbour lore, safety afloat, the boat and the crew. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Jazz Book Club, 1960. Hb, 204pp. Good+ with clean contents in a Good dj which has sunned spine and top edge. Includes a brief history; instruments, styles and schools of jazz; alphabetical entries on musicians and records; terms; appreciation.. Hard Cover. Good/Good.

London: J.M. Dent, 1922. Hb, burgundy bloth, no dj, xi + 268pp, b/w illustrations. Fair. Covers have some marks, spine edgeworn, prize sticker on inside front cover, very light occasional foxing on earlier pages. Biography of the great composer, with two concluding chapters covering his works.. Hard Cover.

Schonenberg: K.Eggemann, 1986. Pb, 99pp. Good+, sunned spine and cover edges, clean contents. 183 problems by Swiss composer Hans Ott (1890-1967), categorized into 64 three-movers, 92 four-movers, 20 five-movers and 7 six or more movers.. Soft Cover.

Newton Abbott: David & Charles, 1976. Hb, 247pp, b/w plates. Good with clean contents in a Good dj which has only slight wear. " The author's aim is to bring within a critical and interpretative framework the whole of Hardy's formidable output in prose and verse, and to associate with it as much biographical and historical material as the reader may need to give depth and context to this rounded and balanced appraisal. ". Hard Cover. Good/Good.

N.Y./London: Methuen/RKP, 1987. Pb, xliii + 476pp, b/w photos. Good(-), contents clean but speckling along edge of page block. Around 800 alphabetical entries covering musicians, artists, writers and other people, works, publishers, movements, places and organizations, associated with African American culture in the early 20th century, notably in Harlem, New York.. Soft Cover.

London/Birmingham: En Passant, 1949. Pb booklet, staple-bound, 32pp. Fair+, scuff on back cover, light corner wear, several pages have brief inked notation. London and Midland Chess Bulletins Supplement No. 1. Includes summary, tables for the various sections, 50 games, most annotated or with comments. Rossolimo was the winner, ahead of Konig and Muhring. Descriptive notation.. Soft Cover.

Nottingham: The Chess Player, 1998. Pb, staple-bound, 83pp.VG clean copy. 152 games, most with notes. Alekhine and Vidmar won Hastings; Euwe won Weston-super-Mare; Alekhine won again at Scarborough (after a play-off vs Colle) and Birmingham.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Nottingham: The Chess Player, 1996. Pb booklet, staple-bound, 51pp. VG, clean contents. 99 games, most with notes. Colle, Marshall and Takacs were joint winners ar Hastings while Saunders and Tartakower won Scarborough.. Soft Cover. Very Good.