TONY
PETERSON, 15 HARBOUR VIEW PARK, ROPE
CHESS
BOOKS BY
Email: tony@chessbooks.co.uk Website home page: www.chessbooks.co.uk
Items in red are recent
additions.
The following
volumes are internally good with general title-page and index, unless stated:
1881 Vol.1 A facsimile volume, maroon
imitation leather, VG. 400pp. I believe this volume was produced by The Chess
Player in a small print run although there are no printing details. £80
1888 Vol.8 Maroon cloth, spine darkened so that the lettering is barely visible. The binding is good and tight and contents very good. With a bookplate of the ECF collection. £140
1890 Vol.10 Half leather, rebacked,
spine worn, contents good. With a bookplate of the ECF collection. £120
1891 Vol.11 Dark blue cloth, gilt
lettering on spine, G. This volume is lacking the May & June issues, but
includes Oct/Nov/Dec 1890 issues bound at the end. £100
1892 Vol.12 Maroon cloth, VG. With a
bookplate of the Sir Richard Clarke collection. £120
1893 Vol.13 Half leather, rebacked
with the original spine which has a split down the top part, internally good.
WITH: The 72 page Christmas Number. With a bookplate of the ECF collection.
£140
1894 Vol.14 Maroon cloth, spine
darkened with lettering faded o/w G. With a bookplate of the ECF collection.
£120
1896
Vol.16 Maroon cloth, spine darkened with lettering faded o/w G. With a
bookplate of the ECF collection. £120
1897
Vol.17 Maroon cloth, spine darkened with lettering faded o/w G. With a
bookplate of the ECF collection. £120
1898
Vol.18 Maroon cloth, spine darkened with lettering faded o/w G. With a
bookplate of the ECF collection. £120
1899
Vol.19 Purple half leather, gilt spine, joints repaired with new endpapers,
spine is quite worn, internal condition is good. £120
1900
Vol.20 Half leather, spine very rubbed, internally good. With a bookplate of
the ECF, Golombek collection. £80
1901
Vol.21 Half leather, rubbed, top joint split, internally good. With a bookplate
of the ECF, Golombek collection. £80
1901 Vol.21 Maroon cloth, VG. missing the title-page and index, and the final 2 pages (problems) (provided in photocopy, slightly blurred on inner margin) £70
1902 Vol.22 Half leather, top joint
split, rubbed. With a bookplate of the ECF, Golombek collection. £80
1903 Vol.23. Dark blue cloth, spine
faded, slightly frayed at top. With bookplate of the ECF, Diggle collection.
£80
1904 Vol.24. New red cloth. The
binding is very good, however the pages have been affected by water damage,
especially the first and last 25 or so pages. Text still readable except some
areas of a few pages. Hence priced low because of condition £25
1905 Vol.25 Red half leather, spine
slightly rubbed. With a bookplate of the ECF collection. £100
1906 Vol.26. Contemporary purple half
leather, spine lacking 3cm section at the foot, one joint cracked, internally
good. £80
1907 Vol.27. Contemporary maroon half
leather, spine gilt, rubbed on edges, G. With bookplate of the ECF collection.
£100
1908 Vol.28 Black cloth, good. With a
bookplate of the ECF, Golombek collection.
£100
1909 Vol.29. Maroon half leather, gilt
spine, spine rubbed. With bookplate of the ECF, Diggle collection. £100
1910 Vol.30. Maroon half leather, gilt
spine, spine rubbed. With bookplate of the ECF, Diggle collection. £100
1911 Vol.31. Black half leather, spine
and corners rubbed. With a label of the ECF, Pollard collection. £100
1912 Vol.32. Purple half leather, one
joint split, top of spine torn with some loss of leather. With bookplate of the
ECF, Diggle collection. £70
1913 Vol.33. Purple half leather,
spine torn with loss of leather in three places. With bookplate of the ECF,
Diggle collection. £60
1914 Vol.34. Contemporary brown half
leather, spine very rubbed o/w G. Internally VG. With a label of the ECF
Pollard collection. Scarce war year. £120
1915 Vol.35 Blue/green cloth, gilt
spine, VG. With bookplate of the ECF, Diggle collection. Scarce war year. £120
1916 Vol.36 Half leather, spine and
corners very rubbed. With a small label of the ECF, Pollard collection. Scarce
war year. £100
1917 Vol.37 Contemporary black half
leather, gilt spine, slightly rubbed, VG. Scarce war year. £120
1918 Vol.38 Contemporary black half
leather, some wear to spine edges o/w G. Scarce war year. £120
1919 Vol.39 Maroon cloth, good
condition. Label of Sir Richard Clarke, KCB, OBE on endpaper. A scarce
year. £120
1920 Vol.40 Green cloth, covers
waterstained, also affecting lower corners of most pages, but still perfectly
readable. With bookplates of Sir Richard Clarke KCB OBE, and the British Chess
Problem Society presented by Bonner Feast. A scarce year. £50
1920 Vol.40 Maroon cloth, good. With a
small label of the ECF, Pollard collection. A scarce year. £80
1921 Vol.41 Half leather, spine gilt,
a nice copy. With a small label of the ECF, Pollard collection. Scarce year.
