A
Collectors
Guide
Alan Fersht
ISBN-13: 978-0-9557325-0-8
Printed in the United Kingdom by Henry Ling Ltd, at the Dorset Press,
Dorchester, DT1 1HD
October 2007
Available from the author for GBP £15 plus p&p.
Order by e-mail.
NEW
BOOK:
JAQUES
AND
BRITISH
CHESS
COMPANY
CHESS
SETS
I
have written a new book, published January 2010, inspired by recent
evidence on the dating of Jaques that became available because the
archives of The Times came on line and many readers sent me
photos of dated sets. I also used it as an opportunity to write up my
growing interest in BCC sets and Jaques non-Staunton sets. Every
statement is backed up with solid evidence.
The goals are:
1) To provide a
definitive analysis of Jaques Staunton sets, with the new evidence on
dating. It has all of the content of the Collectors Guide, but it has
been considerably upgraded and expanded with lots of new material, from
the accurate dating of introduction of the different sizes of sets to
the dating of Carton Pierre caskets, and I think a photo of every type
of label produced, with dates and a record of the evidence behind every
statement;
2) To provide a
good account of BCC sets;
3) To start
cataloguing Jaques non-Staunton sets, based on their Pattern Book and
ads. I have been able to identify positively many of their non-Staunton
sets so that they can be authenticated.
4) To give a
guide to other Jaques products, such as travel sets and timers.
A limited edition of 1000 signed and numbered softback copies, 64 pages
of full colour with more than 100 photographs.
ISBN-13:
978-0-9557325-1-5
Printed in the United Kingdom by Henry Ling Ltd, at the Dorset Press,
Dorchester, DT1 1HD
Jan 2010
Available from the author for GBP £25 inc p&p.
Order by e-mail.
