Gerald Abrahams: First Edition (38 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First American Edition. Very Good in Good Dust Jacket with some insect damage.

Hardcover. First Ed USA, so stated. First Ed USA, so stated. Very Good in Very Good DJ: Both book and DJ show indications of moderate use. Book shows light wear to extremities; the slightest spine lean; faint rubbing and soiling; former bookseller's price sticker at the upper corner of the front free endpaper; binding remains secure; text clean. DJ shows rubbing and soiling; light wear to extremities; very faint sunning at backstrip and outside edges, but the titles thereon remain bold and clearly legible; price clipped; mylar-protected. Overall, remains clean, sturdy, presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 419pp. Hardback with DJ.…

Condition: Good. 1958. First Edition. 248 pages. Dust jacket over paper covered boards. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Moderate foxing. Heavy tanning to spine and edges. Mild rubbing and marking all over.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Varieties of Mental Activity in Chess; Chess Mind in Action. 248 positions and 35 games. Covers splitting from body of book. Spine fraying. 292 pp.

Condition: Good. 1963. First Edition. 107 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Light foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Light cracking and creasing to gutters but binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with very mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Some minor tanning, creasing and scuffing overall. …

Condition: Good. 1961. First Edition. 419 pages. Beige pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Pages are lightly tanned at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards have slight shelf with bumping to corners. Spine ends are a little crushed with light tanning. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Protected by plastic wrapper.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Mental Processes; Chess Personalities; Talent and Jews; and much more. 264 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. P/C DJ.

Condition: Good. 1961. First Edition. 419 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Pages remain bright and clean. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor chipping and creasing. Some rubbing and marking to surfaces.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 264 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Titles, preface & contents to front. Gerald Abrahams here spreads his net over a range of chess-based subjects in such a way as to amuse and enlighten players and non-players alike. The author of the classic The Chess Mind uses dozens of examples to illustrate such engrossing topics as Ideas' in Chess, What is hard about Chess? Is Black a bad colour? Imagination and Memory in Chess, etc. He writes intriguingly about computers, about world champions past and present, about why the Jews are good at chess, about Russians - and, not least, he presents some of his own play. This is chess (and not only chess) writing at its best from one of Britain's leading exponents of, and commentators upon, the game. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 264 pages. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Top edge pink. Silver titles spine. illustrated by b/w. chess board diagrams. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Games & Gaming; Board Games; Chess; International Chess; Sports & Pastimes. ISBN: 0047940050. ISBN/EAN: 9780047940057. Inventory No: 5169. Hardcover (Original Brown Cloth).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. cloth.tall 8vo.418 pages.very good copy in Very good DUST JACKET.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Pages clean and tight. Edges of spine rubbed. Dustwrapper spine faded.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good+ condition. Very good- condition (DJ). First Edition. 107 pages of text. Red hardcover cloth binding. Unclipped dustjacket with a small tear and crease, a small scuff on the spine, and a stain on the front panel; protected in archival mylar. Minimal spotting to the top of the closed page edges. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. the jacket is shelf rubbed, mild tanning. internally clean. well bound. very good copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The jacket is a bit rubbed and edgeworn. Internally clean and tightly bound. Some tape residue. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Paper Back. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition Thus. VG P/b. A book of stimulating ideas on bridge playwhich will provide food for thought for the experienced & beginner alike.180x110mm. 262pp. 1st ed. thus- Hodder Teach Yourself Books [Book- tight binding, no insc, clean throughout, paper tanned] clean laminated covers with tanned spine, mild shelf wear. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1951 first edition hardback in very good condition. No marks to pages, clean and bright, tight binding. The blue cloth boards have some marking to lower right corner, otherwise just light shelf wear. No dust jacket. Items are dispatched the same or the following working day. Please note our excellent customer feedback.…

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. W H Allen, London, 1943 1st edition. 12mo. 64pp. Illus. Staple bound softcover. Rusty staples. Small piece torn from upper spine corner of back cover. Binding firm, text & images bright. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

Condition: Good. 1960. First Edition Thus. 346 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Varieties of Mental Activity in Chess; Chess Mind in Action. 248 positions and 35 games. Part of top of spine of DJ missing and tear, not affecting title. DJ protected by Brodart archival mylar cover. Hard to find DJ in good condition. 292 pp.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine condition. Very good+ condition (DJ). First Edition. 107 pages of text. Red hardcover cloth binding. Unclipped dustjacket with minimal shelfwear; almost in near fine condition; protected in archival mylar. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book. …

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. From an academic library with the usual stamps etc. A00021062.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very good book in clean black cloth covers with very bright gilt titles to a very slightly canted spine. Internally fine and free of inscriptions. The dust jacket is very good- and not price clipped; small chip to base of spine; tiny rub to top; slight tanning to edge of rear.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Original vintage 1958 criminal law book, "According to the Evidence: An Essay on Legal Proof." The book is overall in very good condition with some minor signs of wear and age. It comes in its original dust jacket which is also in very good condition with a clipped bottom corner to the front flap, some small chips and tears and other minor wear. The jacket comes in a protective removable Brodart wrapper. The actual black covers of the book only have some minor wear. The is an inked name inscription to the front fep. The interior is generally nice and clean with just the occasional light bit of foxing. Along with that there may be the very occasional page with some kind of other minor imperfection, such as a tiny chip or tear, creased page corner, minor marking or stain, etc. Generally though, it's a very nice copy. The book measures approximately 8 3/4 inches by 5 3/4 inches and is 248 pages long.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. Publication of 287 pages. The dust jacket is worn. The front boards has been repaired, remain in strong condition. There are minor chipped pieces on the edge of the first few pages. Internally the pages are clean and complete. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. …

Uncorrected proof copy, first edition, octavo softcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Foreword by Alan Truscott. Publication of 262 pages. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed and small closed tears along the edges. The boards are in good condition. There is little foxing on the inner part of the dust jacket and around the block of the book, very little within the body of the book. The text remains bright and clear. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. UK hardback first impression. Good overall with reviews of the book pasted in to front and rear. The book is Good overall with a little softening to corners. No jacket.

Hardback. Condition: G++. No DW. 1st Edition. Inscription of owner at start of book. Some spotting mostly to early and late leaves and text edges. Book is in good double plus condition with noticeable signs of wear and/or age. Stamped "Edinburgh Chess Club" and "WITHDRAWN FROM STOCK" inside front cover but no other library marks.…