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Bernstein, Alex and Michael de V. Roberts. COMPUTER VS. CHESS-PLAYER
NY 1958. In Scientific American, Volume 198 No. 6, June 1958 at pp. 96-105, monochrome photo illustrations. Whole issue has several articles. 4to., wraps. Computer (IBM 704) programmed to play Chess. See, The Timetables of Science at p.531. Good Plus, light wear, light soiling. (a43792)
$85.00 Lasker, Eduard . SCHACHSTRATEGIE. EINF�HRUNG IN DEN GEIST DER PRAKTISCHEN PARTIE (signed)
Berlin 1928 Funfte Auflage. In German. 8vo., 219pp., original printed hardcover. **Inscribed, signed and dated by Eduard Lasker in German on the front free blank. Fair, head of spine worn, cover soiled, no DJ. (a58817)
$45.00 Proctor, Richard . KNOWLEDGE AN ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE OF SCIENCE PLAINLY WORDED EXACTLY DESCRIBED. VOLUME IV JULY TO DECEMBER 1883
London 1883. 26 issues of this weekly magazine, bound in one volume. Includes weekly chess column. Hardcover. 4to., 398pp., text illustrations, original gilt decorated red cloth. VG. (a60481)
$50.00Schwarz, Rolf. HANDBUCH DER SCHACH-EROFFNUNGEN - 3 VOLUMES (COMPLETE)
Hamburg 1965, 1971, 1972. In German. 3 volumes. Band 1: Das klassische Damengambit 2....e7-e6, 32pp.; Band 2: Das Klassische Damengambit 2. -e7-e6 Ausfuhrliche Theorie mit 111 Partien, 233pp.; Band 3: Das Klassische Damengambit - Tarrasch Vertediigung; Wiener Variate, Moskauer Variante, Duras Variate...mit 130 Partien, 174pp.; Octavo, green cloth hardcovers (Volume 1 is very slightly darker and text paper is slightly more tan). Fine. 3 volumes. no djs (apparently issued without djs.) (a69433)
$55.00 Jonasson, Sthig . ALBINS MOTGAMBIT EN SAMMANSTALLNING AV ALDRE OCH NYARE RON 2: A KOMPLETTERADE UPPLAGAN
Uppsala 1965 Schackbulletinens Gabit series del VIII. Chess game summaries, text in Swedish. Octavo, 33pp., wraps. Good. cover somewhat soiled and worn. (a83647)
$25.00 Wehman Bros . HOW TO PLAY CHESS
New York no date. c. 1900. Wehman Bros. 12mo., 42p., 18p of publisher's ads, red ink cover showing chessboard. Fair, entire book is toned and lightly worn but intact. No ownership marks. (a86821)
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