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Click here to subscribedating: First half of the 19th Century provenance: Germany, Straight, single-and-false-edged blade, with ribbed tip and fuller at the centre. For a half finely engraved with hunting motifs and floral pattern, base signed 'G. H. Kohl Waffenfabrikant' on one side and 'in Stuttgart' on the other. Iron hilt with valve shaped as a shell and quillons shaped as an 'S', ending with acorns. Deer-horn grip. length 58 cm.
dating: late 18th Century provenance: Germany, Slightly-curved, single-and false-edged blade, with fuller at the center and groove at the back, engraved and gilded on blue background with floral and geometrical motifs and with writing 'Vige Candum' at the first part. Faceted, agate hilt. Bronze hilts with remains of gilding, small, fish-shaped shell-guard. Leather scabbard (erasures) with partially-engraved, brass mounts and remains of gilding. length 52 cm.
dating: Second half of the 18th Century provenance: Germany, Straight, single-and false-edged blade, with wide fuller at the center and thin groove at the back, engraved with a deer, wild boar, stars and spirals at the first part. Massive, gilt-bronze hilt decorated with spirals and small palms in bas-relief. Wooden scabbard with leather covering (missing chape) complete with cutleries (spoon, fork and knife) with grips worked en suite, the spoon made of bronze. Bronze cap and hook with remains od gilding and decorated en suite. length 65 cm.
dating: about 1780 provenance: France, Large, double-edged blade of lenticular section, engraved at the first part with an effigy of the devil or Pan on one side, and a witch (?) on the other side, both among stripes and wings, above a vase of flowers. Blackened iron hilts, engraved and carved, small shell-guard, a deer and a wolf on the quillon block, leaves-shaped quillons, pommel with rays and small palms. Deer horn grip. Wooden scabbard covered with leather with beautiful blackened iron hilts, engraved with a deer and decorated with floral motifs. Two suspension rings on the sides. Hunting weapon with peculiar decorations. length 68.5 cm.
dating: 15th Century provenance: Italy, Made of iron, of cylindrical shape, slightly lowering towards the slightly bell-mouthed nozzle, strengthened breech, 42 mm cal. Two cylindrical trunnions and engravings with two rings at the first part, cylindrical cascabel knot, upper vent. Scarce. length 94 cm.
dating: 15th Century provenance: Italy, Made of iron, of cylindrical shape, slightly lowering towards the slightly bell-mouthed nozzle, strengthened breech, 43 mm cal. Two cylindrical trunnions and engravings with two rings at the first part, cylindrical cascabel knot, upper vent. Scarce. length 94 cm.
dating: 15th Century provenance: Italy, Made of iron, of cylindrical shape, slightly lowering towards the nozzle. The nozzle with moulded muzzle, strengthened breech, 42 mm. cal. Two cylindrical trunnions and engravings with three rings at the first part, cylindrical cascabel knot, upper vent. Scarce. length 130 cm.
dating: 15th Century provenance: Italy, Made of iron, of cylindrical shape, slightly lowering towards the nozzle. The nozzle with moulded muzzle, strengthened breech, 4.7 cm cal. Two cylindrical trunnions and engravings with three rings at the first part, cylindrical cascabel knot, upper vent. Scarce. length 128.5 cm.
dating: 18th/19th Century provenance: Indonesia, Bronze, two-stage barrel. Octagonal for the first half, and then round. Nozzle with wide moulded muzzle, provided with foresight. The girdle and the edges with cartouches of triangular shape, decorated with floral motifs in relief. Handles worked as fish. Sighted breech. Cylindrical cascabel knot. Complete with gun-fork for a gunwale. length 115 cm.
dating: 1480 - 1510 provenance: Italy, Iron, smooth-bore, three-stage barrel, round at the center with octagonal edges and rings at the girdle, slightly bell-mouthed nozzle, the base with rear-sight and side pan, with foresight, featuring three rings under the barrel to assemble it, the first one is deformed. Damages from rust at the first part of the surface, the rest in good conditions. Scarce. length 91.5 cm.
dating: 1480 - 1510 provenance: Italy, Iron, smooth-bore, three-stage barrel, round at the center with octagonal edges and rings at the girdle, slightly bell-mouthed nozzle, the base with rear-sight and side pan, missing foresight, featuring three rings under the barrel to assemble it. Damages from rust at the first part, the rest in good conditions. Scarce. length 92.5 cm.
