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BCM Chess Book Auctions

Last edited: Saturday July 7, 2007 0:04 AM

 

Auction June/July 2007June/July 2007: BCM is auctioning an outstanding collection of BCM bound volumes

Note that this is the second list of books for auction. Further lists of books will follow shortly so keep checking this page.


Bids (in pounds sterling, either via letter or the email form at the end of this page) must be received in writing by midnight on Friday 6 July 2007. Please mark clearly which lot or lots you are bidding for. All items have reserve prices. Shipping will be added at cost.

BCM 1881 - 1899 spinesBCM 1898 - 1907 spines
BCM 1907 - 1919 spinesBCM 1920 - 1929

BCM Bound Volume for 1912

The above photos show a selection (1881 - 1929, not inclusive) of the actual bound volumes being offered for sale by auction.

 

Lot Number
  		Title
  		Other Information
 

Highest Bid Received
Lot 1 British Chess Magazine 1881 Vol. 1 • view cover page Modern binding.
Good condition.
Stamped 'Liverpool Chess Club'
 Highest Bid: £351.00
Reserve met
Lot 2 British Chess Magazine 1882 Vol. 2 • view cover page Modern binding.
Good condition.
Stamped 'Liverpool Chess Club'
 Highest Bid: £351.00
Reserve met
Lot 3 British Chess Magazine 1886 Vol. 6 • view cover page Original binding.
Generally good condition.
Some foxing.
 Highest Bid: £225.00
Reserve met
Lot 4 British Chess Magazine 1892 Vol. 12 • view cover page Modern binding.
Good condition.
Cleaned and trimmed.		 Highest Bid: £126.00
Reserve met
Lot 5 British Chess Magazine 1893 Vol. 13 Original binding.
Generally good condition.
Highest Bid: £126.00
Reserve met
Lot 6 British Chess Magazine 1894 Vol. 14 April to December only.
Modern binding.
Good condition.
Cleaned and trimmed.
No index.
  
