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Chess in Icelandic Literature with Historical Notes on other Table-Games by Daniel Willard Fiske (1831-1904)

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Title: Chess in Icelandic Literature with Historical Notes on other Table-Games
Author: Daniel Willard Fiske (1831-1904)
Seller: The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: ix+400 pages with frontispiece, one illustration and diagrams and index. Royal octavo (9 3/4" x 6 3/4") bound in original brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. (Betts: 6-33) First edition.Also published in New York, Stechart, 1915. Includes an account of chess in Iceland (chapters: Polar chess, Chess in the sagas, The story of Frithiof) whence it came from England in the 12th century, and it developed peculiarities in rule and nomenclature which existed until the 19th century. Only part (about on-seventh) of the book concerns chess, the remainder ("Stray notes") deals with the Europeans history of a group of other games: draughts, fox and geese, tables, merelles, or the morris game, etc.Fiske was born on November 11, 1831 in Ellisburg, New York. He attended Cazenovia Seminary, New York and Hamilton college in Clinton, New York. During his sophomore year, he left Hamilton to study Scandinavian languages in Europe, supporting himself as a correspondent for the New York Tribune. He spent his last two years in the Uppsala University in Sweden, also supporting himself by teaching English. In 1852, he returned to the U.S. and took a job as a librarian at the Astor Library in N.Y. During his stay at Astor Library, Fiske began his personal library containing a collection of Icelandic books which would become the largest in America as well as other topics such as Persian texts and philological works. Fiske, an avid chess player, was approached by Hardman Phillips Montgomery, a former postmaster of Philadelphia, about staging a contest between the three best chess players in the U. S. Fiske liked the idea, but not known for thinking small and quite aware of the importance of the London International Tournament in 1851, he proposed instead a National Tournament at which players from all over the country could meet and test themselves, but also at which the leading chess players could establish an organization to promote and encourage chess in America as well as establish standard rules of play. And so through Fiske the 1st American Chess Congress was conceived. Through the Congress, he met and became a close friend to the chess prodigy, Paul Morphy. Afterwards he wrote what most chess scholars consider one of the finest tournament books, the Book of the American Chess Congress. For the next few years, he edited the American Chess Monthly, with Paul Morphy listed as nominal co-editor. When Fiske failed to receive an expected promotion at the Astor Library in 1859, he resigned and took a position as secretary of the American Geographical Society where he remained until 1861 when he was attached to the American Legation to Vienna, serving under John Lothrop Motley. Returning to the U.S. in 1864, he was made editor of the Syracuse Daily Journal until 1866, followed by that of the Hartford Courant. In 1868 Fiske traveled to Egypt and Palestine, acting as a correspondent for several newspapers and upon his return in January of 1869 accepted the position as Professor of Northern European Languages and as Head Librarian for the new Cornell University. Fiske held these positions until his resignation in 1883. In 1879 Fiske visited Iceland for his first and only time. He edited the first Icelandic Chess Magazine in 1901 (published in Venice) and donated thousands of chess books to the Icelandic libraries. In 1905 Fiske's famous book, Chess in Iceland and in Icelandic Literature was published posthumously.

LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI by Twain, Mark

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Title: LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI
Author: Twain, Mark
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Description: London: Chatto & Windus, 1883. Very good.. First UK edition of the non-fiction companion to HUCKLEBERRY FINN, a memoir of Twain's experiences as a steamboat pilot before the Civil War. LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI draws together two major strands of Twain's writing: the pensive regional descriptions of the South of his younger years, and the spirited travel narratives that took readers with him on adventures. Twain biographer Justin Kaplan sees the development of this memoir and HUCKLEBERRY FINN, written at the same time, as "symbiotic": when stuck on one, Twain would turn to the other. The relationship between the two was so close that material from HUCK actually ended up in LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI, including an entire chapter. The first UK edition is technically the first to reach the public, preceding the US edition by several days for copyright purposes. Octavo, 7.5'' x 5''. Original red cloth stamped in gilt and black. Brown leaf-patterned endpapers. Illustrated in black and white. Publisher's catalogue at rear, dated March 1883. xxvi, 561, [3], 32 pages. Contemporary ink gift inscription (dated August 1883) to second fly leaf; ink owner name with matching date to corner of title page; marginal pencil notation on page 17. Evidence of bookplate removal to front pastedown. Binding recased, with light soil and bumping to boards. Slight lean. Some bleed of red cloth color to endpapers. Else interior largely clean with just a few instances of soil. Tight.

