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Congres international des echecs. Compte rendu du congres de 1867 et des congres d'echecs anterieurs by Joseph-Alphonse-Charles Féry d'Esclands (1837-1909)

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Title: Congres international des echecs. Compte rendu du congres de 1867 et des congres d'echecs anterieurs
Author: Joseph-Alphonse-Charles Féry d'Esclands (1837-1909)
Seller: The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: xcii+480+[4 including errata] with diagrams and tables. Octavo (9" x 6) bound in bound in half leather withe raised spine bands and red label in gilt over marbled boards. Included Collection de Problemes by G R Neumann and J Arnous de Riviere. (Bibliotheca van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 5194). First edition.World exhibitions became a new phenomenon in the West in the nineteenth century. Scientific and technical progress were shown. Ten World Fairs were organized during the second half of the nineteenth century. Seven times an international chess tournament was part of the event (London 1851, London 1862, Paris 1867, Vienna 1873, Philadelphia 1876, Paris 1878, Paris 1900). Paris, the French capital, was host to a world's fair exhibition in the summer of 1867. Among the enormous buildings erected to house new developments in science, technology (of which the Krupp Cannon was the most impressive display), and art, a master chess tournament was organized from June 4th to July 11th. It was held at the Grand Cercle, 10 boulevard Montmartre, not far from the 1.2 kilometer row of machinery for the exhibition, the third tournament. Thirteen chess masters were invited to participate in double rounds, with a time limit of six minutes per move and draws counting as zero for both players. The participants included Ignat Von Kolisch from the Austrio-Hungarian empire, Wilhelm Steinitz and Sam Loyd playing on behalf of the United States of America, Symon Winawer and Hieronim Czarnowski from Poland, Gustav Neumann from Germany, Cecil Valentine De Vere from England, Jules De Riviere, Samuel Rosenthal, Emile D'Andre, and Eugene Rousseau from France, Celso Golmayo Zupide from Cuba, and Martin Severin From from Denmark. There was no formal organization to international events at the time, so beyond the matches and time controls being set, players seemingly encountered one another during the tournament according to availability and inclination. The prize purse was distributed among the top six finishers, with Kolisch earning 5000 Francs for first place, Winawer 2500 Francs for second, Steinitz 2000 Francs for third, Neumann and De Vere 1500 Francs each for fourth and fifth places, and De Riviere 1000 Francs for sixth. The top four finishers also received a Sevres vase as an additional prize. Kolisch immediately liquidated his antique porcelain and invested in real estate which soon made him an extremely wealthy man, allowing him to be a generous patron to chess for decades afterwards. The problem tournament conducted during this event was won by Conrad Bayer ahead of Samuel Loyd. The first public women's chess was also played during this exhibition.Condition:Rebound in period leather and boards. Closed tear at page 65, previous owner's name to front end paper else a very good to fine copy.

Three Letter Copy Books of John Byrne, President of the Pittsburg, Shawmut & Northern Railroad Company, 1901, 1903 -1904 by Byrne, John

