Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess, First Edition (14 results)

Softcover. First Edition Thus; Sixth Printing. Very Good in wraps. Light shelfwear on front and rear panel. Creasing on spine rear panel bottom corner.

Softcover. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Very Good in wraps. Shelfwear on front and rear panel. Creasing on rear panel.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Following a brief introduction for beginners, the book comprises over 270 checkmate positions and combinations, organized into instructional lessons. The answers are either "yes/no" or an explanatory sentence without the use of notation. Good condition. Some edgewear along spine, previous owner's name on fep. Very rare UK first edition. Posted with tracked service.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First Printing, First Edition. Collectible. Some wear to edge of covers and the spine, slight foxing and discolouration to page walls. Contents unmarked. Posted with tracked service.

Original wraps. Condition: Very Good +. First Paperback Edition. 4 1/4 X 7 Inches. 334 PP. Stated "Bantam Edition Published May 1972" with no additional printing dates. Very scarce in collectible condition. Slightest hint of fold at spine, but looks like an unused copy.

Boards. Condition: Very Good. Chess Diagrams (illustrator). First Printing. Descriptive notation; Very clean and tight textblock; The clear lamination covering the boards and spine is beginning to separate at the exterior gutters but is otherwise in excellent condition; The tight binding is mostly clean, with light edge and corner wear, and minor spine fade; This programmed instruction approach to teaching Chess through the play of Bobby Fischer is the collaborative effort of authors Marguiles and Mosenfelder, with assistance from former U.S. Intercollegiate Champion Leslie H. Ault, International Master Raymond Weinstein, and Michael Valvo, a master-rated U.S. Student Team player, along with the professional staff of Basic Systems Inc and Educational Design, Inc.; 334 pages total; 178 pages forward, then turned over for the second half of the instruction (pages 179-334). Bobby Fischer was a great player and theorist, able to develop and evaluate positions, and contribute insights from actual games of Grand Master caliber. This book is a first of its kind; A must for the completist of Chess literature, and a book that will make you a better player. Size: 8vo - 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Hardcover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Stated first printing. SIGNED by Bobby Fischer on the front free endpaper. Sun faded along the spine, bumped corners, minor edge wear at the crown of the spine, else very good in glossy pictorial boards. No dust jacket. Score sheets from the Manhattan Chess Club laid in. ; 334 pages; Signed by Author.

First edition of this definitive work on how to play chess. Octavo, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Bobby Fischer on the front free endpaper. In very good condition with some rubbing to the extremities. Rare and desirable signed. At age 13 Fischer won a "brilliancy" that became known as The Game of the Century. Starting at age 14, Fischer played in eight United States Championships, winning each by at least a one-point margin. At age 15, Fischer became both the youngest grandmaster up to that time and the youngest candidate for the World Championship. At age 20, Fischer won the 196364 U.S. Championship with 11/11, the only perfect score in the history of the tournament.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. White covers have light toning--visible in photo of listing on Abebooks.com. Copyright page has a small crease--visible in photo. Endpapers have light ghosting from publisher's glue--visible in photo. Content is unmarked and as new. First printing stated on copyright page and visible in photo.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Basic Systems; subsidiary of Xerox. New York. 1966. 334 pages. First edition; first printing; stated. Book is tight and clean. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. Some toning to endpapers as a result of cheaper production materials used by manufacturer at the time. Previous owner's name near gutter on front endpaper. Scant, faint minimal foxing to page edges. Page edges lay tight. Sunning to title on spine. 5 instances where paper on tips, crown/edge shows damage. Chip at crown. A first edition, first printing of the highly collectible Bobby Fischer classic.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Basic Systems; subsidiary of Xerox. New York. 1966. 334 pages. First edition; first printing; stated. Book is tight and crisp in unread condition. This is a condition sensitive title; and very, very difficult to find in collectible condition. This copy is in incredible condition; its only flaw is its uneven sunning on panels. Minimal shelf-rub at heel. Laid-in is an original Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess postage paid mailer to order additional copies of this title for only $6.95. An incredible offering of the highly collectible Bobby Fischer classic. First edition; first printing.

1st. 8vo. oddly paged. Title on spine faded some, but readable. Head and heel bumped, with. 1/8" to 1/4" splits, tad of foxing top edge. This is not a rare title. But copies of this book that state First. Printing on the copyright page are rare indeed. Pagination goes through. to the end, then you turn the book over for the solutions, and the. pagination continues to p. 334. Good+ or a bit better (see notes).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First edition. Writing throughout text, as a previous owner has attempted to solve all the problems presented in this book. Binding tight; minor wear to covers. 334 pages (178 pages forward, then the reader flips the book over for the second half of the program). Thoroughly illustrated. Inquiries welcome. Size: 6 1/2" x 9 1/2".

Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Signed by Bobby Fischer on the front free endpaper. Bound in publisher's printed laminated boards, lacking a dust jacket. Near Fine with toning to covers and pages, spine sunned, wear to laminate at spine joints and short superficial split at the bottom of the front joint.