Lot 7 British Chess Magazine 1895 Vol. 15 • view cover page Original binding.
Generally good condition.
Some months stamped 'Birmingham Chess Club'
 Highest Bid: £96.00
Reserve met
Lot 8 British Chess Magazine 1896 Vol. 16 • view cover page Original binding.
'Liverpool Chess Club' on spine. Inside front cover labelled 'Liverpool Chess Club Library'. Some months stamped 'Liverpool Chess Club'.
Cover loose.
Highest Bid: £80.00
Reserve not met
Lot 9 British Chess Magazine 1897 Vol. 17 • view cover page Original binding.
'Liverpool Chess Club' on spine. Inside front cover labelled 'Liverpool Chess Club Library'. Some months stamped 'Liverpool Chess Club'.
Cover loose.
Highest Bid: £115.00
Reserve met
Lot 10 British Chess Magazine 1898 Vol. 18 • view cover page Original binding.
'Liverpool Chess Club' on spine. Inside front cover labelled 'Liverpool Chess Club Library'. Some months stamped 'Liverpool Chess Club'.
Cover loose.
Highest Bid: £70.00
Reserve not met
Lot 11 British Chess Magazine 1899 Vol. 19 • view cover page Original binding.
'Liverpool Chess Club' on spine. Some months stamped 'Liverpool Chess Club'.
Generally good condition.
Highest Bid: £75.00
Reserve not met
Lot 12 British Chess Magazine 1900 Vol. 20 • view cover page Original binding.
'Liverpool Chess Club' on spine. Some months stamped 'Liverpool Chess Club'.
Generally good condition.
Highest Bid: £75.00
Reserve met
Lot 13 British Chess Magazine 1901 Vol. 21 • view cover page Original binding.
'Liverpool Chess Club' on spine. Some months stamped 'Liverpool Chess Club'.
Generally good condition.
Highest Bid: £75.00
Reserve met
Lot 14 British Chess Magazine 1902 Vol. 22 • view cover page Original binding.
'Liverpool Chess Club' on spine. Some months stamped 'Liverpool Chess Club'.
Generally good condition.
Highest Bid (x 2): £75.00
Reserve met
Lot 15 British Chess Magazine 1903 Vol. 23 • view cover page Original binding.
'Liverpool Chess Club' inscribed on spine. Some months stamped 'Liverpool Chess Club'.
Generally good condition.
Highest Bid: £75.00
Reserve met
Lot 16 British Chess Magazine 1904 Vol. 24 • view cover page Original binding.
'Liverpool Chess Club' inscribed on spine. Some months stamped 'Liverpool Chess Club'.
Generally good condition.
Highest Bid: £85.00
Reserve met
Lot 17 British Chess Magazine 1904 Vol. 24 Original binding.
Good condition.
No index.
Highest Bid: £80.00
Reserve met
Lot 18 British Chess Magazine 1905 Vol. 25 • view cover page Original binding (slightly damaged). Highest Bid: £83.00
Reserve met
Lot 19 British Chess Magazine 1906 Vol. 26 • view cover page Original binding.
'Liverpool Chess Club' on spine. Some months stamped 'Liverpool Chess Club'.
Generally good condition.
Binding slightly damaged.
Highest Bid: £80.00
Reserve met
Lot 20 British Chess Magazine 1906 Vol. 26 Original binding.
Excellent condition. 		Highest Bid: £70.00
Reserve met
Lot 21 British Chess Magazine 1907 Vol. 27 • view cover page Original binding.
Generally good quality.
First page written 'Birmingham Chess Club'.
Highest Bid: £80.00
Reserve met
Lot 22 British Chess Magazine 1908 Vol. 28 • view cover page Original binding inscribed 'Liverpool Chess Club'.
Good condition.
Pages 335 - 338 loose.
Highest Bid: £81.00
Reserve met
Lot 23 British Chess Magazine 1909 Vol. 29 • view cover page Original binding.
Slightly damaged at top.
Generally good condition.
Highest Bid: £85.00
Reserve met
Lot 24 British Chess Magazine 1910 Vol. 30 • view cover page Original binding.
Cover scuffed.
Generally good condition.
Highest Bid: £81.00
Reserve met
Lot 25 British Chess Magazine 1912 Vol. 32 • view cover page Original binding.
Slightly scuffed.
Generally good condition though some foxing in May 1912. Front page written 'Birmingham Chess Club'.
Highest Bid: £80.00
Reserve met
Lot 26 British Chess Magazine 1913 Vol. 33 • view cover page Original binding.
Slightly scuffed.
Generally good condition.
Front page written 'Birmingham Chess Club'.
Highest Bid: £100.00
Reserve met
Lot 27 British Chess Magazine 1914 Vol. 34 • view cover page Original binding.
Good condition throughout.
Highest Bid: £132.00
Reserve met
Lot 28 British Chess Magazine 1916 Vol. 36 • view cover page Original binding (slightly scuffed).
Good condition.
Written 'Birmingham Chess Club' on first page.
Highest Bid: £132.00
Reserve met
Lot 29 British Chess Magazine 1917 Vol. 37 • view cover page Original binding.
Worn cover. Good condition. Written 'Birmingham Chess Club' on first page.
 Highest Bid: £132.00
Reserve met
Lot 30 British Chess Magazine 1918 Vol. 38 • view cover page Original binding.
Worn cover. Good condition.
Written 'Birmingham Chess Club' on first page.
 Highest Bid: £132.00
Reserve met
Lot 31 British Chess Magazine 1919 Vol. 39 • view cover page Modern binding.
Good condition.
Highest Bid: £132.00
Reserve met
Lot 32 British Chess Magazine 1920 Vol. 40 • view cover page Original binding.
Good condition.
First page written 'Birmingham Chess Club'.
 Highest Bid: £100.00
Reserve met
Lot 33 British Chess Magazine 1921 Vol. 41 • view cover page Modern binding.
Good condition.
Highest Bid: £87.00
Reserve met
Lot 34 British Chess Magazine 1922 Vol. 42 • view cover page Green binding.
Inscribed 'Warrington YMCA'.
Good condition.
Highest Bid: £77.00
Reserve met
Lot 35 British Chess Magazine 1923 Vol. 43 • view cover page Modern green binding.
Good condition.
 Highest Bid: £79.00
Reserve met
Lot 36 British Chess Magazine 1924 Vol. 44 • view cover page Modern binding.
Excellent condition.
Highest Bid: £79.00
Reserve met
Lot 37 British Chess Magazine 1925 Vol. 45 • view cover page Original binding.
Inside binding stamped 'Property of Dublin Chess'. Some pages stamped 'Property of Dublin Chess Club'.
Highest Bid: £79.00
Reserve met
Lot 38 British Chess Magazine 1926 Vol. 46 • view cover page Modern binding.
Excellent condition.
Outside covers included.
Highest Bid: £35.00
Reserve not met
Lot 39 British Chess Magazine 1927 Vol. 47 • view cover page Modern binding.
Excellent condition.
Highest Bid: £35.00
Reserve not met
Lot 40 British Chess Magazine 1928 Vol. 48 • view cover page Modern binding.
Excellent condition.
Highest Bid: £35.00
Reserve not met
Lot 41 British Chess Magazine 1929 Vol. 49 • view cover page Modern binding.
Good condition.
Highest Bid: £35.00
Reserve not met
Lot 42 British Chess Magazine 1930 Vol. 50 Modern blue binding.
Good condition.
Clear protective wrapper.
 Highest Bid: £30.00
Reserve met
Lot 43 British Chess Magazine 1931 Vol. 51 Modern blue binding.
Good condition.
Clear protective wrapper.
 Highest Bid: £30.00
Reserve met
Lot 44 British Chess Magazine 1932 Vol. 52 Modern blue binding. Good condition. Clear protective wrapper. Highest Bid: £31.00
Reserve met
Lot 45 British Chess Magazine 1933 Vol. 53 Modern blue binding.
Good condition.
Clear protective wrapper.
 Highest Bid: £31.00
Reserve met
Lot 46 British Chess Magazine 1934 Vol. 54 Modern blue binding.
Good condition.
Clear protective wrapper.
 Highest Bid: £35.00
Reserve met
Lot 47 British Chess Magazine 1935 Vol. 55 Modern blue binding.
Good condition.
Clear protective wrapper.
 Highest Bid: £41.00
Reserve met
Lot 48 British Chess Magazine 1936 Vol. 56 Modern binding.
Excellent condition.
Clear protective wrapper.
Highest Bid: £30.00
Reserve met
Lot 49 British Chess Magazine 1937 Vol. 57 Modern binding.
Excellent condition.
Clear protective wrapper.
 
