BRIDGE, CHESS & GAMES
Bridge; The Diamond System Lynch, Edgar (Book #ID 71497) Published by Littlebury and Company Ltd., The Worcester Press, Worcester First Edition 1948. Worcester 1948. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original orange cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and the upper panel. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 57 printed pages of text. Shallow rubs to the spine ends and corners, front free end paper missing. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with 20 mm piece of paper missing across the top of the rear panel and top of the spine, 30 mm closed tear to the lower rear fore edge, small chips to the corners, not price clipped 6/-. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BRIDGE, CHESS & GAMES Category |
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Bridge Quiz Cohen, Ben (Book #ID 87661) Published by W. & G. Foyle Limited, 119-125 Charing Cross Road, London First Edition 1960. 1960. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original photographic glazed boards. 8vo. 7'' x 5''. Contains 77 printed pages of text. Minimal wear to the lower spine end, age tanning to the first and last pages and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BRIDGE, CHESS & GAMES Category |
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Bridge the Basic Elements of Play and Defence Fox, G. C. H. (Book #ID 77067) Published by Robert Hale Limited, Clerkenwell House, Clerkenwell Green, London First Edition 1994. London 1994. First edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [softback]. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 171 printed pages of text with monochrome card diagrams throughout. Light mark to the top edge, minimal rubs and creases and in near Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0709054661 Click here to select books from the BRIDGE, CHESS & GAMES Category |
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Playing Cards; The Uses of Colour and Design of American Playing Cards From the 1930's and 1940's Poole, Buzz [Introduction by Ira Pearlstein] (Book #ID 73208) Published by Mark Batty, 6050 Boulevard East, New York First Edition 2005. New York 2005. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original colour illustrated glazed boards. Narrow oblong 5'' x 12''. Contains detailed colour monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout with four punch-out cards to the rear. In Fine condition, unused new book. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0976224526 Click here to select books from the BRIDGE, CHESS & GAMES Category |
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Winning Declarer Play Hayden, Dorothy [Foreword by Charles H. Goren] (Book #ID 100099) Published by Robert Hale Ltd., Clerkenwell Green, London Reprinted Edition 1977. 1977. Hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covered boards, silver title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¾''. Contains 280 printed pages of text with monochrome card combinations throughout. Lower spine end turned-in with shallow rubs, age darkening to the edges. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0709115016 Click here to select books from the BRIDGE, CHESS & GAMES Category |
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How To Play GO Takagawa, Shukaku (Book #ID 76885) Published by The Nihon Ki-in, The Japan Go Association, Japan Twenty-fourth Edition 1974. Japan 1974. Publisher's original plastic ring bound card wrap covers [softback]. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 130 printed pages of text with monochrome diagrams throughout. Marking to the closed page edges, light rubs to the cover edges and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BRIDGE, CHESS & GAMES Category |
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Card Games Up-To-Date; The Standard Work Roberts, Charles (Book #ID 83541) Published by W. Foulsham & Co. Ltd., Slough, Bucks circa 1972. Bucks circa 1972. Hard back binding in publisher's original crimson paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 160 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Minimal wear to the covers, a few tan age spots to the closed upper edges. Very Good condition book in near Very Good condition dust wrapper with shallow nicks and chips to the spine ends and corners, not price clipped 12/6. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BRIDGE, CHESS & GAMES Category |
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Think It Over; Quizzes, Questions, Quips and Quandaries Prout, W. Leslie (Book #ID 87590) Published by Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., London and New York First Edition 1957. 1957. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original yellow paper covered boards, green title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 143 printed pages of text. Penciled markings to page 35-37. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with small chip to the upper front gutter, edges scuffed, not price clipped 6/-. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BRIDGE, CHESS & GAMES Category |
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Saturday Bridge; From the Saturday Review with Extra Chapters on Auction Bridge Dalton, W. (Book #ID 83772) Published by The West Strand Publishing Co. Ltd., London 1911. London 1911. Hard back binding in publisher's original dark green cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and front cover with 4 gilt fanned aces to the front cover. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 248 printed pages of text. Tiny rubs to the lower spine end and corners, tan age spots to some of the pages and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BRIDGE, CHESS & GAMES Category |
