Below is a list compiled by us of Fred Reinfeld’s non-chess
books:
Oliver Twist (abridgement of Charles Dickens’ novel)
(Pocket Books, New York, 1948)
Jean-Christophe (abridgement of Romain Rolland’s novel)
(Pocket Books, New York, 1949)
Coinometry (Sterling, New York, 1952) Co-authored with
Robert V. Masters
Treasury of the World’s Coins (Sterling, New York,
1953)
Blazer the Bear (Sterling, New York, 1953) Co-authored
with Robert V. Masters
Treasures of the Earth (Sterling, New York, 1954)
Coin Collectors' Handbook (Sterling, New York, 1954)
Uranium and other Miracle Metals (Sterling, New York,
1955)
Young Charles Darwin (Sterling, New York, 1956)
Commemorative Stamps of the USA (Bramhall House, New
York, 1956)
They Almost Made It (Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New
York, 1956)
A Catalogue of the World's Most Popular Coins
(Sterling, New York, 1956)
Trappers of the West (Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New
York, 1957)
The Story of Paper Money (Sterling, New York, 1957)
Fun with Stamp Collecting (Garden City, New York, 1957)
Miracle Drugs and the New Age of Medicine (Sterling,
New York, 1957)
Cash for Your Coins (Sterling, New York, 1957)
How to Win at Checkers (Wilshire, Hollywood, 1957)
How To Play Checkers (Barnes & Noble, New York,
1957)
How to Play Top-Notch Checkers (Sterling, New York,
1957)
Rays Visible and Invisible (Sterling, New York, 1958)
How to Build a Coin Collection (Sterling, New York,
1958)
Coin Collecting (Bonanza, New York, 1958) Co-authored
with Robert V. Masters
The Great Dissenters (Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New
York, 1959)
How to Be a Winner at Checkers (Hanover House, New
York, 1960)
Coin Dictionary and Guide (Bonanza, New York, 1960)
Co-authored with C.C. Chamberlain
The Real Book About Whales and Whaling (Garden City,
New York, 1960)
What’s New in Science (Sterling, New York, 1960)
A Simplified Guide to Collecting American Paper Money (Hanover
House, New York, 1960)
A Treasury of American Coins (Garden City, New York,
1961)
First Book of Famous Battles (Garden City, New York,
1961)
The Real Book About Famous Battles (Doubleday, New
York, 1961)
A Catalogue of European Coins (Oak Tree Press, London,
1961)
Pictorial Guide to Coin Conditions (Garden City, New
York, 1962) Co-authored with Burton Hobson
Manual for Coin Collectors and Investors (Sterling, New
York, 1963) Co-authored with Burton Hobson
Picture Book of Atomic Science (Sterling, New York,
1963)
Picture Book of Ancient Coins (Sterling, New York,
1963) Co-authored with Burton Hobson
The Biggest Job in the World: The American Presidency (Thomas
Y. Crowell Company, New York, 1964)
US Commemorative Coins and Stamps (Sterling, New York,
1964). Co-authored with Burton Hobson
Pony Express (Collier, New York, 1966).
Fred Reinfeld
Note: This list originally appeared in C.N. 2578. In each
case, only the first date of publication has been indicated. As
often occurred with Reinfeld’s chess books, many of the works
(especially those on coins) were reissued under different titles
after his death (in 1964).
Acknowledgement concerning Jean-Christophe: Bradley J.
Willis (Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada). See C.N. 5346.