£100
1922 Vol.42 Dark blue cloth, worn on
edges. A scarce year due to low circulation numbers. £80
1923 Vol.43 Maroon half leather, spine
gilt, slightly rubbed, white number to foot of spine. A scarce year. £80
1924 Vol.44 Blue cloth, spine slightly
darkened. With a small label of the ECF, Pollard collection. £65
1924 Vol.44 Maroon cloth, spine a
little faded, G. Some handwritten games or newspaper cuttings pasted over
several pages. With a bookplate of Sir Richard Clarke, KCB OBE. £60
1925 Vol.45 Maroon cloth, VG. With a
bookplate of Sir Richard Clarke KCB OBE. £60
1926 Vol.46 Maroon cloth, very good
condition. With a bookplate of Sir Richard Clarke, KCB OBE. £60
1928 Vol.48 Blue cloth, very good.
With a bookplate of the ECF, Wade collection. £60
1929 Vol.49 Maroon cloth, spine
slightly faded o/w VG. A faint vertical centre fold to pages. With a small
label of the ECF, Pollard collection.£50
1930 Vol.50 Brown cloth, G. Includes
booklet of Nice 1930 tournament bound at end, 41pp., 74 games. 1 Tartakower 2
Thomas 3 Znosko-Borovsky. With a bookplate of the ECF, Wade collection. £60
1931 Vol.51 Dark blue cloth, spine
discoloured o/w G. 556 pages! £50
1932 Vol.52 Maroon cloth, some wear,
lettering faded. 572 pages! £55
1932 Vol.52 Bound in a nice maroon
half leather, gilt-tooled spine, a white library number to the foot, withdrawn
label to endpaper. £60
1933 Vol.53 Maroon cloth, spine faded
o/w G. 548 pages! £55
1934 Vol.54 Maroon cloth. G. 528
pages. £60
1936 Vol.56 Contemporary half leather,
spine rubbed. £50
1937 Vol.57 Maroon cloth, spine faded,
G. 624 pages! With a bookplate of Sir Richard Clarke, KCB OBE. £55
1938 Vol.58 Maroon cloth, good. (note:
The December issue is wrongly titled November.) £55
1939 Vol.59
Purple cloth, good. With a bookplate of the ECF, Wade collection. 532 pages.
£55
1940 Vol.60 Purple cloth, good. £50
1940-41 Vol.60-61. Bound in one
volume, maroon cloth, VG. With a bookplate of Sir Richard Clarke KCB OBE, £90
1941 Vol.61
Maroon cloth, VG. Bookplate of the ECF, Wade collection. £55
1944 Vol.64 Maroon cloth, paper
yellowed as usual o/w G. £50
1947 Vol.67 Bound in a nice maroon
half leather, gilt-tooled spine, a white library number to the foot, withdrawn
label to endpaper. Paper yellowed as usual. £50
1948 Vol.68 Bound in a nice maroon
half leather, gilt-tooled spine, a white library number to the foot, withdrawn
label torn from endpaper. Paper yellowed as usual. £50
1949 Vol.69 Maroon cloth, good. Paper
yellowed as usual. With a bookplate of the ECF, Golombek collection. £40
1950 Vol.70 Maroon cloth, spine faded
o/w G. Paper rather yellowed. With a bookplate of the ECF, Wade collection. £30
1955 Vol.75 Maroon cloth, ink stain to
foot of spine o/w G. £30
1957 Vol.77 New red cloth, magazine
covers included. Index in December issue. VG. £35
1959 Vol.79 Blue cloth. G. Includes
magazine covers. Index in Dec issue. With a bookplate of the ECF, Wade
collection. £35
1961 Vol.81 Maroon library cloth,
black title-label. VG. £30
1963 Vol.83 Blue cloth, lower joint
partly split o/w G. Includes magazine covers. Index is in the December issue.
