klein winter w klein (7 risultati)

Taschenbuch, Condizione: Gut. 281 Seiten, Das Buch ist ordentlich erhalten und kann altersbedingte Gebrauchsspuren aufweisen. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 270.

Paperback, 15.5x23.5cm, 232pp. Good condition (light wear; foxed edges and endpapers; owner's penned name at ffep) in good dustwrapper (general light wear, scuff marks, and foxing; 1.5cm tear at front lower RH corner).

Hardback. E. Klein & W. Winter, Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons. Author: E. Klein & W. WinterBinding: HardbackPublished: Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons., 1947Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Tanning and foxing to cloth and pages, minor chips and tears to DJ, fading to DJ from age.This fascinating historical account chronicles the groundbreaking 1946 radio chess match between Great Britain and the Soviet Union, a pivotal moment in post-war international relations and the world of competitive chess. The narrative details the strategic brilliance and intense rivalry displayed by the era's leading grandmasters, offering a unique window into the intellectual battles fought across continents. It presents a meticulous record of the games themselves, alongside insightful commentary that illuminates the tactical nuances and psychological pressures faced by the players. This work illustrates the enduring appeal of chess as a global language and a testament to human ingenuity under extraordinary circumstances. Hardback.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 119 pp. Original gray cloth covers w/ light sunning to spine and edges. Edges of leaves age toned. Illust. w/ b/w plates. Contents nice.

Condizione: Poor. Fading/stains to cover & bumps to edges. Poor jacket with fading/marks/considerable tears & some ink stains. Dark tanning to textblock edges. Tanning/discolouration to pages. Stain to bottom inside page corners, doesn't effect content. Content good.

1st Edn. VG, with attractive jacket in a protective plastic sleeve (small tear to one edge). 119pp., illustrations. Page edges slightly yellowed. 12 board double-round match won 18-6 by the Soviets. An attractive little book with biographies of the players, background information on the match, the 24 games annotated by Klein, theoretical review.

24 unnumbered pages on medium-glossy paper, mainly photographically - partly wholepage - illustrated throughout (''Die Original-Aufnahmen sind mit gütiger Erlaubnis des Kommandanten, Major S.R. Sands, hergestellt''). - Grey-brown original illustrated cardboard-cover (decent art-nouveau design: Richard Kunze), stapled; oblong-4to.(ca. 22 x 29 cm). *** [FRÜHSOMMER-VERKAUF / EARLY SUMMER-SALE: um über 20% REDUZIERTER PREIS bis Montag, den 29.06.2026 / PRICE-REDUCTION of over 20% until Monday, June 29; vorheriger Preis / previously EUR 480,-] --- 1. AUFLAGE, GRÖSSERFORMATIGE BROSCHIERTE ORIGINALAUSGABE. - Umschlag mit leichter Randläsur, Heftklammern angerostet; SEHR GUTES EXEMPLAR DER FRAGILEN PUBLIKATION. / FIRST EDITION, SOFTCOVER ORIGINAL. - Wrapper with minimally used, staples somewhat rusty; A VERY GOOD COPY OF THE FRAGILE PUBLICATION. --- ''Before the beginning of the World War I, the Australia Defence Forces acquired 80,000 acres (approximately 32,375 hectares) of land at Holsworthy. When the Commonwealth Government assented to the War Precautions Act in 1914, it was decided that people who were of German origin or descent, as well as those from countries allied with Germany, might be a security risk, and so places had to be found to detain them. At first people were detained in army barracks or training camps but the government soon realised they would need more permanent accommodation and set up camps in specific locations, one of these being the German Concentration Camp at Holsworthy in the Liverpool district. As early as September 1914 about 100 seamen who had been taken from German and English ships arrived at the camp. Others soon followed from various locations. . .''(see 'The Dictionary of Sydney', online); letzendlich waren es bis zu 6.000 Internierte . . .