Listing Format: | Auction |
Current price : | €32,00 |
Starting bid: | €5,00 |
# of bids: | 15 |
Closes: | Auction is closed |
Location: | Sweden |
Started: | 2019-11-01 01:00:00 |
Ended: | 2019-11-10 19:50:16 |
Seller: | LSAK (4884) |
High Bidder(s): | Philemat (304) |
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Alex Hammond: The Book of Chessmen.
Alex Hammond was on of the best-known collectors of chessmen in the world. He has given us an erudite, yet essentially readable, account of this fascinating section of objects d'art.
Contents: English and Foreign Nomenclature; Origins of the Game of Chess; Traditional Sets; Chinese and Japanese Sets; Muslim, Indian and Burmese Chessmen; Religious Prejudice and Intolerance; Russian Sets; Central European Chessmen; French Sets; Royalties; Spanish Sets; English Sets; American Sets; Ancient Pieces; Unusual Games of Chess; Index; List of Illustrations. Pages 98-160 contains 61 full page illustrations on glossy paper.
Arthur Barker Ltd, London, 1950. 19 x 25 cm. 160 pp bound in beige cloth with gilt print on cover and spine. L/N 3679. Dustjacket a bit damaged (see scan). Otherwise condition VG. Ex Libris Börje Börjesson.
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