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Book Title: Combinations : the Heart of Chess
Item Length: 8.5in.
Item Height: 0.5in.
Item Width: 5.4in.
Author: Irving Chernev
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Features: Revised
Topic: Chess
Publisher: Dover Publications, Incorporated
Publication Year: 1967
Genre: Games & Activities
Item Weight: 10.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 245 Pages
