Battersby alex (4 resultados)

Soft cover. Condición: Good. Pb, 74pp, six b/w plates. Good(-), chips/edgewear along spine, rusty staples, foxing on first few pages, contents otherwise clean. 90 games annotated by Alex. Battersby plus photos of players and officials. Alfred Jordan was once again the winner.

Hardcover. Condición: New.

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. Hb, privately bound in contemporary blue boards without titles, 96pp + 64pp + 74pp + 129pp + ii + 70pp , b/w plates and sketches. Fair+, several inscriptions on fep dated 1915, scuffs to spine/covers, inked titles along page block, inked notation on a number of pages, a few newspaper articles/pictures have been glued-in, stains at the top of a few pages, some foxing and browning to endpapers, back endpaper has a tear. A volume combining five draughts titles published in the early 1900s, with each title bound-in without covers. 1) "The Ninth Annual Tournament for the Championship of England 1907" , published 1908 by J.A. Kear, Bristol. 96pp, portrait frontis of the winner Alfred Jordan. 240 games annotated by J.A. Kear and Joseph Yates. 2) "The 1908 & 1909 Tournaments for the London Championship", published 1910 by J.A. Kear, 64pp, portrait frontis. Games annotated by Kear. Jordan won both tournaments. 3) "Eleventh English Tournament Games for the Championship of England 1909", published by A.Bryson, Glasgow, 1909, 74pp, six b/w plates. 90 games annotated by Alex. Battersby.Jordan was once again the winner. 4)" The Problemists' Guide, or Book of Problems. End-games and Strokes", published by William Whyte "People's Journal" Office, Dundee, 1901. 129pp + ii. 380 problems and critical positions by 180 composers. 5) " World's Championship Draughts Match James Ferrie v. Richard Jordan 1896", published by A.Bryson, Glasgow, 70pp, sketches of the players. Although the date states 1896, this appears to be a reprint from the early 1900s. 40 games between the world champion and Scottish champion, annotated by James Lees.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good-. No Jacket As Issued. First edition / 1st Printing. 4 books bound in 1 volume. The 1884 Tourney book is the Second revised edition / First printing of 1890. The 1894 (published by A. Bryson) , 1899 (published by A. Bryson) & 1903 (published by J. A. Kear) Tourney books are First Edition / First Printing. Bound in contemporary light brown calf leather over marbled boards, original covers are not bound in. Good-, both hinges completely cracked but still strongly held in place by the stiching, rubbed spot on spine about 1 inch up from bottom, rubbing at top & bottom of spine, corners are rubbed through. 14 x 22cm. hard cover. 78, 96, 96, 71pp. B1903 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Book.…