With a bookplate of the ECF, Wade collection. £30
1964 Vol.84
New red cloth, VG. Includes magazine covers. Index is in December issue. £30
1967 Vol 87 Maroon cloth, VG. With a
bookplate of Sir Richard Clarke, KCB, OBE.
£25
1968 Vol.88 Maroon cloth, VG. With a
bookplate of Sir Richard Clarke, KCB, OBE. £25
1969 Vol.89 Maroon cloth, spine
slightly faded o/w VG. With a bookplate of Sir Richard Clarke, KCB, OBE. £25
1970 Vol.90 Maroon cloth, VG. With a
bookplate of the ECF collection. £25
1971 Vol.91
Maroon cloth, VG. £25
1972
Vol.92 Maroon cloth, VG. A sought-after year covering the Fischer-Spassky
match. £50.00
1973
Vol.93 Maroon cloth, G. £20
1973
Vol.93 Maroon cloth, VG. Printing error affecting 2 pages (provided in
facsimile). £18
1974 Vol.96 New purple cloth, VG. £20
1975
Vol.95 Maroon cloth, some pages slightly yellow o/w VG. With a bookplate of the
ECF collection. £20
1976
Vol.96 Maroon cloth, VG. £20
1977
Vol.97 Maroon cloth, VG. £20
1978
Vol.98 Maroon cloth, VG. £20
1980 Vol.100 Maroon cloth, VG. £20
1984
Vol.104 Maroon cloth, VG. £20
1985
Vol.105 Maroon cloth, VG. With a bookplate of the ECF, Golombek collection. £20
1986
Vol.106 Maroon cloth, VG. £20
1987
Vol.107 Maroon cloth, VG. £20
1987
Vol.107 Maroon cloth, VG. Please note that pages 194, 195, 198, 199, 202, 203,
206 and 207 are completely blank. £14
1988
Vol.108 Maroon cloth, VG. £20
1994
Vol.114 Maroon cloth, VG. Includes magazine covers. With a label of the ECF
collection. £25
1995
Vol.115 Maroon cloth, VG. Includes magazine covers. With a label of the ECF
collection. £25
1996
Vol.116 Maroon cloth, VG. Magazine covers bound in. £25
1997
Vol.117 Maroon cloth, VG. Magazine covers bound in. 2 pages partly stuck
together due to damp. £25
1997
Vol.117 Maroon cloth, VG. Includes magazine covers. £25
The following bound volumes are hard to find:
2006
Vol.126 Maroon cloth. VG. Magazine covers included. £40
2007
Vol.127 Maroon cloth. VG. Magazine covers included. £40
COMPLETE VOLUMES IN MAROON CORDEX BINDERS. The magazines are inserted and held by
cords. The bindings are sturdy and lay open flat at any given page.
"British Chess Magazine" is printed in gold on the spines which are
5cm wide. No dates on the spines but most have a round white paper label with
the year written on them.Very good condition. With indexes unless stated.
1978 Vol.98 (without February issue, with index
but not magazine covers.) £10
1982 Vol.102
(no index.) £12
1986 Vol.106
£12
2000 Vol.120
£20 Dark blue binder. (no index)
2014 Vol.134
£25
UNBOUND VOLUMES. (Complete loose issues, very good, with index unless stated.) 12 issues
each year.
1967
Vol.87 (index in Dec issue) £18
1968
Vol.88 (no index) £18
1984
Vol.104 £12
1985
Vol.105 £12
1988
Vol.108 £12
1990
Vol.110 £14
1997
Vol.117 £14
The following at £2.00 each issue:
1966 June
1969 Sep.
1981 index
1983 Aug, Sep, Oct
1984 index
1985 index, Jan, Feb, Apr, May, Jun,
Jul, Aug, Oct, Nov, Dec
1986 Jan, Feb, Mar, June, July
1987 Jan, Feb, Dec
1990 index, Dec
1991 Mar, May, July, Sep, Nov
1992 Sep, Oct (3), Nov (top edge
cropped, no text loss), Dec (3).
