Very well illustrated, quarto, pp (36), 472, top edge foxed and fore-edge slightly foxed, otherwise a very good copy in a slightly faded dustwrapper. [Gamages began life in 1878 in a rented watch repair shop and, after quickly becoming a success amongst its customers, was established as a London institution. In time it was to grow large enough to take up most of the block on which it was situated. The store finally closed in 1972, but prior to that had been unusual in that its premises were away from the main Oxford Street shopping area, being on the edge of the City of London at Holborn Circu... View More...
Second, revised, edition. Large octavo, pp 416, fore-edge thumbed and very slightly creased, top and bottom edges a little soiled, a few very slightly turned corners, paperback, covers slightly worn, corners creased. SCARCE. [Alan O'Brien's copy, with his signature on the dedication page.]. {A beautiful annotated games collection - featuring one hundred games from the twentieth century - presented chronologically with one game per year. Indexed by opening name, player name and ECO code. This unique collection of games ? one from each year of the twentieth century ? is more than a look back... View More...
Very well illustrated, small quarto, pp 192, a neat inscription on the front endpaper, otherwise very clean internally, green cloth in very good condition. View More...
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