Chess Used Books - Here are the latest additions to the Chess category of the Mary Ward Used Books catalogue http://www.marywardbooks.com/categories/123.html 218 pages aimed at making combinations easier to understand and more enjoyable to play . Pages a little yellow. some spotting to end papers http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/mw00633.html Barns and Co. 1971: first American edition hardcover in dust jacket: 203 pages: black and white diagrams throughout. Synopsis: Designed to help the average player chart a safe course through the opening moves of a game, this book illustrates 200 chess traps encountered during the two decades preceding publication, based on the author's study of play used by Tal, Larsen, Fisher and Penrose. Condition: if the inscription: price scorner removed: edges rubbed club thatirs of dust jacket rubbed and with small repairs : overall clean and good http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/0498079198.html Routledge and Keegan Paul 1953, fourth impression of the first 1938 publication: red cloth hardcover: no dust jacket: 218 pages including index. Synopsis: A study of combination, its importance, and place in the game : help for the average player to recognize the exact moment when a combination becomes necessary and possible, and to decide which type of combination will meet his needs. Condition: hardcover slightly marked: paper slightly tanned: gift inscription and award certificate to front free endpaper : overall clean and good http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/B000OKI4R2.html G Bell and Sons, 1937: reprint of the 1933 first publication: yellow cloth hardcover: 170 pages. Synopsis: the author states 'I write for those who are wise enough to take their chess in a lighthearted spirit, and the reader of this book should not blame it for a single headache. It is my hope that under its guidance he will learn to play chess for the fun of it, and to discover a new and never failing source of intelligent amusement.' Condition: no dust jacket: slight staining to cover : ownership inscription: endpapers darkened from age: overall acceptable http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/B000GM0LT2.html Batsford 1976: paperback: 468 pages including index. Synopsis : Instruction on how to play chess from the basic moves to the level of a very strong club player. Condition very clean and good overall http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/0713403748.html Trends Publications, 1989: red card cover : 42 pages. Condition very clean and good overall http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/B0007BYG48.html Trends publication, 1995 reprint: cream card covers with black printing: 38 pages. Condition very clean and good overall http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/mw0011186.html Dover Publications ,1959: laminated hardcover: 296 pages plus publishes list. Condition: ex-library book with front free endpaper removed and library stamp to date page: paper slightly tanned: small dark stain to lower page edgings: the borrowers of Ilkley public library have treated the book with consideration and it is used but clean and good overall. http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/048620510X.html David McKay 1946: first edition red cloth hardcover: gilt lettering to spine: 144 pages. Condition: no dust jacket: ownership inscription: endpapers darkened from age: overall clean and good http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/mw001222229.html 264 pages of diagram and instruction. book well used but clean- a little curling to corners and cover lower right corner area creased http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/0571149014.html Collins 1971 impression: hardcover in dust jacket: 191 pages: black and white diagrams throughout. Synopsis: A manual of clear and concise instruction on the game of chess for children and beginners. Condition: price corner removed: small repair to dust jacket: contents immaculate: overall very clean and good. http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/0001061100.html 144 page story of the 1972 world championship match, and the lives , records, and previous encounters of the two grand masters http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/0140035737.html Comments: clean and very good. Format: Paperback. Pages: 144. http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/140035737.html Faber and Faber 1988 reprint of the 1972 edition : paperback: 384 pages including index.Synopsis The grandmaster analyzes his opponents' thinking, reviews the strategical considerations, and criticizes the blunders made in the most important games of his career Condition: very clean and good - appears unread- almost as new - immediately available by first class post http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/0571099874.html