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

Poltava, 2005. In Russian. Hb, laminated pictorial covers, 200pp. Print run of 500 copies. VG clean copy. Numerous chess problems and studies, plus 38 pages of photos and caricatures and a short section of what looks like verse/poetry.. Hard Cover. Very Good.

Nizhny Novgorod: Self-published, 1995. In Russian. Pb, 190pp, b/w portrait frontis. Good, couple of slight corner dents, clean contents. Includes publisher's insert in English about Bogoljubow. Biography and 200 games/part-games of Efim Bogoljubow, most with annotations.. Soft Cover. Good.

London: Everyman, 2004. Pb, 176pp. VG with clean contents. Presents lesser-used and less-theoretical systems for White to counter the King's Indian defence. With 75 annotated games. Contents : 5 Nge2; 5 Bd3; Makogonov System 5 h3; Averbakh System without. . . c7-c5: 5 Be2 0-0 6 Bg5; Averbakh System with. . . c7-c5 : 5 Be2 0-0 6 Bg5.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Prague: Privately Published, 1999. In Czech and English. Translated by John Beasley. Pb booklet, staple-bound, 52pp. Good+, presentation sticker of British Chess Problem Society on inside front cover, otherwise very good and clean. 52 Bohemian direct mates with all eight White officers, with bilingual commentary. Also includes an article by Michael Dragoun " Okteto a Modelove maty v P2#/ Two-move Model mate helpmates in octet form".. Soft Cover. Good+.

Elk and Ruby, 2018. Pb, 248pp. VG+ clean copy. 100 of Pervakov's best endgame studies with commentary, ranging from short studies with six moves to romantic grotesques with many pieces and 30+ moves.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

London: Lakeview Music Pb, 142pp. Good(-), corners a little edgeworn. Address sticker on title page. Vocal score by John Evans with words and full music for the 32 pieces in this popular musical.. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1949. Hb, green cloth, no dj, 554pp, frontis., maps. Fair, marks on edge of page block and inside covers, text clean. Contents : The countryman: the cavalry commander; The King-breaker; The Lord General; The prince.. Hard Cover.

Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1984. Pb, ix + 217 pp. Good, light cover wear/creases, clean contents. Charts the years preceding Alekhine's 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) Buonas Aires 1926 7) Games with Dr Euwe and the Kecskemet Tournament of 1927 8) His match with Capablanca.. Soft Cover. Good.

Harper Collins, 2011. Pb, xii + 353pp. Good+, clean contents. Retraces the route of the rebel slave army led by Spartacus and other gladiators, combining history with personal musings of modern Italy. " Haunting, erudite and beautifully written...unlike any other book ever written about Spartacus" ( Spectator).. Soft Cover. Good.

Lincombe: Blackberry Downs, 1998. Hb, 227pp, b/w photos. VG with clean contents in VG dj. Biography of the county and England cricketer, Derek Shackleton, who was Hampshire's premier bowler for 20 years.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

N.Y.: Dover Pb, 272pp. Good, edgewear to spine, clean contents. 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. Descriptive notation.. Soft Cover.

London: Wayland, 1972. Hb, 128pp. Good+ with clean contents in a Good+, price-clipped dj which has slight edgewear. Previous owner's name stamped on fep but otherwise very good. Selection of chess problems taken from the Illustrated London News, dealing with a variety of practical situations in openings, middle and end game.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Leeds: Whitehead & Miller, 1945. Hb, 144pp. VG, corners slightly bumped, contents clean, in a Fair+ dj which has a couple of small tears and edgewear and sunned/darkened spine. Games from the 1880s to early 1930s, by Alekhine, Marshall, Steinitz, Tchigorin and many others, with brief notes. Many feature the King's Gambit. Descriptive notation.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Wayland, 1972. Hb, 128pp. Good with clean contents in a Good(-) price-clipped dj which has edgewear. Selection of chess problems taken from the Illustrated London News, dealing with a variety of practical situations in openings, middle and end game.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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.

Wassenaar, 1984. In Dutch. Pb booklet, staple-bound, 43pp. Good+. Sticker of British Chess Problem Society on inside front cover. 48 problems, mostkly direct mates, selected by Bouma and annotated by Niemeijer.. Soft Cover. Good.

London: Batsford, 1990. Pb, xii + 113pp. Fair+. Pages heavily tanned but clean, sunned spine. First of four vols. on the major openings by Karpov, this book has complete GM games from the 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.

London: Everyman, 2000. Pb, 159pp. Good+, slight corner crease, clean contents. Includes strategies and tactics for both sides. and 88 model games. . Soft Cover. Good.

N.Y.: St Martins Press, 2000. Hb, xvii + 216pp. First ed. VG with clean contents in VG dj. Foreward by Sonny Rollins. Life and evolution as a musician of the legendary jazz saxophonist.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

London: Robert Hale, 1980. Hb, vi + 170pp. Good in Good, price-clipped dj which is taped to inside covers. Light marks on endpapers and inner flaps of dj. Includes opening principles, gambits, and repertoires from the point of view of White (Larsen, KIA, Bishop's opening, Vienna game, a couple of systems vs the Sicilian) and Black (Modern defence Gurgenidze, Caro-Kann Panov attack, French defence Rubinstein & Nimzowitsch variations, Dutch Stonewall, New York system vs flank openings). With complete games. Descriptive notation. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.