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1968, Asia, Drukkerij en Uitgeverij Laverman N.V., 212 p., good paperback with previous owner's name blacked out on half title page.
Published by Van Gennep, Amsterdam1976
Seller: Antiquariaat Parnassos vof, Wassenaar, Netherlands
Paperback. Condition: Gebruikssporen. 140 pp. Enkele z/w illustraties. Serie: Vereeniging tot beoefening van Overijsselsch Regt en Geschiedenis, Werken nr. 33. De rand van het voorkaft is over plm. 2 cm. beschadigd.
Published by Laverman, Drachten, 1968
Seller: Klondyke, Almere, Netherlands
Book
Condition: Good.
Seller: Rob Kok Old Books & Prints, Loosdrecht, NH, Netherlands
Amst. & Rotterdam, Prometheus/NRC Handelsblad, 2005. 574 blz. Ills. Slappe kaft. Goed. #9044604767. [146537].
Seller: Antiquariaat Van Veen, Veelerveen, Netherlands
Leiden, Stafleu, 1970. 6e geheel herziene en bewerkte druk 680 pp. linnen goudopdruk met leeslint. mooie staat.
Published by Drachten, Drukkerij & Uitgeverij Laverman nv. 1968, 1968
Seller: Antiquariaat Schot, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands
Signed
Original publisher's sewn cream paperback, green lettering spine and frontcover, 8vo: 212pp. Firm copy. Signed and dedicated to Aleid van de Bunt by both Wim Wertheim and his wife.
Published by Amsterdam- Antwerpen 1953, 1953
Seller: Antiquariaat Matthys de Jongh, Zutphen, Netherlands
. 142p. Orig. cloth.
Seller: Gert Jan Bestebreurtje Rare Books (ILAB), Vianen, Netherlands
Drachten, Laverman, 1968. Wrappers. 212 pp.
Published by Office of The Chess Amateur, 1926
Seller: *bibliosophy*, Exeter, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. 1926, hardback in red cloth boards with gilt lettering, without dust jacket (believed as published), 1926, 316 pages | an expanded translation of the Dutch text 'Het Schaakproblem'; please view images to see the contents of this volume | CONDITION IS POOR, this copy is well read and tired; covers are grubby and stained, spine is cracked | rebinding is recommended | contents are intact, clean and useable, with very faint scattered foxing | free of name, notes etc | professional booksellers based in the UK | we package with great care and usually dispatch within 24hrs, always within two working days | please request scans or further information on any of our listings, which are all in stock and ready to be dispatched | our ref JS.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. H. Weenink: The Chess Problem. Edited by George Hume and Alain C. White. /A.C. White Christmas Series 32./ Stroud, 1926. Office of "The Chess Amateur". [4 blank] p. 1 leaf portrait [4] p. + pp. 9-316 [2] p. + (2 blank) p. + 32 unnumbered leaves with 35 photos. First edition. Red cloth. Revised translation of the original Dutch edition Gouda 1921. In two parts: 1) Historical development of the chess problem; 2) Birds eye view of problem themes. Altogether 374 problems. Index of composers (ca 1,000 with dates and places birth and dead), general index. - Publisher of the series was chess composer and enthusiast Alain Campbell White (1880-1951). A. C. White sent most books of the series to his friends as Christmas gifts. But they were offered for sale, too. The series consists from 44 books on problem chess and one pamphlet from 1912. Most books are hard covers, bound in red cloth with gold lettering, usually written in English, sometimes in German and French and one was partially in Czech. Most books have printed Christmas wish slip by White, usually bound in after a title page. It appears that a part of edition of some books has wish slips and a part does not. Number of copies published of separate volumes is not known.
Published by Chess Amateur, Stroud, 1926
Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 317+[1 ad] pages with diagrams, includes frontispiece portrait, portrait photographs of 30 composers and an index of about 1000 name of composers, with dates and places of birth and death. Octavo (8 3/4" x 6") bound in red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and front cover. Edited by George Hume and Alain C. A revised translation of Het schaakproblem: ideen en scholen published Gouda, 1921. White. A. C. White's Christmas series volume 32. Christmas greeting tipped in. (Betts: 30-19) First English edition. Part 1 traces the historical development of the chess problem from the Middle Ages, with sections on the English, Bohemian, German and dutch schools, and a chapter on "problem-futurism" (Fairy problems). This first part includes 143 compositions by various composers. Part 2, "Bird's eye view of problem themes', describes 22 main themes (with sub-divisions) and contains a further 231 problems. The complete work forms a comprehensive treatise covering most phases of problem technique and execution. Condition: Recased with original cover laid on. Corners gently bumped else a very good copy.
Published by A.C. White, No Location Listed, 1926
Seller: Bookworks, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ as Issued. A.C. White's Christmas Series, 1926. Light wear to binding with some fading along spine, a small 1/4" tear at the spine head and light rubbing at corners. Some dusting to edges of page block. Book still remains in acceptable condition with tight binding and unmarked contents.
Published by Chess Amateur, Stroud, 1926
Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 317+[1 ad] pages with diagrams, includes frontispiece portrait, portrait photographs of 30 composers and an index of about 1000 name of composers, with dates and places of birth and death. Octavo (8 3/4" x 6") issued in original red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and front cover. Edited by George Hume and Alain C. A revised translation of Het schaakproblem: ideen en scholen published Gouda, 1921. White. A. C. White's Christmas series volume 32. Christmas greeting tipped in. (Betts: 30-19) First English edition. Part 1 traces the historical development of the chess problem from the Middle Ages, with sections on the English, Bohemian, German and dutch schools, and a chapter on "problem-futurism" (Fairy problems). This first part includes 143 compositions by various composers. Part 2, "Bird's eye view of problem themes', describes 22 main themes (with sub-divisions) and contains a further 231 problems. The complete work forms a comprehensive treatise covering most phases of problem technique and execution. Condition: Corners bumped, moderate extremity wear, spine sunned and soiled, edges sunned, front edge lightly rippled. Over all about very good copy.