BILL AND REPORT OF JOHN A. BINGHAM, AND VOTE ON ITS PASSAGE, REPEALING THE TERRITORIAL NEW MEXICAN LAWS ESTABLISHING SLAVERY AND AUTHORIZING EMPLOYERS TO WHIP "WHITE PERSONS" AND OTHERS IN THEIR EMPLOYMENT, AND DENYING THEM REDRESS IN THE COURTS by Bingham, John A.

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Title: BILL AND REPORT OF JOHN A. BINGHAM, AND VOTE ON ITS PASSAGE, REPEALING THE TERRITORIAL NEW MEXICAN LAWS ESTABLISHING SLAVERY AND AUTHORIZING EMPLOYERS TO WHIP "WHITE PERSONS" AND OTHERS IN THEIR EMPLOYMENT, AND DENYING THEM REDRESS IN THE COURTS
Author: Bingham, John A.
Seller: David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (United States)
Description: [Washington, 1860. 7, [1] pp. Disbound. Else Very Good, with caption title as issued. Page [8] is a list of pamphlets published by the Republican Executive Congressional Committee for the 1864 campaign. This 1860 Republican campaign document, issued by the Republican Executive Congressional Committee, demonstrates that Democrats approve New Mexico's Slave Code, which allowed employers to whip their white employees. The vote in Congress to repeal the Code is recorded here, with Republicans overwhelmingly responsible for repeal. This document exemplifies Republican efforts to demonstrate that white workers had a strong interest in the defeat of slavery. LCP 1185. Sabin 5439.

The Lois Wilson Story by William G. Borchert

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Title: The Lois Wilson Story
Author: William G. Borchert
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Description: Hazelden, 2005. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Presentation By Author. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine Copy In Like Jacket.First Edition.Presentation Copy."Dear Judy I hope you enjoy the story of Lois Wilson who helped so many in so many ways Warmest regards William G. Borchert. 4-18-07.".

Papers Of The American School Of Classical Studies At Athens, Volume 1, 1882-1883 by Archaeological Institute Of America

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Title: Papers Of The American School Of Classical Studies At Athens, Volume 1, 1882-1883
Author: Archaeological Institute Of America
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Description: Boston: Cupples Upham. Good. 1885. First Printing. Hardcover. -; Good. No dust jacket. Ex-Library. Ex American Museum of Natural History, minimal markings. .

Gluck 1895-1978: Her Biography by Souhami, Diana

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Title: Gluck 1895-1978: Her Biography
Author: Souhami, Diana
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Description: London: Pandora, [1988] First edition. Boards. Octavo. Black and white and color illustrations. Fine in fine d.j.

WOMEN'S DIARIES OF THE WESTWARD JOURNEY by Schlissel, Lillian

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Title: WOMEN'S DIARIES OF THE WESTWARD JOURNEY
Author: Schlissel, Lillian
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Condition: Light brown cloth covered boards. Fine, in very good dust wrapper
Description: New York: Schocken Books, 1982. Hardcover. Light brown cloth covered boards. Fine, in very good dust wrapper. 262 pages. 23.5 x 16 cm. Drawing from four diaries, the author provides a unique first-hand portrait of the integral role women shouldered during the gold rush. Includes 48 photographs. Interior and boards clean and crisp. Dust wrapper lightly rubbed.

Political Affairs, Vol. XLV No. 3, March 1966 by Aptheker, Herbert (Editor)

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Title: Political Affairs, Vol. XLV No. 3, March 1966
Author: Aptheker, Herbert (Editor)
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Description: New York: New Century Publishers, 1966. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. 65pp. Rubbed and edgeworn, else very good in publisher's stapled wraps. "The Communist Program" by Gus Hall, "Crisis of Credibility" by Victor Perlo, "Management and Socialist Democracy" by George S. Wheeler, "The New Left Discussed" by Ted Cohen, James Davis, Bob Heisler, Edward Julio.

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