dating: 1480 - 1510 provenance: Italy, Iron, smooth-bore, three-stage barrel, round at the center with octagonal edges and rings at the girdle, slightly bell-mouthed nozzle, the base with rear-sight and side pan, with foresight, featuring three rings under the barrel to assemble it, the first one is deformed. Damages from rust at the first part of the surface, the rest in good conditions. Scarce. length 86.5 cm.
dating: about 1870 provenance: Naples, Rifled, round, 11 mm cal. barrel, with rib marked 'MAZZA IN NAPOLI', foresight; ribbed six-shot cylinder, the first inner part is smooth, the second one is rifled, engraved with floral motifs. Frame with beautiful floral engraving. Loading gate, extractor. Trigger guard with finger rest. Checkered, wooden grips with sculpted flowers. Engraved grip-strap. Suspension ring. length 30 cm.
dating: Second half of the 18th Century provenance: Brescia, Smooth, two-stage, 11 mm cal. barrel, octagonal at the first part marked with lilies and engravings at the edges, then round. Engraved tang. Slightly-carved lock signed 'G.B. ZUGNO'. Wooden full stock (with a broken part under the barrel), slightly sculpted. Steel mounts finely carved with floral motifs in bas-relief. Replaced ramrod. In patina. Fine pistol easy to restore. length 38 cm.
dating: circa 1800 provenance: Spain, Smooth, two-stage, 15 mm cal. barrel, octagonal at the first part, with brass-inlaid mark 'P. STEFANES' under crown, then round after a ring and acanthus leaves; finely engraved at the tang; small and elegant miquelet lock. Slightly sculpted, wooden full stock and with brass mounts and iron belt hook. Wooden ramrod. length 22.5 cm.
dating: Second half of the 18th Century provenance: Tuscany, Smooth, two-stage, 9 mm cal. (a rare caliber for such a pistol) barrel, octagonal at the first part with stamp probably depicting a horse, then round after rings. Slightly carved, snaphaunce flintlock. Wooden stock, slightly sculpted with breaks and small missing parts (easily restorable). Elengant, brass mounts, partially decorated with floral motifs. Wooden ramrod with cartridge extractor. It is worth a proper restoration. length 37.5 cm.
dating: 18th Century provenance: Central Europe, Smooth, three-stage barrel, 12 mm cal., octagonal at the first part, then round after a sixteen-faceted segment; flintlock signed 'PRINA', wooden full stock with iron mounts and belt hook, trigger guard with grooves, pierced counterplate and butt-plate decorated with circles. Iron-tipped wooden ramrod. length 46 cm.
dating: 1740 - 50 provenance: Brescia, Smooth, two-stage, 14 mm cal. barrel, octagonal at the first part with brass-inlaid mark and engraved with four-leaf clover, then round after acanthus leaves and rings; finely-engraved tang; lock slightly-carved with floral motifs and signed 'A. BENAGLIO'; wooden full stock with fine, brass mounts. Complete with brass-tipped, wooden ramrod. length 49 cm.
dating: First half of the 19th Century provenance: Spain, Smooth, two-stage, bronze, 13 mm cal barrel; octagonal at the first part then round after frames and with moulded nozzle; chiselled miquelet flintlock; wooden full stock with iron mounts and belt hook, horn-tipped wooden ramrod. length 22 cm.
dating: Second half of the 18th Century provenance: North Italy, Smooth, round, two-stage, 10 mm cal. barrel; octagonal at the first part, then round after a ring; beautiful snaphaunce flintlock slightly engraved, plate chiselled with a mask in bas-relief at the bottom, hammer's screws and batterie with masks and carved with flowers. Elegant, slightly sculpted, wooden case, featuring mother-of-pearl floral inlays at the back under a crowned field. Bronze mounts with small remains of gilding, engraved with bodies and floral motifs, butt-plate with mask. Small damages and missing parts. Brass-tipped, wooden ramrod. In patina. length 44 cm.
dating: 18th Century provenance: North Italy, Smooth, two-stage, 11.5 mm cal. barrels, octagonal at the first part and then round after rings; smooth tang with double screw. Angled locks, partially engraved and carved with floral motifs. Stock in three parts made of fine briarwood (small restorations) with beautiful, brass mounts engraved with floral motifs, the barrelbracket with band decorated en suite. Complete with horn-tipped, wooden ramrod with iron cartridge extractor. length 34 cm.
