Someone in Texas acquired the following books that apparently came
from the sale of items in Bobby Fischer's storage when the rent wasn't
paid by his California agent.

Chess Catechism by Larry Evans: “To Bobby Fischer – The next World
Champion. May you win your games at life. Larry Evans Nov. 1970 PALMA”

How to Open a Chess Game by Larry Evans, et al: “February, 1975, To
Boby Fischer With best wishes, Sidney Fried” Publisher

My Seven Chess Prodigies by John W. Collins: “For – Bobby Prodigy of
Prodigies I hope you enjoy reading this – of which you are a major
part. Every good wish for future successes. – Jack”

Capablanca by Dr. Max Euwe (in German): “February 26, 1975 To Bobby
Fischer With my best Wishes Lina" Lina Grummette

Chess Master vs. Chess Amateur by Max Euwe and Walter Meiden: printed
in Bobby’s hand, “Robert Fischer”

The Benko Gambit by Pal Benko: “January 23, 1974 To Bobby, With
fondest best wishes – Burt Hochberg” Editor-in-Chief of Chess Life

How to Beat Bobby Fischer by Edmar Mednis: “To Robert, I hope you take
the title in good humor – With respect and friendship Edmar”

On Aug 19, 4:19*am, " wrote:
Someone in Texas acquired the following books that apparently came
from the sale of items in Bobby Fischer's storage when the rent wasn't
paid by his California agent.

Chess Catechism by Larry Evans: “To Bobby Fischer – The next World
Champion. May you win your games at life. Larry Evans Nov. 1970 PALMA”

The 1970 Palma Interzonal? Where Fischer scored +15 -1 =7 to finish
3½ points ahead of the field? *_Now_* we know how he did it!

wrote:

How to Open a Chess Game by Larry Evans, et al: �February, 1975, To
Boby Fischer With best wishes, Sidney Fried� Publisher


This is one of those books by Larry Evans
which was highly regarded.

In another thread someone mentioned a
gambit, and I immediately recalled the old
days, when Mr. Evans' old Chess Life
column answered questions concerning
how best to deal with, say, the Danish
gambit. This was way back in the days
before LE switched from writing non-fiction.

Many years ago, I was in a bookstore
and there was a stack of hard-bound
chess books with a title I had never seen
before; glancing through it, I discovered
some very impressive writing and bought
a small stack of them for a song. It
sometimes turns out that the best books
are not hyped in the mainstream media,
that perhaps the best may not even be
generally known.

Well, it is ironic that some of these
books inscribed to Bobby Fischer were
written for rank beginners. I expect the
book by GMs Smyslov and Levenfish on
Rook endings would have been more his
speed. Or maybe a collection of GM
Tal's best games... .


-- help bot

On Aug 19, 8:26 am, help bot wrote:
wrote:
How to Open a Chess Game by Larry Evans, et al: February, 1975, To
Boby Fischer With best wishes, Sidney Fried Publisher

This is one of those books by Larry Evans
which was highly regarded.

His early work was phenomenal. Probably his best book was his first on
Bronstein.

Many years ago, I was in a bookstore
and there was a stack of hard-bound
chess books with a title I had never seen
before; glancing through it, I discovered
some very impressive writing and bought
a small stack of them for a song. It
sometimes turns out that the best books
are not hyped in the mainstream media,
that perhaps the best may not even be
generally known.


The best way to buy chess books is in used bookstores. About a third
of the original price, usually....

I feel bad for the authors, though, of all these books that apparently
never sold well enough to "make it"...

And yes, it is amazing how many good chess books are out there amongst
all the trash. Unfortunately "good" and "popular" seem to be at odds.

On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:21:08 -0700 (PDT), SBD
wrote:


The best way to buy chess books is in used bookstores. About a third
of the original price, usually....

With Amazon serving to consolidate the inventories of a huge number of
used book dealers online, it's as convenient to find a used book as a
new one. And I think the consolidation drives down the price.

I feel bad for the authors, though, of all these books that apparently
never sold well enough to "make it"...

But we're talking remainders here, rather than used, aren't we?

Mike Murray wrote:

But we're talking remainders here, rather than used, aren't we?


That is correct. The books I bought were
remaindered: brand new, but with a marker
slash on one end. I had never seen the book
advertised (as in Chess Life, for instance),
though it was better than much of the fluff
they sold.


-- help bot

On Aug 19, 10:58 am, Mike Murray wrote:

I feel bad for the authors, though, of all these books that apparently
never sold well enough to "make it"...

But we're talking remainders here, rather than used, aren't we?

How much of a royalty does the author make on a remaindered copy?

"SBD" wrote in message
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On Aug 19, 8:26 am, help bot wrote:
wrote:
How to Open a Chess Game by Larry Evans, et al: February, 1975, To
Boby Fischer With best wishes, Sidney Fried Publisher

This is one of those books by Larry Evans
which was highly regarded.

His early work was phenomenal. Probably his best book was his first on
Bronstein.

One caveat for people buying any Fischer-inscribed material is the book:
Fisching for Forgeries, by Lawrence Totaro, and which has an introduction by
Larry Evans. ISBN: 1-888710-32-2, Jan 2007.

It reads like a graphic novel, illustrating as much as telling about real
Fischer signatures and writing, as well as illustrating lots of fraudulent
material.

On page 48 there is a handy chart which shows variations of his signature,
also over time - including the rare "Robert D. James" variant.

Phil Innes


Many years ago, I was in a bookstore
and there was a stack of hard-bound
chess books with a title I had never seen
before; glancing through it, I discovered
some very impressive writing and bought
a small stack of them for a song. It
sometimes turns out that the best books
are not hyped in the mainstream media,
that perhaps the best may not even be
generally known.


The best way to buy chess books is in used bookstores. About a third
of the original price, usually....

I feel bad for the authors, though, of all these books that apparently
never sold well enough to "make it"...

And yes, it is amazing how many good chess books are out there amongst
all the trash. Unfortunately "good" and "popular" seem to be at odds.

SBD wrote:
On Aug 19, 10:58 am, Mike Murray wrote:

I feel bad for the authors, though, of all these books that apparently
never sold well enough to "make it"...
But we're talking remainders here, rather than used, aren't we?

How much of a royalty does the author make on a remaindered copy?

Typically zero.

On Aug 20, 8:36 am, johnny_t wrote:
SBD wrote:
On Aug 19, 10:58 am, Mike Murray wrote:

I feel bad for the authors, though, of all these books that apparently
never sold well enough to "make it"...
But we're talking remainders here, rather than used, aren't we?

How much of a royalty does the author make on a remaindered copy?

Typically zero.


I know, that was the point. At least brisk used sales might help an
author get to a second edition, remaindered, it is dead.