[Chess]. The Art of Chess illustrated in the catalog of the same name in the Sylvestre Bonnard edition of 2000, 125 Jahre Vereinigte Schachgesellschaft 1880 Offenbach am Main of 2005, Chess masterpieces One thousand years of extraordinary chess sets with an introduction by Garry Kasparov of 2010, Chess games from around the world by Gianni Gini and Rodolfo Pozzi of 2007, Chessmen by Donald M. Liddell of 1976 and Spielwelten der Kunst, Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, 1998, to name but a few titles. (Quantity)

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