1993 Mar, May, Aug,
1995 index, July.
1996 March.
1996 All except Sept/Oct
1998 Oct.
The following at £3.00 per issue: (OR ANY 5 FOR £10)
2001 index
2006 index (2), Aug, Oct, Dec
2007 index
2008 index, Apr, May, Jun (2), Jul
(2), Aug (2), Sep (2), Oct (2), Nov.
2009 index (3), Jan, Feb, Sep, Dec.
2010 Jan (2), Apr, May (3), Jun, Jul
2011 Apr (2), May
2012 May
2019 Aug, Nov (slight crease to upper corners)
CHESS (Ed:
B.H.Wood). BOUND VOLUMES
All the following in the usual brown
cloth, very good, with index unless stated. Volumes up to No.19 are larger
size.
Vol.11,12,13 bound in 1 volume. Oct
1945 Sep 1948. Imitation quarter leather, good. Index to each volume. Faint
vertical fold to two volumes. £90
1946 calendar year Jan-Dec. Blue half cloth,
VG. No index. Magazine covers included (except Feb.) Pages have a slight
vertical centre fold. £30
1947
calendar year Jan-Dec. Brown cloth, VG. No index. G. £30
Vol.13
Oct 1947 Sep 1948. Maroon cloth. VG. Slight yellowing of pages. No index.
Pages have a slight vertical centre fold. £35
Vol.14,15,16
bound in 1 volume. Oct 1948 Sep 1951. Brown cloth, spine slightly faded,
good. Index to each volume. Faint vertical fold to pages. £90
Vol.16 1950-51. Spine spotted and lettering faded
o/w G. £35
Vol.17 Oct 1951 Sep 1952. G. Some
pen numbers written in margins, chess club stamp to endpaper. £30
Vol.17 Oct 1951 Sep 1952. Magazines
are in a blue cordex binder, spine a bit faded, faint vertical fold to pages
o/w G. Index in first magazine. £25
Vol.22 Oct 1956 Sep 1957. Spine
lettering faded o/w VG. £25
Vol.30 Oct 1964 Sep 1965. VG, many
magazine covers included. With a bookplate of the ECF collection. £25
Vol.33 Oct 1967 Sep 1968. G.
Magazine covers included. With a bookplate of the ECF collection. £25
Vol.34 Oct 1968 Aug 1969. Some pages
yellowed o/w VG. With a bookplate of the ECF collection. £25
Vol.35 Sep 1969 Aug 1970. VG. Most
paper rather yellowed. With a bookplate of the ECF collection. £25
Vol.37 Oct 1971 Sep 1972. G, paper
slightly yellowed. Magazine covers included. With a bookplate of the ECF
collection. £25
Vol.37 Oct 1971 Sep 1972. Red half leather, VG. Most
magazine covers included. Includes coverage of the Fischer Spassky match, the
first 11 games annotated. £30
Vol.38 Oct.1972 to Sep.1973. G, some
paper yellowed, and old waterstain to a few pages. Magazine covers included.
With a bookplate of the ECF collection. £18
Vol.39 Oct 1973 Sep 1974. Paper
slightly yellowed o/w VG. Magazine covers included. £14
Vol.40 Oct 1974 Sep 1975. VG.
Magazine covers bound in. £15
Vol.41 Oct 1975 Sep 1976. VG.
Magazine covers bound in. £15
Vol.43 Oct 1977 Sep 1978. VG.
Magazine covers included. Algebraic edition. £16
Vol.44 Oct.1978 to Oct.1979. VG.
Magazine covers included. £15
Vol.46 Feb 1981 Mar 1982. Wear to
lower cover edges o/w VG. Magazine covers included. Algebraic edition. £15
Vol.47 Apr.1982 to May 1983. Two
slightly faded areas on spine o/w VG. £15
Vol.51 Mar 1986 April 1987. VG.
