Schach - 2000 Jahre Spielgeschichte, Roswin Finkenzeller/Wilhelm Ziehr/Emil M. Bührer, 209 p.
Richly illustrated book on the history of chess, which shows many examples of rare and antique chess pieces. The book includes, in particular, separate chapters on the various types of pieces, such as King/Queen, Rook, Knight etc. describing how they evolved and giving wonderful examples of the development of the pieces over time.