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Contract Bridge; Some Do - Some Don't Graham, H. E. (Book #ID 84317) Published by William Clowes & Sons Ltd., Little New Street, London First Edition 1948. London 1948. First edition in publisher's original black card wrap covers [softback]. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 77 pages. Tanning to the page edges, foxing to the end papers, rubbing to the edges and corners and in Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BRIDGE, CHESS & GAMES Category |
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Games You Make and Play Hsiao, Pia, Neil Lorimer and Nick Williams (Book #ID 84081) Published by Macdonald and Jane's, 8 Shepherdess Walk, London First Edition 1975. London 1975. First edition in publisher's original colour illustrated white card wrap covers [softback]. Quarto 10½'' x 8¼''. Contains 114 printed pages of text with colour illustrations and photographs throughout. Crease lines across the lower rear corner and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BRIDGE, CHESS & GAMES Category |
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Brush Up Your Bridge Phillips, Hubert [Drawings by Ward] (Book #ID 84214) Published by J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., Aldine House, Bedford Street, London First Edition 1939. 1939. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original cream cloth covers, green title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover with period art work drawing of four people around the Bridge table. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 119 printed pages of text with 25 monochrome drawings. Fraying of the cloth to the spine ends, surface marks to the cloth and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BRIDGE, CHESS & GAMES Category |
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Contract Bridge; Some Do - Some Don't Graham, H. E. (Book #ID 84228) Published by William Clowes & Sons Limited, Little New Street, London First Edition 1948. 1948. First edition in publisher's original colour illustrated black card wrap covers [softback]. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¼''. Contains 77 printed pages of text with monochrome diagrams throughout. Rubs to the spine ends, gutters and corners and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A Click here to select books from the BRIDGE, CHESS & GAMES Category |
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Not Only Chess; A Selection of Chessays Abrahams, Gerald (Book #ID 98301) Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd., Ruskin House, 40 Museum Street, London First Edition 1974. 1974. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original red and green paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 264 printed pages of text. Lower spine end scuffed, lower corners creased. Very Good condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0047940050 Click here to select books from the BRIDGE, CHESS & GAMES Category |
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Bridge by Question and Answer Reese, Terence (Book #ID 99326) Published by Arthur Barker Limited, 11 St. John's Hill, London First Edition 1976. 1976. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original brown paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8¾'' x 5½''. Contains unpaginated printed pages of text with 75 questions and answers. Spine ends creased. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with shallow chips to the upper spine end and corners, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 021316583X Click here to select books from the BRIDGE, CHESS & GAMES Category |
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Chess; Move By Move Langfield, Paul (Book #ID 109292) Published by Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited, London First Edition 1968. 1968. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. Quarto. 10'' x 7''. Contains 88 pp with colour plates and monochrome drawings throughout. Spine ends scuffed, lower front corner rubbed, front board slightly raised and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BRIDGE, CHESS & GAMES Category |
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Ex Libris | The Game of First Lines and Last Words (Boxed Literary Game) The British Library and the Bodleian Library (Book #ID 107444) Published by Oxford Games Ltd., Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire | Finch & Scott | The British Library and the Bodleian Library 1991. 1991. Boxed game comprising 100 double-sided printed cards in a self contained box, a note pad, rules of play inside the note pad all housed in another box and lid 7½'' x 5''. Fresh from the shelves of the British Library and the Bodleian Library comes a game to challenge your literary acumen and test your writing skills. 100 authors representing widely different writing styles are featured in the game - from Charles Dickens to Harold Robbins, from Jane Austen to Barbara Cartland. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BRIDGE, CHESS & GAMES Category |
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Unique Party Games (Universal Publications Book No. 14) Grant, Owen (Book #ID 111016) Published by Universal Publications Ltd., 3 Fann Street, Aldersgate, 1954. Publisher's original wire stitched red paper wrap covers (soft back) with the front cover replaced by new red card. 24mo. 6½'' x 4''. Contains 96 pp. Some paragraphs outlined with blue pen. In Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BRIDGE, CHESS & GAMES Category |
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