dating: 18th Century provenance: Modena, Smooth, two-stage, 12 mm cal. barrels, octagonal at the first part with mark 'FANANO' marked in gold, then round after a smooth and a beaded ring; flintlock. Slightly-sculpted, wooden full stocks. Elegant, brass mounts with small palms at the trigger guards and masks on the butt.plates. Iron belt-hooks. Ramrods and wood with missing parts and damages. In patina. To be cleaned. length 40 cm.
dating: Second half of the 18th Century provenance: North Italy, Smooth, two-stage, 12 mm cal. barrels, octagonal at the first part and provided with a stamp among four crowns (?) with remains of gold inlays, then round after a round and a beaded ring. Tangs with engravings. Snaphaunce flintlocks, finely engraved and carved with floral motifs. Sliding pan cover. Fill stocks (one pistol with the front of the fore-end missing, the other with small missing parts), sculpted with floral motifs. Iron mounts, richly carved and partially pierced, butt-plate with in-the-round snakes. Missing ramrods. In patina. Despite the rust, which is mainly at the surface, and some missing parts at the wood, this pair of pistols is worth an adequate restoration. length 29.5 cm.
dating: late 18th Century provenance: Central Italy, Smooth, two-stage, 10 mm cal. barrel, octagonal at the first part and with a not-clearly legible marking featuring remains of gold inlays, then round after rings; flintlock finely engraved and carved with floral motifs, full stocks (the front part under the barrel of one pistol is missing) with silver mounts engraved with floral motifs, butt-plate and shields with small busts at the back. Missing ramrods. Silver mounts in fine, dark patina, locks and barrels to be cleaned. length 18.5 cm.
dating: second quarter of the 18th Century provenance: Gardone Val Trompia, Smooth, two-stage, 15.5 mm cal. barrels with fine, original bluing, octagonal at the first part with marks of Geronimo Mutti among gold-inlaid lilies, the second part round, with smooth and beaded rings; finely-engraved tangs. Flintlocks with hammers signed 'BERTARELLI' at the inside part. Partially-sculpted, briarwood stocks (one with breaking at the nozzle). Smooth, white metal (silver?) mounts. Horn-tipped, wooden ramrods. Small defects, in patina. To be cleaned. For Geronimo Mutti see Barbiroli page 386, for Bertarelli see Barbiroli page 110. length 48 cm.
dating: second quarter of the 17th Century provenance: Brescia, Smooth, two-stage, 15 mm cal. barrels, octagonal at the first part and with remains of signature 'GIO. BATT. FRANCINO', then round after rings; long, smooth tangs with small decorations at the external edge. Elegant flintlocks finely engraved and carved with floral motifs. 'FG' stamp under a lily at the inside. Briarwood full stocks (small restorations). Iron mounts, the one behind the belt hook en suite with the one behind the tangs, the first screw with a flower. Trigger guards and butt-plates richly pierced and engraved with floral motifs. Two barrel-brackets (the internal one of one pistol is missing). Complete with iron-tipped, wooden ramrod. For Giovanni Battista Franzino see Barbiroli 'Repertorio Storico degli Archibugiari Italiani', page 268/9. For the Master 'FG' see 'Brescian Firearms' by Nolfo from Carpegna, page 59/60 nr 157 and plate XLI, 53. The mark 'FG' under a lily can be found on scarce samples of wheel-locks and stands for a 'first class craftsman'. length 51.5 cm.