Magazine covers bound in. Algebraic edn. £18
Vol.52 May 1987 to Mar.1988. VG. Magazine covers bound in.
Algebraic edition. £18
UNBOUND VOLUMES (Complete loose issues, no indexes. Very good condition
unless stated.)
Vol.16 (1950-51) A little wear to some
covers, faint vertical centre fold on some issues £20
Vol.30 (1964-65) Missing Nos.477-8,
index included. £12
Vol.31 (1965-66) Missing Nos.494,
498-99, 500, 508-14. £6
Vol.35 (1969-70) One issue with
writing on cover. £15
Vol.47 (1982-83) lacking issues
877-78, 879-80, one issue missing 4 pages. £6
Vol.52
(1987-88) In a red cordex binder, final issue loose. £14
From
Volume 53 the title changed to Chess Monthly and a large format
magazine.
Each
set of 12 issues in VG condition.
Vol.55 Apr.1990 Mar.1991 In red binder. One issue with waterstaining.
Index. £20
Vol.1 Oct
1906 Sep 1907. Green cloth. VG. 384pp. No index. £50
Vol.2 Oct 1907 Sep 1908. Black cloth, G. pp viii
(index), 384. With a label of the ECF, Pollard collection. £60
Vol.3 Oct 1908 Sep 1909. Purple cloth, G. pp viii
(index), 384. With two bookplates of the BCF/ECF Golombek collection. £60
Vol.4 Oct 1909 Sep 1910. Purple cloth, G. pp viii
(index), 384. With a bookplate of the ECF Golombek collection. £60
Vol.17. Jan 1923 Sep 1923. 9 issues (lacking
Oct-Dec 1922). Original printed covers. VG, apart from rusty staples. £25
The Year Book of Chess. Edited by
E.A.Michell/ M.W.Stevens/ W.H.Watts & A.W.Foster. Each volume covers the
leading events of the previous year in detail, with results, many selected
annotated games, statistics, problem section, chess club directory in some
vols, game and opening indexes etc.. These Year Books are quite sought-after
and sometimes sell for high prices on ebay.
1910. red cloth,
old Hastings CC label on front, inner hinges split. Last ten pages torn or
lacking and provided in photocopy. Includes club directory. £10
1913. red cloth, spine
faded/marked o/w G. Includes club directory. £20
1914. red cloth,
some staining and cover marking o/w G. £15
Vol.1
Jun Dec 1904. 147pp. Includes games of
Cambridge Springs 1904. £18
Vol.2
Jan Dec 1905. 392pp. £15
Vol.3
Jan Dec 1906. 260pp. £15
Vol.4
Jan Dec 1907. 252pp. £15
Vol.5
Jan Dec 1908. 272pp. £15
CHESS INFORMANT 92. X 2004 I 2005. 397pp. 522 games. £10
BOUND VOLUMES (includes magazine covers unless stated.)
1987 Black cloth. Some paper slightly yellowed. £25.00
1988 Cream cloth. £25.00
1989 Cream cloth. £25.00
1990 Black cloth, magazine covers not included. £25.00
1992 Black cloth, magazine covers not included. £25.00
LOOSE ISSUES
1993 No.5 (with lengthy Smyslov interview) £3.00
1995 No.2 (with lengthy Leko interview) £3.00
1947-48 £10.00
1949-50 £10.00
1953-54 £10.00 (front cover a little creased,
signature of W.Ritson Morry on front).
1963-64 paper yellowed. £6.00
1964-65 £8.00
1965-66 £5.00 (covers very poor and loose)
2008
large format. VG, £9.00
Awards in Problem Tourneys Nos.131-133. BCF, Nov.1973 12pp. 36
problems. £3.00
QUARTERLY FOR CHESS HISTORY
SERIES. Fiala (V.) Editor. Moravian Chess Publishing House, Czech Rep. 1999-2010, 2016,2018-21. Volumes 1-23.
Each volume hardback, most with over 500pp, hundreds
of games, sections on chess research, biographies, tournament reports, reviews,
correspondence chess etc. Further details of contents can be provided. (A.)
Usually £28 or £30 per single volume. Please inquire for single volumes or
complete set.
