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Welcome to the
C.A.T.'s
Hall of Antique
Chess Books
All of these rare precious items are 50 years of age, or older!!
When handling antique chess books, do it with love!
Cradle the spine of the book in your hand, and gently open the book to no wider than 45%,
and then gradually to never more than 90%.
Your books will love your for such treatment, and pay you back!!!
YES!!! WE DO accept "Cat Bucks" for these items posted \/ below \/ !!
Item: # 111
The American Chess Congress of 1881
Records of a Championship chess tournament, from nearly a century and 1/4 ago!
The book is in very poor condition, but still 100% readable!
This copy cries out "professionally rebind me"!!
Price $50.00 w/Free Packaging / Shipping / Handling
Item: # 121
The Chess Players Manual by G.H.D. Gossip
1902
Over a century old chess info that is alive and well today!
The cover's sustained heavy wear as shown, but the rest is in GOOD CONDITION!
Price $70.00 w/Free Packaging / Shipping / Handling
Item: # 131
The Chess Review Annual of 1948
A mini time machine of '48 chess nostalgia! Tasty sweet content!
IN OVERALL VERY GOOD CONDITION!
Price $100.00 w/Free Packaging / Shipping / Handling / & Insurance.
Item: # 141
The 1954 World Chess Championship
A FIRST EDITION / HB w/ DJ classic
The DJ is damaged but NOT the book! It's in NEAR MINT CONDITION!
Price $129.00 w/Free Packaging / Shipping / Handling / & Insurance.
Item: # 151
World Chessmasters in Battle Royal by Horowitz and Kmoch
A 1949 FIRST EDITION / MINT CONDITION classic
Price $129.00 w/Free Packaging / Shipping / Handling / & Insurance.
Item: # 161
This is a 75 year old "Staunton's Chess Player's Handbook"
Looks closer to 75 days old! Amazing!
Price $129.00 w/Free Packaging / Shipping / Handling / & Insurance.
Item: # 171
Traps on the Chessboard
1938
The traps of old still have sharp teeth today!
The outer paper cover is shot, but the book is in great shape!
Price $150.00 w/Free Packaging / Shipping / Handling / & Insurance.
Hoyle's Games
1857
YES!! There's CHESS INFO within!
Item: # 181
ALL book collectors love this near one-and-a-half-century-old gem!
Superb Condition for its age!
Price $200.00 w/Free Packaging / Shipping / Handling / & Insurance.
Item: # 191
Botvinnik The Invincible
A FIRST EDITION 1945 Book on the man who would be king
Price $229.00 w/Free Packaging / Shipping / Handling / & Insurance.
Item: # 201
The Modern Chess Instructor by Steinitz
A FIRST EDITION 1889 Book from a Great World Champion!
Price $329.00 w/Free Packaging / Shipping / Handling / & Insurance.
Item: # 211
The 1924 New York International Chess Tournament
A FIRST EDITION / MINT CONDITION GEM
Even the reprints of this event are rare, but this is the real deal!
Price $429.00 w/Free Packaging / Shipping / Handling / & Insurance.
Item: # 221
The Minor Tactics of Chess
1917
Minor crease on back cover, but aside from that, IT'S MINT! Astonishing!!
Price $497.00 w/Free Packaging / Shipping / Handling / & Insurance.
Item: # 231
Chess Novelties by H.E. Bird
A precious FIRST EDITION artifact from 1895. Candy for the book collector!!
Price $697.00 w/Free Packaging / Shipping / Handling / & Insurance.
Item: # 241
The Games of Paul Morphy by P. Seargent HARDBACK
A 1st Edition from the Early 1900's. Great shape for it's age!!
Price $797.00 w/Free Packaging / Shipping / Handling / & Insurance.
Item: # 251
"Morphy's Games of Chess" by Lowenthal
A red-hot artifact from 1907.
Shown clad in its EASILLY REMOVABLE plastic cover!
The plastic cover worked!!!
It's sweet!
Price $897.00 w/Free Packaging / Shipping / Handling / & Insurance.
Item: # 261
Chess in Philidelphia 1898
**Virtually non-existant ** This is an awesome leather-trimmed book, which is well over one century old!
Price $997.00 w/Free Packaging / Shipping / Handling / & Insurance.
Item: # 271
The Sixth American Chess Congress of 1889
TITANIC SIZE / SHAPE / WEIGHT / & CONTENT!!
Own an actual piece of Chess History!
Price $1297.00 w/Free Packaging / Shipping / Handling / & Insurance.
More information on this item will be posted!
Item: # 281
Stamma of Chess
1819
A nearly impossible-to-find, leather-trimmed, near-two-century old book!
Price $1397.00 w/Free Packaging / Shipping / Handling / & Insurance.
More information on this item will be posted!
Item: # 291
Good Companion XIII'th Century Chess Problems
A dedication to chess done in the Old-World craftsmanship of 1910
The Phrase "ULTRA SCARCE" would be an understatement!
Jaw Dropping COLOR PAGES, beautifully clad in a FULLY LEATHERBOUND issue!
Price $1497.00 w/Free Packaging / Shipping / Handling / & Insurance.
More information on this item will be posted!
Item: # 301
Philidor on Chess
Edition V 1817
From the man who brought it all to the surface!
Price $1997.00 w/Free Packaging / Shipping / Handling / & Insurance.
Item: # 311
FULL FOUR VOLUME SET of "Salvioli" Italian Chess Books from 1885,'86, '87, & 88!
**ULTRA SCARCE** This leather-trimmed, One and 3/4 century old four book set!
Price $2497.00 w/Free Packaging / Shipping / Handling / & Insurance.
More information on these four books will be posted!
Some more items to be posted! Many not found any place else on earth!