dating: First half of the 18th Century provenance: North Italy, NB. This lot has been declared of high cultural interest by the Ministry of Culture. Therefore it cannot be exported outside Italy. Round, turn-off, three-stage, 10 mm. cal (at the nozzle) barrels, octagonal at the first part, carved at the base with acanthus leaves in bas-relief, from which short ribs begin. Provided with rings featuring a short, round inscription interrupted by another frame of acanthus leaves outlining the last, smooth and round segment provided with moulded muzzle with foresight. Flat lock plates with inclined borders, engraved with floral motifs and with a trophy, hammer with eagle, the screw is covered by a beautiful mask in relief. Rotating breech block made of brass, covered with a silver foil on the right side signed 'Costantino Modena', on the left side provided with a lever that, when turned around 250 degrees, the hammer cocks, the gate leads, the batterie lowers and the bullet and the powder enter the powder chamber. The mechanic is worked with carvings at the back, with well-relieved sight surrounded by bas-relief leaves around trophies and floral motifs. Briarwood butt (breaking) with finely engraved, gilt-silver mounts. Trigger guards with eagle under the Grand Duchy of Modena crown, the counterplates pierced with spirals and gryphon in relief, the butt-plates depicting the Grand Duchy of Modena eagle under crown. The final part of the butt-plates decorated with a big mask in relief surrounded by a frame of acanthus leaves; this turn-off element contains the magazines for the bullets and for the powder. A very scarce pair of Berselli-system flintlock pistols that probably belonged either to the Grand Duke Francesco II (reign: 1662-1694) or to a member of his family. Another pair of pistol featuring this scarce system can be found at the History of Science Museum in Florence.The signature Costantino / Modena probably refers to Antonio Costantini from Bologna (see Barbiroli, pages 109-201). The pistols presented in this auction require an adequate restoration, but they surely are the most beautiful pair of this type that we are acquainted with. length 52.5 cm.
dating: Mid 19th Century provenance: Naples, Smooth, two-stage, 17 mm cal. barrel, the first octagonal part is decorated with three lilies gold-inlaid, then one smooth ring and one round, beaded ring; forward-spring lock converted to percussion, marked 'm.ra R.le di Napoli'. Wooden stock with brass trigged guard. Brass-tipped iron ramrod. length 32 cm.
dating: Mid 19th Century provenance: Naples, Smooth, two-stage, 18 mm cal. barrel, octagonal at the first part with deep, silver-inlaid mark 'M. FONZ' under sun, then round after a ring; finely engraved tang; backward spring lock signed 'M. FONZO' and decorated en suite. Wooden full stock with checkered handle, iron mounts engraved en suite. Horn-tipped, wooden ramrod (a small missing part). Butt-plate with drum. length 36.5 cm.
dating: 1840 circa provenance: Southern Italy, Smooth, two-stage, 15 mm cal. barrel, octagonal and decorated with risers and remains of the signature '... BETO' at the first part, then round after a smooth and a beaded ring; miquelet lock, partially engraved and carved with floral motifs. Wooden full stock (a small crack at the nozzle) with beautiful, silver mounts engraved with floral motifs, the escutcheon at the back engraved with a monogram or something similar, butt-plate with mask. Iron ramrod and belt-hook. length 36 cm.
dating: Mid 19th Century provenance: Naples, Smooth, two-stage, 15 mm cal. barrels, octagonal at the first segment, with gilt lilies, gold marks and stamp 'FABR /DI / NAP', rings at the girdle; the second segment is slighlty bell-mouthed and with a ring at the nozzle. Backwards spring locks in a good working order. Smooth, wooden stocks, one with the front segment missing. German silver mounts. Trigger guards with finger rest, butt-plates with primer case (one cover is missing). Featuring one ramrod out of two. In a wooden case with blue-velvet lining and with fine decorations on the cover featuring mother-of-pearl inlaid works and remains of enamels. They are worth an adequate restoration. length 28 cm.
dating: late 18th Century provenance: Germany, Smooth, three-stage, 11 mm cal. barrels, octagonal at the first part and then round after two round segments of different diameters, brass foresight, with original finish (80%); smooth, forward spring locks with the same finish. Wooden full stocks, slightly sculpted with floral motifs and spirals. Smooth, brass mounts. Complete horn-tipped, wooden ramrods and iron cartridge extractor. length 29 cm.
dating: about 1870 provenance: Europe, Fine, octagonal, 22 gauge barrel, decorated with filigree-inlaid floral motifs and silver geometrical patterns at the first part, then grooved, with rear sight, decorated en suite at the nozzle and with foresight, backward hammer. Wooden half stock richly sculpted with floral motifs, iron mounts, engraved and blued, the trigger guard with finger support. length 32 cm.
