The following books can be read in full at the Hathi Trust Digital Library.
See site below.
Denvir and Bradt's 2nd Double Corner
Lallement - Les quatre jeux de dames
Smith - Checker Classics
Anderson - 2nd Edition
Spayth - ADP
Sweet - The Elements of Draughts
Call - Ellsworth Checker Book
Call - R D Yates Checker Player
3rd American Ty Book - Chicago
Bohn's Handbook
Durgin's Single Corner
Dunne's Praxis
http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Search/Ho ... x=1&page=2
Books online
Re: Books online
Thanks Liam,
There seems to be more and more books being made available online. It's a great think.
Regards..."Pal"
There seems to be more and more books being made available online. It's a great think.
Regards..."Pal"
CHECKERS: The Mind Sport of Kings and Ordinary Men.
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Re: Books online
Hi Pal,
If you scroll down in the box where it says "Subject" and choose "All Fields" there are another 3 titles available:
Reed's Checker Praxis
Freeman- Barker, Freeman- Wyllie match games
Lees Guide (1923)
http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Search/Ho ... x=1&page=1
Regards - Liam.
If you scroll down in the box where it says "Subject" and choose "All Fields" there are another 3 titles available:
Reed's Checker Praxis
Freeman- Barker, Freeman- Wyllie match games
Lees Guide (1923)
http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Search/Ho ... x=1&page=1
Regards - Liam.
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Re: Books online
Liam, thanx for this supurb link; I bookmarked it to my favorites!
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Re: Books online
Hi George,
I just noticed that Scattergood's - The Game of Draughts or Checkers Simplified is also there, but you have to click on "Catalog Record" first to find the 2 copies available.
Regards - Liam
I just noticed that Scattergood's - The Game of Draughts or Checkers Simplified is also there, but you have to click on "Catalog Record" first to find the 2 copies available.
Regards - Liam
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Re: Books online
http://www.archive.org/search.php?query ... pe%3Atexts
Alot of Checkers/Draughts ebooks. Midget problems, Gould, Anderson all there for download from link above.
Alot of Checkers/Draughts ebooks. Midget problems, Gould, Anderson all there for download from link above.
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Re: Books online
Someone (Jim Loy?) mentioned this link in the past, but it seems like the time to bring it up again, as there are a few internet pages of checker books here.
http://books.google.com/books?q=subject ... 2&as_brr=3
http://books.google.com/books?q=subject ... 2&as_brr=3
Richard Beckwith
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ACF Treasurer / WCDF President