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Chess Lyrics

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Mackenzie, A. F.: Chess Lyrics: A Collection of Chess Problems by A. F. Mackenzie 1887-1905. Edited by A. C. White. New York, J. H. Graham, 1905. XCIV + 476 + (4) p. A Supplement to Chess Lyrics (Prescott, J. H. Graham, 1906, 18 pages numbered as…

A GENIUS OF THE TWO-MOVER. C.MANSFIELD

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114 two-movers by C. Mansfield (1896-1984). 118 + (1) + (1 blank) pages. Red cloth. 19 cm. (Description by Karel Mokry from chessbookshop.com, last visited 18.12.2017). Former owners André Cheron and Lothar Schmid.

PROBLEMS BY MY FRIEND

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A selection of 185 problems of various types dedicated to Alain C. White on his 50th birthday in 1930. Besides 7 portraits of composers there is one more photo of A. C. White in frontispiece (so ACW has 2 photos in the book). Index of composers. 251…

ALPINE CHESS

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TITLE 27 of the famous A.C. WHITE "CHRISTMAS SERIES". More than 200 problems (100 of them in full-page diagrams) and also a few endgames by 37 Swiss composers. Some biographical notes. Index of composers. Original red cloth edition with gold-embossed…

THE GOOD COMPANION TWO-MOVER

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TITLE 28 of the famous A.C. WHITE "CHRISTMAS SERIES". Altogether 912 problems by 174 members of the Good Companion Chess Problem Club of Philadelphia (the club had over 600 members worldwide). The problems explain 175 problem terms and were…

More White Rooks

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Title 11 of the famous A.C. WHITE "CHRISTMAS SERIES". A sequel to Nr 10, with 400 more Rook problems, 100 of them in big diagrams. Index of composers. Original purple cloth edition with gold-embossed print on cover and spine. 220 + (4 blank) pages,…

SUOMI

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Title 42 of the famous A.C. WHITE "CHRISTMAS SERIES". 150 problems with solutions at the end. Indexes of composers and problems. Original red cloth edition with gold-embossed print on cover and spine. 140 + (1) + (3 blank) pages, with Christmas wish…

VALVES AND BI-VALVES

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Title 38 of the famous A.C. WHITE "CHRISTMAS SERIES". 124 problems by various authors, all in full-page diagrams. About 20 more problems are within solutions, foreword and one as a frontispiece. There is also an appendix of problems from a tournament…

Das Schachproblem

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1 plate with the portrait of J. Berger, 278 pages and many diagrams. Cloth binding with gilt lettering on the spine. This copy was owned by Hugo von Reininghaus as you can see from his Exlibris.

Overbrook Press Chess Problems Books

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4 pages publisher folder