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Buschke Catalogue no. 3 May 1941. Not in LN. This was Buschke’s Emanuel Lasker Memorial Sale and includes about 60 “Lasker items” from 1890 to 1940. The back page has a facsimile of Dr Lasker’s handwriting annotating moves in the Euwe v Keres match of 1939/40. Sold
The Chess Collection of Dr. Albrecht Buschke. One page article extracted from American Bookfinder 1939. Not in LN. Together with postcard dated 1938 and signed by Buschke to Bjorck & Borjesson Aktiebolaget requesting various chess items. Sold
Dansk Skakkatalog by Leif Carl Schmidt, Copenhagen 1973. Small marks on fore-edge otherwise very good. Bibliography of Danish chess literature listing 1,116 chess texts from 1230 up to 1973. Number 191 of 300 copies. £35
The World of Chess Literature by Dale A Brandreth, Stanton 1973. Lusis 165. Yellow card covers a little discoloured around the edges. 12 leaves. An historical essay on chess literature as presented in a lecture by Brandreth at the University of Maryland in 1973. £20
David DeLucia’s Chess Library: A Few Old Friends, First edition of 150 copies, 2003. Dedication from the author. A beautiful book showcasing many of the treasures in DeLucia’s collection. With pictures, many in colour, descriptions, and values of hundreds of items of manuscripts, books, ephemera and memorabilia. £250
Hedewig’s Mitteilungen uber Schachliteratur. Two catalogues from 1924 and 1925, each listing about 500 items, most in great detail. LN 70. A few pencil ticks otherwise very good. Sold
Karl & Faber Auction Catalogue – Schachbibliothek V D Lasa 1935 See LN 127. This is a copy of an extract from the catalogue listing 39 chess items including 9 manuscripts and books by Jacobus de Cessolis, 5 Damianos, Greco, Lopez, Rowbothum, Selenus, etc. etc. £30
Bibliotek des Schachspiels by E M Oettinger, 1974 reprint by Svenlers Grafiska of 1844 original (LN 15). Ex Stadtbucherei, Koln with stamps and stickers. Repair to final leaf. An early chess bibliography listing 269 items plus 2 periodicals. While this was a good effort at the time, it has many errors and omissions. £20
Bernard Quaritch Catalogue 646 from 1947. LN 152. This includes 134 chess items including a Cessolis manuscript circa 1500, a very rare 15th century French manuscript (after Bonus Socius) described in great detail in this catalogue by H J R Murray, A Damiano from George Walker’s collection, many manuscripts by W Lewis, G Walker and J Lowenthal, and many other treasures. Where did all this stuff go? Sold
Schach-Bibliothek, Dr Bachl, Stadtbibliothek Worms. 1984. 104pp. Korrekturen sheet, mint condition. Circa 500 items with index. £20
Hopefully the picture says it all. Russian bibliography by Sacharow published in Moscow in 2001. Hardback, VG. 318pp. 2,494 items from 1775 to 1997. £25
Bonus Socius; Jubileumuitgave voor Meindhert Niemeijer, Gravenhage 1977. Hardback, 296pp. Ex HMC Den Bosch with a few stamps. 24 articles, mainly of a bibliographical nature, by various authors including Niemeijer, Brandreth, Bijl, Chicco, Meissenburg, Whyld, to celebrate the 75th birthday of Dr. M Niemeijer. Mainly in Dutch but some articles in German and English. £30
Deighton Bell catalogue 106, Cambridge 1965. Listing over 260 chess items most described in great detail. Includes many rarities from the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries including Bertin 1735, Greco 1656, Hyde 1694, Lolli 1763, Lopez 1584, Philidor 1749, Salvio 1604, Severinus 1690 etc. and many periodicals and tournament books. £30
Bibliographie Anecdotique du Jeu des Echecs by Jean Gay. 1981 reprint of first edition published in Paris in 1864. (LN 19). 299pp. VG. A detailed and comprehensive bibliography in which the entries are organised by countries. The original was limited to 260 copies and this reprint is limited to 300 copies. Sold
Frank Hollings: Short List of Early Printed, Rare and Second-hand Chess Books. London circa 1931. 8pp. Torn and repaired at spine. Lists 269 items with descriptions, mainly from 19th and early 20th centuries but also includes books from 16th century onwards, e.g. Damiano 1524, Lopez 1584, Saul 1640, Lolli 1763, etc. Not in Betts or LN. £50
Lyons’ Latest List No.10: New and Standard books on Chess for sale by Will H Lyons, Newport Ky. 1908. 32pp pink paper, short tear to some pages at spine, good. Lengthy descriptions of many chess books from the 1850’s to 1908. Also chessmen and other requisites. Not in Betts or LN, possibly only Cleveland has this. Sold
Maggs Bros Sports & Pastimes catalogues 883 for 1962 and 896 for 1964. The 1962 catalogue includes the first French edition of Ruy Lopez dated 1609, Hyde’s Mandragorias, 1694 and Ueber den Schackspieler von Kempelen, 1789. The 1964 catalogue includes 15 chess items mainly from the 18th and 19th centuries. Sold
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