Lot 50 British Chess Magazine 1938 Vol. 58 Modern binding.
Excellent condition.
Clear protective wrapper.
Highest Bid: £30.00
Reserve met
Lot 51 British Chess Magazine 1939 Vol. 59 Modern binding.
Excellent condition.
Clear protective wrapper.
Highest Bid: £75.00
Reserve met
Lot 52 British Chess Magazine 1940 Vol. 60 Modern binding.
Excellent condition.
Clear protective wrapper.
Original covers.
 Highest Bid: £75.00
Reserve met
Lot 53 British Chess Magazine 1941 Vol. 61 Modern binding.
Excellent condition.
Clear protective wrapper.
Original covers.
 Highest Bid: £43.00
Reserve met
Lot 54 British Chess Magazine 1942 Vol. 62 Modern binding.
Excellent condition.
Clear protective wrapper.
Original covers.
 Highest Bid: £43.00
Reserve met
Lot 55 British Chess Magazine 1943 Vol. 63 Modern binding.
Excellent condition.
Clear protective wrapper.
Original covers.
 Highest Bid: £41.00
Reserve met
Lot 56 British Chess Magazine 1944 Vol. 64 Modern binding.
Excellent condition.
Clear protective wrapper.
Highest Bid: £90.00
Reserve met
Lot 57 British Chess Magazine 1945 Vol. 65 Modern binding.
Excellent condition.
Clear protective wrapper.
Highest Bid: £31.00
Reserve met
Lot 58 British Chess Magazine 1946 Vol. 66 Modern binding.
Excellent condition.
Clear protective wrapper.
Highest Bid: £31.00
Reserve met
 

 

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