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Title: Three Letter Copy Books of John Byrne, President of the Pittsburg, Shawmut & Northern Railroad Company, 1901, 1903 -1904
Author: Byrne, John
Seller: Michael Brown Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Description: Three volumes, quarto, 1,807 letters, 1,920 pages, the letters are mainly typescript on thin tissue paper, bound in ½ red sheep and pebbled cloth, bindings worn and rubbed, back strips missing, text in very good, legible condition. The letters discuss all aspects of the operation of this western Pennsylvania and New York railroad during the years 1901-04. Byrne's correspondents include his vice-president and other employees, officers of other railroad companies, including those of the Erie Railroad, the Pennsylvania Railroad, wall street brokers, bankers, and underwriters, mining and steel companies. Subjects include construction, finance, share prices, purchase of equipment and rolling stock, freight contracts, mainly for coal, agreements with other rail lines, and connections, amongst many others. The Pittsburg, Shawmut & Northern Railroad (reporting mark PSN) also known as the Shawmut Line, was a Class I railroad company operating passenger and freight service on standard gauge track in central Pennsylvania and western New York. The line was financially troubled for its entire life span and declared bankruptcy after just six years of operation. It would spend the remaining 42 year of its existence in receivership or trusteeship: one of the longest bankruptcy proceedings in American railroading history. The Pittsburg, Shawmut & Northern Railroad is often confused with the similarly named Pittsburg and Shawmut Railroad which was a spinoff company from the PS&N. Further adding to the confusion is the fact that both were nicknamed the Shawmut Line, both operated in roughly the same geographic area, and both used nearly identical logos during their history. In fact, the two were completely separate companies after their 1916 split. The main line consisted of approximately 190 miles (306 km) of track extending from Brockway, Pennsylvania to Wayland, New York with several branches, particularly Olean, New York to Prosser, New York (a location on the southeastern edge of South Valley, New York) and Moraine, New York (a location on the eastern edge of Canaseraga, New York) to Hornell, New York. Principal shops were divided between Angelica, New York (car shop, paint shop, maintenance of way) and St. Marys, Pennsylvania (motive power shop). Each shop burned and was rebuilt. The Pittsburg, Shawmut & Northern Railroad began life on August 2, 1899, as the merger of five small railroads in New York and Pennsylvania. 60 miles (97 km) of what ultimately became the PS&N were originally 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge lines, though by the time of the PS&N's incorporation only 18 miles (29 km) remained as narrow gauge. At the time of its incorporation the PS&N operated four physically-disconnected divisions. The expense of connecting the divisions and upgrading the physical plant to handle through coal trains, coupled with the failure of the PS&N's principal bond underwriter, forced the company to declare bankruptcy in 1905. The company would continue to operate in receivership until 1946, when the bankruptcy was converted to a trusteeship. The spelling of Pittsburgh as Pittsburg in the company name derives from the company's original 1899 charter. At the time, the name of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was commonly spelled without the h. The United States Board on Geographic Names advocated the h-less spelling from 1891 to 1911 as part of an effort to standardize the spelling of place names in the United States. The more lucrative Brockway to Freeport route was constructed beginning in 1903 as the Brookville & Mahoning. Confusion with the Boston & Maine caused the name to be changed to the Pittsburg & Shawmut Railroad. The P&S was leased (but never owned) by the PS&N from 1906 until 1916. After 1916, the lease was terminated and the two companies operated separately. During the time of the lease, the bigger "200 class" 2-8-2s of the P&S operated over the combined systems. Coal (bituminous) was the principal commodity for the line during its entire existence, though passenger trains and, after the late 1920s, self-propelled gas-powered motor cars (known on the PS&N as "Hoodlebugs") also ran on the route until they were discontinued in 1935. In the early 1930s, the final years of service, the railroad's passenger service on its full mainline route was segmented. Train 9 southbound (10 northbound) traveled as a passenger train from Wayland, New York to Prosser, New York. At Prosser, passengers traveling the full route south would switch to a motor car in Train 11 southbound (12 northbound) which began its trip on a side branch from Olean. This motor car train would continue south to St. Marys, whereupon southbound travelers would transfer to Train 1, another motor car train, for the final trip to Brockway. This trip would involve an overnight layover in St. Marys between a 6:45 pm arrival and #1's 8:00 am departure. Travelers heading northbound would need to make an overnight stop at Prosser, as #12 from Brockway arrived in Prosser at 1:30 pm and #10 bound for Wayland would depart Prosser at 6:39 am. PS&N operations ended effective April 1, 1947. Portions of the line serving Olean, Brandy Camp, and Farmers Valley were acquired by the Pennsylvania Railroad (the Farmers Valley portion is today owned by the Norfolk Southern Railway and operated by the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad). The Erie Railroad acquired the PS&N's Hornell Terminals in a complex transaction from the American National Red Cross, which had been given ownership of the Rochester, Hornellsville & Lackawanna Railroad, an 11-mile-long railroad leased to and operated by the PS&N and predecessors prior to 1946. The tracks for most of the routes have been removed. The only remaining segments are West Creek Westlands Learning Center to St. Marys and Brockway Golf Course to Brockway.

