Ralf Binnewirtz of Meerbusch, Germany, and webmaster for the Ken Whyld Association, www.kwabc.org , has sent details of further chess books with pictorial endpapers.
Chronik des Düsseldorfer Schachvereins 1854 by E. Hahnen, F.-K. Hebeker, E. Noldus, first edition of 100 numbered copies, Düsseldorf, April 2006.
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The front and rear endpapers show an engraving of a blindfold simultaneous exhibition by Louis Paulsen, during the Chess Congress at Düsseldorf in 1862, held at the Geisler'sche Rittersaal, Schadowstraẞe. The engraving is based on a drawing by the Düsseldorf artist Gustav Süs.
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Olympiad United! Dresden 2008 by Harald Fietz, Josip Asik, Anna Burtasova, published by Schach Wissen, Berlin 2009.
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The front and rear endpapers show scenes from the Chess Olympiad held in Dresden in 2008.
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Dreiklang by Alois Johandl, Klaus Wenda, Friedrich Chlubna, published by Friedrich Chlubna, Vienna 2001.
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The endpapers show (from left) Klaus Wenda, Friedrich Chlubna and Alois Johandl.
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Chess Problem Spectrum: Selected Compositions by John Rice by John Rice, published by Bernd Ellinghoven, Aachen 2003. Editions feenschach-phénix Volume 9.
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The endpapers show two different views of John Rice at the composition board.
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Eines Reverends Einfall, der Geschichte machte: A Cleric's Idea, which made History, by Herbert Grasemann, published by Bernd Ellinghoven, Aachen 2014. Editions feenschach-phénix Volume 12.
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The caption for the front endpapers is as follows: `The photo from the Halumbirek estate was taken in summer 1957 in Matrei/Tirol. Stefan Schneider and Herbert Grasemann (right) went to see Josef Halumbirek (left) at his holiday home´.
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The rear endpapers show the co-authors Hans Peter Rehm (left) and Stephan Eisert.
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Das Königliche Spiel: Die Kulturgeschichte des Schach, by Joachim Petzold, published by W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1987.
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The front and rear endpapers depict the dissemination of chess from Northern India to Asia and Europe respectively.
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© Michael Clapham 2016
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