Privately Printed. Staple-bound Softcover. "With notes based on The New York Times, The (London) Times, and Pravada." 25pp., illustrated; summary and moves of the 24 games in the championship. Clean and bright; no owners' marks; a little light rubbing at the corners and a very faint fold at the bottom... More about Kasparov - Karpov 1986 World Chess Championship
White Wolf Publishing, 2007. Hardcover. 4to. Clean and bright; no owners' marks; a little scuff at the upper right front, a small tap on the top front edge, and spots of rubbing at the corners of the hard cover, otherwise excellent. More about Requiem for Rome (Vampire: The Requiem
Bison Books, 1997. Paperback. Clean, bright pages; no owners' marks; square, uncreased spine; soft cover shows modest shelf rubbing at the bottom corners and spine ends, otherwise excellent. More about Rhubarb in the Catbird Seat
White Wolf Publishing, 2007. Hardcover. 4to. Clean and bright; no owners' marks; small spots of rubbing at the corners of the pictorial hard cover, otherwise as new. More about Bloodlines: The Chosen (A Sourcebook for Vampire: The Requiem
Self-Published, 2013. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed to a named individual by the author on the half-title page, this is the first of two volumes by nonagenarian physician Dr. Beasley, who credits his recent fifty years of cycling for some good health and a lot of adventures. Clean and bright; except... More about Bicycling: A Lifelong Means of Staying Fit
Paris: Librairie de Bibliophile, 1887. Hardcover. 12mo. Language: French (early modern). Pages clean except for a bookplate showing only a device and motto on the reverse of the title page, thin lines of water stain at edges of preliminaries, pale red pencil marks on about ten pages, an ink stain... More about Discours sur les duels
Holistic Design Inc., 1997. Paperback. 4to. Pages clean, though mildly tanned along the top margins; spine square and uncreased; soft cover shows scattered scratches and rub marks as well as edge chipping and shelf rubbing around all outside edges and corners and along the spine sides, a bump and creasing... More about Lords of the Known Worlds (Fading Suns
Paris: Maison Quantin, 1890. Hardcover. Language: French. Clean except for a prior owner's label on the front endpaper, mild foxing at endpapers, and gentle toning throughout; a bound-in ribbon bookmark shows fading and two short tears near the bound end; the hard cover has been bumped at the free corners... More about Ma Méthode
White Wolf Publishing, 1999. Paperback. 4to. Clean, bright pages; no owners' marks; square, uncreased spine; soft cover show only mild shelf rubbing at the corners and spine ends, otherwise excellent. More about The Traditions Gathered 2: Blood and Dreams (Mage: the Ascension
The Lyons Press, 2004. Hardcover. 4to. Crisp, clean pages except for an ink stamp and penned note on the front endpaper; square, secure binding; hard cover is bumped at both bottom corners, producing inward turns and small surface splits, and there are spots of shelfwear at spine ends and all... More about Primitive Living, Self-Sufficiency, and Survival Skills: a Field Guide to Primitive Living Skills
University of Massachusetts Press, 2013. Paperback. Clean and bright; no owners' marks; a small pressure mark at the top front edge of the soft cover and some light shelf rubbing at corners, otherwise as new. More about Expanding the Strike Zone: Baseball in the Age of Free Agency
University of Hawaii Press, 2001. Soft Cover. Clean, crisp, and bright; no owners' marks or wear; as new. More about Japanese Sports: A History
Holistic Design Inc., 1999. Paperback. 4to. Pages crisp and clean except for corner creasing on the first three leaves and a few thumbnail creases in the margins of other leaves; spine square, binding secure; soft cover bears two heavy creases across the bottom right front corner, short wrinkles radiating from... More about Vorox (Fading Suns Alien Expeditions
White Wolf Publishing, 2007. Paperback. Clean and bright; no owners' marks; the soft cover shows a few tiny surface scratches near embossed areas and moderate shelf rubbing at corners, spine ends, and bottom edges, otherwise excellent. More about Shadows in the Dark: Mekhet (Vampire: The Requiem
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1924. Cloth Hardcover. Pages clean except for a brief, penciled gift note on the front free endpaper, mild foxing facing the glossy black-and-white plate pages, and a short, clear stain line visible in the upper right margins of about 70pp.; the binding is modestly relaxed... More about Black Bass and Bass Craft
Yale University Press, 2006. Hard Cover. There are a few small penmarks in the table of contents and a corner crease on p. 33, otherwise pages are clean, bright, and crisp, with no other underlining or owners' notes; binding is tight; the dustjacket is bright and attractive, with only a.... More about Growing the Game: The Globalization of Major League Baseball
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1972. Hardcover. Crisp, clean pages with no owners' marks; hard cover only mildly rubbed around spine head and bottom edges; dust jacket bears a short, closed tear at the bottom right rear, modest yellowing on the rear, a few pinpoint surface chips... More about The Game of Chess: The Strategy and Tactics of Expert Play for Amateurs of All Classes (TutorText...
London: G. Bell & Sons, 1922. Flexible Cloth. Pages clean except for a prior owner's name on the front free endpaper, modest spotting and foxing at first few and last few leaves, two long creases on the final fixed endpaper, and a triangle of lost paper at the bottom corner... More about The Two-Move Chess Problem
Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. Taylor Publishing, 1996. Limited Edition. Full Leather. Signed by Rich Owens #96 on the limitation page showing that, of the edition of 1500 copies, this is number 796. Pages crisp and clean; no owners' marks; binding square and tight; except for small spots of rubbing at the... More about Washington Redskins: The Authorized History
University of Minnesota Press, 1999. Soft Cover. Pages crisp and clean except for a scuff on the inside of the front cover where an adhesive label was removed; binding square, spine uncreased, soft cover somewhat rubbed at spine ends and corners with a small fold at the bottom front corner... More about Sportcult
Master Class Publication, 1990. Staple-bound Softcover. Pages crisp and clean except for one corner fold; no other owners' marks; stapled binding secure, soft cover bearing only one thumbnail crease at the lower front and a hint of rubbing at spine ends, otherwise excellent. 38pp. More about Defence in Chess (Master Class
Trends Publications, 1993. Staple-bound Softcover. Some slightly darkened portions on the cover; tiny chip in bottom edge. Otherwise, clean, bright and excellent. More about Trends in the Scheveningen
Ames, IA: Huess Printing, Inc., 2001. Soft Cover. Crisp, bright, and clean; no owners' marks; except for a little delicate shelf rubbing at the corners of the soft cover, excellent, nearly as new. More about Once Upon A Time
North Atlantic Books, 2000. Paperback. Clean, with no owners' marks; spine and upper rear of soft cover show mild fading, right edges show small laminate peels just forming, and there are three tiny surface chips at the upper right front and small curls with some edgewear at corners and spine... More about The Million Dollar Backfield
Tokyo, Japan: The Nippon Budokan Foundation, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean and bright; no owners' marks; binding square and tight; the hard cover and translucent dust jacket bears some rubbing at spine ends, and the jacket has a thin, more tangible than visible scratch on the back, otherwise excellent. Includes... More about Budo: The Martial Ways of Japan