dating: Third quarter of the 19th Century provenance: Italy, Faceted barrel with tubular magazine, marked 'VENDITTI & C.I LANCUSI' among flowers; brass frame with iron plates at the sides, decorated with engraved flowers; trigger guard with lever, ring-shaped elevator; grip with checkered, walnut grips of modern restoration; butt-plate with ring. Pietro Antonio Venditti, Torre Annunziata and Naples (1828 - 1878). After being released from hard labour he starts his first trade in Torre Annunziata (Naples, Italy); after several patents, he manufactures his well-known repeating pistol with ten and twenty-six shots. See 'Der Neue Stockel', Vol. II, page 1324. length 30 cm.
dating: 1977 provenance: USA, 'History of Smith & Wesson'; Beinfeld Publishing, California, 1977; 290 pages with a lot of b/w pictures, text in English language. First exhaustive volume about all the arms manufactured from the origins up to 1970. Original, blue dust cover (with small damages and signs of use), hard cover. height 23,5 cm.
dating: Second half of the 19th Century provenance: Italy, Fine, straight blade of lozenge section, burnished and engraved with floral motifs at the first part. Metal hilt with remains of silvering, the base and the haft made of bamboo. The button of the opening spring is missing. Suspension chain. length 85.5 cm.
Alwyn Coates, After the Rains, a large scale limited edition art print photograph on aluminium, 49.6cm high x 250cm wide, this is the only print of this image. The impact you get when you view this image hung is extraordinary, it's almost prehistoric, from another time, an epic, and has similarities to Sebastião Salgado's Brazilian mine workers. The elephants are open cast, and mining for the salts in the mud. The artist will limit the printing of this image in relation to the hammer price. £5,000.00 or more, the print will be limited to 7. £10,000.00 or more, the print will be limited to 5. £15,000.00 or more, the print will be limited to 3. £20,000.00 or more, this print will be the only one in existence. This print is what the artist considers his artists print, the first off. The artists markings are on the back. If you require more information in regard to this item please contact Joanne Bartholomew at joanne@bornfree.org.uk
Huarte (de San Juan), Juan. Essame de gl'Ingegni de gl’hvomini, per apprender le Scienze. Nel quale, scoprendosi la varietà delle nature, si mostra a che professione sta atto ciascuno … Tradotto dalla lingua Spagnuola da M. Camillo Camilli. Venedig, Aldus, 1586. 8°. Mit 1 Holzschnittdruckermarke auf Titel. 12 Bll. (inkl. Titel), 367 Seiten (S. 235 / 236 fehlt). Pergamentband mit handschriftlichem Rückentitel. (81) * Vergl. van der Linde II, 419 ff.; vergl. Garrison - M. 4964; vergl. Schmid S. 199 (jeweils andere Ausgaben). Zweite italienische Ausgabe. Das erstmals 1575 erschienene Werk "Examen de ingenios ..." der spanischen Arztes Juan Huarte (um 1530 - 1592) gilt als erstes Werk der differenziellen Psychologie. Ausgehend von medizinischen Erkenntnisse, Beispielen und Analyse der klassischen Literatur schuf er ein eigenes Intelligenzmodell und gab Ratschläge für die Praxis. "... the first attempt to show the connexion between psychology and physiology." (Garrison - M.) Gotthold Ephraim Lessing übersetzte das Werk ins Deutsche. Vom Vorbesitzer wegen der an einigen Stellen gemachten Aussagen zum Schach erworben (auf S. 123, 240, 253, 257 und 260). So liest man bei Schmid Zitate aus der deutsche Übersetzung: "Das Schachspiel zeigt am deutlichsten von der Stärke der Einbildungskraft ... Das Schachspiel ist eine Vorstellung der Kriegskunst" und bei van der Linde „Warum es einige besser nüchtern, als nach dem essen und umgekehrt spielen.“ Die vorliegende Ausgabe ist eine italienische Übersetzung durch Camillo Camilli. Zustand: Vorsatz fehlt. Buchblock gelockert. Stempel auf Titel. Innen wenig gebräunt und gering fleckig. Wenige Seiten randig oder mit Defekten. Letztes Blatt verso mit Notizen von alter Hand und größerem (blassen) Tintenfleck. Einband angestaubt, etwas fleckig und bestoßen und mit leichten Wurmspuren. Seltene Ausgabe.
