TARTAN BOOKS (DAVID MCKAY COMPANY, INC.)
Series Note: Most of the titles in this paperback series were on chess. Some were on other games (such as checkers, dominoes, backgammon and monopoly) and some were on other nonfiction topics (history, biography, literature, wine, politics and philosophy).
More information on this series can be found here:
http://twchesssafari.blogspot.com.au/2008/04/mckay-tartan-books-nos-1-3.html
http://twchesssafari.blogspot.com.au/2008/05/mckay-tartan-books-no-4.html
http://twchesssafari.blogspot.com.au/2011/09/mckay-tartan-books-no-5.html
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Serial Number / Title / Author(s) or Editor
1. Ideas Behind the Chess Openings - Reuben Fine.
2. Middle Game in Chess - Reuben Fine.
3. Basic Chess Endings - Reuben Fine.
4. Learn Chess Fast - Sammy Reshevsky and Fred Reinfeld.
5. My System - Aron Nimzovich.
6. Common Sense in Chess - Emanuel Lasker.
7. Winning Chess Traps - Irving Chernev.
8. Chess Strategy and Tactics - Fred Reinfeld and Irving Chernev.
9. Modern Chess Strategy - Edward Lasker.
10. Let's Play Checkers - Kenneth M. Grover and Tom Wiswell.
11. Learn Checkers Fast - Tom Wiswell.
12. Pawn Power in Chess - Hans Kmoch.
13. Prodigal Genius: The Life of Nikola Tesla - John J. O'Neill.
14. Freud: A Critical Re-evaluation - Reuben Fine.
15. Canterbury Tales - Geoffrey Chaucer. Frank E. Hill, tr.
16. Forge of Democracy: The House of Representatives - Neil MacNeil.
17. Commonsense Book of Wine - Leon Adams.
18. My Best Games of Chess 1908-23 - Alexander Alekhine.
19. My Best Games of Chess 1924-37 - Alexander Alekhine.
20. Dark Trees to the Wind: A Cycle of York State Years - Carl Carmer.
21. Listen for Lonesome Drum: A York State Chronicle - Carl Carmer.
22. The Playmaker of Avon - Charles Norman.
23. English Thought in the 19th Century - D. C. Somervell.
24. English Social History - George Trevelyan.
25. Two Hundred Miniature Games of Chess - J. DuMont.
26. Passion for Chess: Lessons from My Games - Reuben Fine.
27. Chess Fundamentals - J. R. Capablanca.
28. The Art of Sacrifice in Chess - Rudolf Spielmann
29. Profile of a Prodigy: The Life and Games of Bobby Fischer - Frank Brady
30. Storming of the Gateway: Chattanooga, 1863 - Fairfax Downey.
31. Point Count Chess - I. A. Horowitz and Geoffrey Mott-Smith.
32. Paul Morphy and the Golden Age of Chess - William Napier.
33. Epic Battles of the Chessboard - R. N. Coles.
34. Alekhines' Best Games of Chess 1938-1945 - C. H. O'D. Alexander.
35. Dominoes - Dominic Armanino.
36. How to Win in the Chess Endings - I. A. Horowitz.
37. Practical Chess Openings - Reuben Fine.
38. Strategy and Tactics in Chess - Max Euwe.
39. Beginning Backgammon - Tim Holland.
40. Official Rules of Chess - U. S. Chess Federation.
41. Chess Master vs. Chess Amateur - Max Euwe and Walter Meiden.
42. Monopoly Book - Maxine Brady.
43. Guide to Tournament Chess - Siegbert Tarrasch.
44. The Game of Chess - Siegbert Tarrasch.
45. _____
46. Official Rules of Chess - Martin Morrison, editor.
47. The Development of Chess Style - Max Euwe
48. Capablanca's 100 Best Games of Chess - Harry Golembek.
49. Modern Chess Opening Traps - William Lombardy.
50. The Road to Chess Mastery - Max Euwe and Walter Meiden.
51. Pawn Structure Chess - Andrew Soltis.
52. The World Chess Championship 1978 - Bent Larsen.
53. Backgammon for People Who Hate to Lose - Tim Holland.
54. Better Backgammon - Tim Holland.
55. Attack and Defence in Modern Chess Tactics - Ludek Pachman.
56. Judgment and Planning in Chess - Max Euwe.
57. Modern Chess Tactics - Ludek Pachman.
58. The Art of Positional Play - Samuel Reshevsky.
59. The Chess Struggle in Practice - David Bronstein.
60. Winning Casino Craps - Edwin Silberstang.
61. Maxims of Chess - John Collins.
62. Catalog of Chess Mistakes - Andrew Soltis.
63. A Short History of Chess - Dr. Henry Davidson.
64. Learning to Play Mah Jong - Marcia Hammer.
65. Winning Poker Strategy - Edwin Silberstang.
66. Practical Endgame Lessons - Edmar Mednis.
67. The Modern Chess Sacrifice - Leonid Shamkovich.
68. America's Chess Heritage - Walter Korn.
69. Modern Chess Openings - Walter Korn.
70. King Power in Chess - Edmar Mednis.
71. The Art of Defense in Chess - Andrew Soltis.
72. How to Play Good Opening Moves - Edmar Mednis.
73. U.S. Chess Federation's Official Rules of Chess - Tim Redman, ed.
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