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Joined 13 Feb '21 Moves 659 Anyone know of any chess book dealers?
I'm looking for an old book from 1849.
The chess players companion by Howard Staunton.
I want a mint condition, first edition. 🤗
Linkenheim
Joined 22 Apr '05 Moves 655013 @Phil-A-Dork
like this:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Ist-edition-1849-Chess-Book-THE-CHESS-PLAYERS-COMPANION-Howard-Staunton-/265041451522
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Joined 13 Feb '21 Moves 659 Thanks and maybe I will buy it but I was hoping for a dealer who specializes in old chess books.
Linkenheim
Joined 22 Apr '05 Moves 655013 @phil-a-dork said
Thanks and maybe I will buy it but I was hoping for a dealer who specializes in old chess books.If you happen to visit Dresden (Saxonia, Germany) you find one in Oskar-Mai-Strasse 6...
I doubt that they have the precise book you look for, but y0u can find some gems (mostly German and Russian antiquaric books).
https://www.euroschach.de/info/ueber-den-schachversand-euro-schach-dresden.html
Joined 13 Feb '21 Moves 659 It won't translate to English 😔
The Wood of N'Kai
Joined 13 Dec '03 Moves 156184 @Phil-A-DorTry Fred Wilson, 41 Union Square West, Suite 718, Manhattan, NY. He deals only in used and 2nd hand books.
Joined 13 Feb '21 Moves 659 @sundown316
I actually met him once in New York.
It's a small room with a massive amount of books.
He had a cat there too LoL.
He got offended when I said I like his books with co-author Bruce Albertson.
His name is Alberston not Albertson
Joined 13 Feb '21 Moves 659 Apparently that is a big deal 🙄
The Wood of N'Kai
Joined 13 Dec '03 Moves 156184 @Phil-A-Dork
I worked on most of Fred's books as a proof-reader. I've known him for over 40 years, and yes, he is that crabby, I think he was born that way!
Joined 09 Aug '01 Moves 54019 @Phil-A-Dork
I recall Fred Wilson's place to be much smaller than a small room. A generously sized closet is what a real estate agent would pitch.
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