David DeLucia's Chess Library. A Few Old Friends. First Edition. 2003. 4°. Mit vielen, teils farbigen Abbildungen und Faksimiles im Text. 236 Seiten. Originaler dunkelroter Kunstlederband mit goldgeprägtem Titeldruck auf Vorderdeckel und Rücken. (81) * Eines von 150 Exemplaren. Mit eigenhändiger Widmung von David DeLucia auf Vorsatz. Interessante Bibliographie mit vielen Faksimiles von Schachautographen. Zustand: Buchschnitt etwas angestaubt.
David DeLucia's Chess Library. A Few Old Friends. First Edition. 2003. 4°. Mit vielen, teils farbigen Abbildungen und Faksimiles im Text. 236 Seiten. Originaler dunkelroter Kunstlederband mit goldgeprägtem Titeldruck auf Vorderdeckel und Rücken. (59) * Eines von 150 Exemplaren. Interessante Bibliographie mit vielen Faksimiles von Schachautographen. Zustand: Einband an den Ecken bestoßen.
Dufresne, Jean und C. T. Blanshard. Examples of chess master – play. Translated from the german … by T. Blanshard (Band 1). First Series – Third Series in 3 Bänden. New Barnet, Morgan, 1893 und London, Simpkin u.a., 1894 – 1896. 8°. Mit vielen Diagrammen. XIV, 103; X, 119; VIII, 109 Seiten. Originale Leinenbände. (59) * Linde - N. 3179 – 3181; Betts 24 - 12. Zustand: Buchblöcke gelockert. Innen gebräunt und mit einigen Bleistiftnotizen. Einband angestaubt, bestoßen und fleckig. Rücken von Band 1 defekt.
Frère, Th. Hoyle's Games. Illustrated edition. Embracing all the most modern modes of play ... in Billiards, Whist, Draughts … Backgammon ... also the whole of Frère's chess hand - book. Fifty select games by the first players, ending of games ... by Thomas Frère. New York, Strong, 1857. 8°. Mit wenigen Textabb. und Diagrammen. 324 Seiten. Brauner Pappband mit goldverziertem (verblassten) Rücken. (81) * Van der Linde II, 64; vergl. Betts 10 - 12. Frère's chess hand - book ist auf den Seiten 229 - 324 abgedruckt. Zustand: Stempel auf Innendeckel. Vorsatz fehlt. Buchblock mit Papierstreifen gefestigt. Innen gebräunt und gering fleckig. Einband wenig bestoßen. Rücken oben und unten defekt.
Grondijs, Harrie. Odd cases of hypermentia. First described by Harrie Grondijs. All personages are as unrealistically fictitious as they ought to be. Edited by Rieneke van Zutphen. Rijswijkse Uitgeverij Eigen Beheer (RUEB), 2007. 8°. Mit wenigen Textabb. und Diagrammen. 128 Seiten, 2 Bll. weiß. Original geheftet mit Schutzumschlag. (59) * Nr. 9 von 20 Exemplaren, mit der Unterschrift des Autors. Case I: Proof of concept of a fear machine. Case II: All things swimmingly at the Aquarium. Case III: With the corpoideal Tsians.
Janowsky - Marshall. Hoffer, L. (Hrsg.) The match and the return match: Janowsky v. Marshall. London, Michell und Hollings, (1908). 8°. Mit 1 Abbildungstafel und vielen Diagrammen. VII, 49 Seiten, 1 Bl. Anzeigen. Orig. blauer Leinenband. (33) * Linde - N. 5051; Betts 27 - 23. "The Series of First Class Games" No. 1. Die Ausgabe enthält u. a. die 27 Partien der beiden Wettkämpfe (1905: Marshall 10, Janowsky 7; 1908: Janowsky 6 1/2, Marshall 3 1/2). Zustand: Exlibris auf Innendeckel. Innen gebräunt und vereinzelt fleckig. Einband wenig bestoßen und fleckig.
Labourdonnais - MacDonnell. Lewis, William. A selection of games at chess, played at the Westminster Chess Club, between Monsieur L. C. de la Bourdonnais and an English Amateur [McDonnell] of first rate skill. Arranged, with remarks. London, Simpkin & Marshall, 1835. Titel, 132 Seiten, 1 Bl. Anzeigen dazwischengebunden. Neuer grauer Leinenband. (63) * Van der Linde II, 76; Linde - N. 5012.; Kieler Schachkat. 2866; Schmid S. 226 / 7. "Die Partieen zwischen De Labourdonnais und Mac-Donnell 1834 gehören zu den schönsten die je gespielt wurden." (van der Linde) Zustand: Innen gebräunt und mit wenigen Anstreichungen. Textseiten durch das brüchige Papier teilweise mit Randdefekten.
