Chess by Paul Langfield

Chess (Illustrated Beginner's Guide in Photographic Jacket)

A Photographically Illustrated Step-by-Step Beginner's Guide to Learning Chess, Reprinted 1970

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Chess: Move by Move
• Author: Paul Langfield
• Publisher: Newnes Books, London
• Publication Date: 1968
• ISBN-10: 0600400409
• Edition Details: Newnes Books edition, 1968, reprinted 1970.
• Binding: Publisher's blue cloth boards, dark spine with cream lettering, in a glossy colour photographic dust jacket.
• Physical Format: Medium-size portrait hardcover. Illustrated with black and white diagrams of chess positions.
• Language: English

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Very Good (VG)
• Exterior / Boards: The blue cloth boards are clean overall. There is a small area of wear and chipping along the lower edge of the front board and slight bumping to the top fore-corner. The spine is dark with cream lettering.
• Interior: The pages are clean and bright with a slight cream tone to the paper, and the text block is tight. No markings are present.
• The Dust Jacket: Present. The glossy colour photographic jacket shows chess pieces on a red and cream board. It has slight rubbing and light edge wear, a small chip at the head of the spine and some light marks to the front panel. Protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover.

Synopsis & Historical Value

Chess: Move by Move is a beginner's guide that sets out to show the game is not hard to learn. It explains the pieces, their moves and how to open and play a game, step by step with clear diagrams, so that even a child could learn unaided.

The book also touches on the history of the game and how to make a set, and includes famous games. It is generously illustrated, with colour photography on the jacket by Michael Holford and diagrams of positions throughout.

A tidy, jacketed second-hand copy of a popular mid-century chess primer, of interest to chess enthusiasts and collectors of vintage instructional books.