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Alex Hammond: The Book of Chessmen
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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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