RUSSIAN YEAR BOOKS
Shakhmaty za 1951-1952. (Year Book.) Ed:
L.Abramov. Moscow, 1953. Original cloth-backed boards, G. 244pp. Includes
tournament results, 61 annotated games, endgames and studies. LN 3362. £18.00
Shakhmaty za 1953. (Year Book) Ed: L.Abramov. Moscow, 1954. Original
cloth-backed boards, G. 320pp. Includes 57 annotated games, problems, studies, opening theory,
crosstables. £18.00
Shakhmaty za 1954. (Year Book) Ed:
L.Abramov. Moscow, 1955. Original cloth-backed boards, VG. 368pp. Includes 92
annotated games, crosstables. £20.00
Shakhmaty za 1955. (Russian Year Book)
Moscow, 1956.
Original cloth-backed boards, VG. Includes many annotated games, crosstables. Paper yellowed as usual. With a
bookplate of the ECF, Croker collection.
£18.00
Shakhmaty za 1956. (Russian Year Book)
Moscow, 1958.
Original cloth-backed boards, VG. 336pp. Includes 97 annotated games, crosstables.
£18.00
Shakhmaty za 1957. (Russian Year Book)
Moscow, 1958.
Original cloth-backed boards, VG. Includes many annotated games, crosstables. Paper yellowed as usual. With a
bookplate of the ECF, Croker collection.
£18.00
Shakhmaty za 1958 - 1959. (Russian
Year Book) Moscow,
1960. Original cloth-backed boards, G. 503pp. Includes 145 annotated
games, crosstables. Paper yellowed as
usual. £18.00
Shakhmatny Eshegodnik. (Year Book)
1960. Moscow, 1962.
VG. 496pp. Includes 146 annotated games. £14.00
Shakhmaty Eshegodnik. (Year Book) 1962. Moscow, 1964. VG. 304pp.
Includes 81 annotated games. With a bookplate of the ECF, Croker
collection. £14.00
Scacchi e Scienze Applicate. (Chess and Applied Sciences. An International
Review.) No.22. Venice, 2003. Large format magazine. 60pp., illus. Various
articles including Gillam, Researching Old Tournaments; Nizzola, Researcher's
Corner (these last two in English); R.Salvadori, Psicologia degli Scacchi;
S.Spina, "Il Gioco degli Scacchi" di Vespasiano Bettoni. Also 59
problems. £10
CHESS
REVIEW. The Picture Chess Magazine. Vol.15. 1947. Large hardback, blue cloth, stained on back cover o/w
G. Usually 32 to 40pp each issue. Many
annotated games, illustrations, large photo on each front cover, chess news.
Paper slightly yellowed. £35.00
Chess Review Vol.18 1950. 10 loose issues, lacking March,
October. Faint vertical centre fold. Also issue for June 1949 is included. £15.00
Chess
Reader. Whyld (Ken) Editor: Volume I - VI. (1955-1966) Ken
Whyld Association / Moravian Chess, 2004. Hardback. F. This reprint of
Vols.1-6 contains more than 500 book reviews by Ken Whyld and others. Also
included are an appreciation of Ken Whyld by Tony Gillam, articles on William
Winter, A.C.White "Xmas Books" & Overbrook Press series, and
tournament books 1939-1956. £32.00
Chess
Students Quarterly. Cordingley (E.G.R.) & K.Whyld: Vol.I - VI (Nov 1946
- Mar 1952). (With) Match Bronstein vs. Boleslavski, Moscow 1950. Moravian
Chess, Czech Rep.2007. Hardback. 569pp. 356 games, many annotated, 14 games
of B-B match, opening theory, book reviews, various lists of books for sale. A
facsimile reprint of the complete run of CSQ which was produced on an off-set
litho printing machine. It was intended to be complimentary to the two major
British chess magazines, giving additional games and analysis, but no news or
problems. The original issues are very scarce.
£33.00
Chess Informant. (Sahovski Informator). Classification of
Chess Openings. 1971. 67pp. £5.00
Chess Mail. 8/9 1997 £2 11 1997 corner of one page cut out £2
8-9 1999 £2
Jaarboek van de Nederlandse Bond van Probleemvrienden.
1974, 1975, 1980 -
£6.00 each
Jubileumboek 1931-1981. Nederlandse Bond van Schaakprobleemvrienden. p/b.
VG. 48pp. £10