Peace and Freedom Party: All the Power to the People. [caption title]

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Title: Peace and Freedom Party: All the Power to the People. [caption title]
Seller: McBlain Books (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: [Los Angeles?]: Peace and Freedom Party, 1968. Very Good. [4]-pages Newpaper format brochure. 29 x 45 cm photos. Brown-toned paper. Horizonal fold. First page promotes their Presidential ticket: Cleaver for President and Peggy Terry of Vice President. Last three pages introduce other California and L. A. County Peace and Freedom Party Candidates.

Marina Abramovic: Spirit House by ABRAMOVIC, Marina

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Title: Marina Abramovic: Spirit House
Author: ABRAMOVIC, Marina
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
Description: Caldas da Rainha, Portugal: Camara Municipal, 1997. First edition. Softcover. 69 pages. Text in English and Portuguese. Features a contribution by Delfim Sardo. Includes numerous color and black and white illustrations and biographical information. A clean near fine copy in French style wrappers.

Our Story Begins: New and Selected Stories (Uncorrected Proof) by WOLFF, Tobias

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Title: Our Story Begins: New and Selected Stories (Uncorrected Proof)
Author: WOLFF, Tobias
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Description: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. First edition. Softcover. 379 pages. Uncorrected proof. Terrific collection of short stories from the author of the classic "This Boy's Life." A near fine copy in blue printed wrappers with some very minor wear. An unread copy.

White Paper on the Labor Market in Italy... by Blanpain, Roger, Editor

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Title: White Paper on the Labor Market in Italy...
Author: Blanpain, Roger, Editor
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Description: 2002. Blanpain, Roger, Editor. White Paper on the Labour Market in Italy, The Quality of European Industrial Relations and Changing Industrial Relations. Bulletin of Comparative Labor Relations, Volume 44. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2002. viii, 234 pp. Softbound. Fine. Publisher's Price $92. Special $60. * At the time of his brutal murder in March 2002, Marco Biagi was working with Italian legislators to find ways and means of bringing innovative proposals in his field of expertise, labor and industrial relations, to productive fruition. The White Paper, to a large extent the work of Biagi himself, was commissioned by the Italian Ministry of Labour and Social Policy and first presented to the government in October 2001. The other collaborative work included in this volume, The "Europeanisation" of Industrial Relations and Changing Industrial Relations are among Professor Biagi's last writings. At the core of these deeply committed studies lies a direct and positive response to the violent clash between the modern European heritage of social security and the unstoppable onset of globalization.

Marilyn Pink: Master Prints and Drawings

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Title: Marilyn Pink: Master Prints and Drawings
Seller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition: VG-
Description: Los Angeles: Marilyn Pink, 1980. Spring. Softcover. VG-. White stapled paper wraps with bw illustration; 40 pp. with 79 total bw illustrations, including covers. A catalogue of 120 works, with prices, by numerous artists, including Bonnard, Copley, Durer, Kollwitz, Matisse, Miro, Picasso, Rembrandt, Sloan, Vallotton, Whistler, and many others. Two pages are set in with the price list and two additional bw illustrations.

Aki Yerushalaim: revista de la emision en djudeo-espanyol de Kol Israel - La Boz de Israel (two issues)

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Title: Aki Yerushalaim: revista de la emision en djudeo-espanyol de Kol Israel - La Boz de Israel (two issues)
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Description: Jerusalem: Kol Israel, 1986. Magazine. Two issues of the paperback journal, with articles written in Ladino using the Roman alphabet. Issues present are 24/25 and 28/29. Very good condition. Includes historical articles, reviews, and other material focusing on the Sephardic community.

Sandefjord Museene. Arbok 1981-86 by Anon.

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Title: Sandefjord Museene. Arbok 1981-86
Author: Anon.
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Description: Sandefjord, Norway: Sandefjord Museene. x. Square 4to. 130, (3) pp. b/w photo and line ills. Sandefjord is the only specialized museum on the subject of whales and whaling in Europe. This yearbook contains many vintage whaling photos and prints. VG in stiff wraps.

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