George Botterill Harding (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. viii+136 pages with diagrams, bibliography and index. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original pictorial jacket. First edition The Italian Game is a family of chess openings beginning with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 This opening is defined by the development of the white bishop to c4 (the so-called "Italian bishop"), where it attacks Black's vulnerable f7-square. It is part of the large family of Open Games or Double King's Pawn Games. The Italian Game is one of the oldest recorded chess openings; it occurs in the Göttingen manuscript and was developed by players such as Damiano and Polerio in the 16th century, and later by Greco in 1620, who gave the game its main line. It has been extensively analyzed for more than 300 years. Condition: Previous owner's name to front wrappers else very good in a near fine jacket.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hb, xviii + 140pp. Good in a Good(-) dj which has sunned/darkened spine and edges. Contents clean. Coverage of the Scotch Game, Scotch Four Knights, Scotch Gambit and Goring Gambit. Descriptive notation.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine condition. Near Fine dust jacket. First Edition. London: B. T. Limited, 1977. Near Fine condition in a bright and shiny Near Fine dust jacket. NOT price clipped (£4.25 net). No chips, or tears. Square and reasonably tight. Pages are clean and unmarked. NOT a library discard. NO owner's mname or bookplate. With 120 chessboard diagrams. Bound in the original gilt-stamped light brown boards. Complete with dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. xviii, 140pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. NOT a library discard (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Second issue of a magazine planned to have 12 issues per year but from the editorial it is clear the originally schedule was not stuck to. There is some fading to the top and left edges of the front cover. A little creasing around the edges of the covers. The pages have a little creasing to the centre at the tops but are otherwise unmarked. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed. Smyth (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage, other than spine which is faded by sun exposure. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Dust jacket in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Games & Magic; Chess; ISBN: 0713402245. ISBN/EAN: 9780713402247. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 24626. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 140 pages. tidy copy.