Lasker - Schlechter. Hoffer, L(eopold). (Hrsg.) Lasker v. Schlechter. All Tournament and Match Games between these Masters up to and including the Championship Match, 1910. London, Michell und Hollings, 1911. 8°. Mit vielen Diagrammen. 1 Bl., 34 Seiten, 5 Bll. Anzeigen. Originaler blauer Leinenband mit goldgeprägtem Titeldruck auf Vorderdeckel. (33) * "The Series of First Class Games" Nr. 3. Linde - N. 5053. Betts 27 - 29. Die Ausgabe enthält die 10 Partien des Wettkampfes und 7 vorangegangene Partien der beiden Spieler mit Anmerkungen. Im Wettkampf 1910 konnten Lasker und Schlechter jeweils eine Partie gewinnen und 8 endeten remis. Zustand: Name auf Vorsatz. Innen gebräunt und vereinzelt fleckig. Einband etwas berieben und wenig bestoßen.
Lasker - Tarrasch. Hoffer, L. (Hrsg.) The championship match: Lasker v. Tarrasch. London, Michell und Hollings, 1908. 8°. Mit 1 Titelabbildung und mehreren Diagrammen. 2 Bll., 41 Seiten, 2 Bll. Anzeigen. Originaler blauer Leinenband. (33) * Linde - N. 5049; Betts 27 - 26. "The series of first class games" No. 2. Die Ausgabe enthält eine kurze Darstellung der Vorgeschichte, die Erfolge der Spieler und die 16 kommentierten Partien des Weltmeisterschaftskampfes. Lasker siegte mit 8 : 3 bei 5 Remispartien gegen Tarrasch. Zustand: Innen gebräunt und vereinzelt fleckig. Einband wenig bestoßen.
Walker, George. Chess made easy; intended as a first book. New Edition. London, Piper, 1850. 8°. Mit 1 Frontispiz und vielen Diagrammen. 2 Bll. (inkl. Titel), 128 Seiten. Orig. Halbleinenband. (81) * Linde - N. 688; van der Linde II, 9. Das Frontispiz zeigt eine Dame und einen Herren beim Schachspiel. Zustand: Exlibris auf Innendeckel. Innen gebräunt und wenig fleckig. Wenige Seiten mit Defekten. Einband stark bestoßen und angestaubt. Rücken total defekt, dadurch sind die Deckel lose.
White, Alain C. First steps in the classification of two - movers. Leeds, Whitehead and Miller, 1911. 8°. Mit 1 Porträttafel und vielen Diagrammen. X (statt XI), 96 Seiten. Brauner Halbleinenband mit aufgeklebtem orig. Vorderumschlag. (40) * Linde - N. 2613; Betts 35 - 2. A. C. White's "Christmas series" XII. Der gedruckte Weihnachtsgruß fehlt. In der vorliegenden Ausgabe wird zuerst die Notwendigkeit der Problemklassifikation erörtert. Danach werden die Methoden der Klassifikation betrachtet und in den folgenden Kapiteln 14 Themen mit 150 Beispielen verschiedener Komponisten behandelt. Jedes Kapitel enthält dazu auch Übungen. Zustand: Stempel auf Vorsatz. Privater Stempel auf Tafel verso und Titel. Innen gebräunt, obere Ecke gestaucht, mit wenigen handschriftlichen Notizen und letzte Seiten fleckig. Einband bestoßen.
Den Haag - Moskau 1948. Horowitz, I(srael) A(lbert) und H(ans) Kmoch. World Chessmasters in Battle Royal. The First World Championship Tourney. New York, Chess Review, und Philadelphia, McKay, (1949). 8°. Mit vielen Abbildungen und Karikaturen im Text und Diagrammen. VIII, 199 Seiten. Originaler dunkelroter Leinenband. (30) * Betts 25 - 185: "Biographical notes, career records and portraits; all 50 games, fully annotated, and with round - by - round comments; a section on the Opening from Anderssen to Botvinnik." Zustand: Privater Blindprägestempel auf Vorsatz. Innen etwas gebräunt.
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