I have all the mentioned Botvinnik works. I find his writing best in the Moravian books--very clear and more personable than in the earlier works. He treats the work as a cumulative textbook--"we have already seen, in game xxx, that the proper method in cases of..." and sometimes interrupts games with stories relating to them. I would buy them if you're a fan. I'm glad I did.

ReneDescartes wrote on 07/27/14 at 03:13:39:

I own Botvinnik's "100 Selected Games" and another auto-annotated volume "Best Games 1947-1970" translated by Bernard Cafferty.  I am wondering whether the Moravian volumes offer any new value over the other books.

Similarly, I own Smyslov's Best Games (Cadogan paperback - 120 games) and Endgame Virtuoso (which includes 40 of the complete games from the Cadogan volume plus additional endgame selections).  From what I can tell the annotations in those books are identical or nearly so.  I am also wondering whether the Moravian hardcover volumes deserve a place in my library considering that i already own the first two Smyslov books in paperback.  I am tempted to buy from Moravian because the hardcovers will last forever, but the chess content seems duplicative of the cheap paperbacks i already own.  I appreciate any insights!

My System is another possibility... a true chess classic.

Thank you all for your suggestions. 
@Alias: I didn't know about Soviet chess 1917-1991, I will definitely take a look into it.
@Smyslov_Fan: No, it wasn't due to special endgame work, quite to the contrary I didn't know about Shekhtman's book on Petrosian, I will check it out when I have a chance. 
@TonyRo: I'm already a proud owner of Larsen's best games, I enjoyed the book very much. 
@Katar: I have some of Kasparov's red and blue books. Frankly, I didn't gain much from reading them - the historical accounts are mostly bollocks IMHO and the game commentary is too uneven for my taste. 
@ReneDescartes: I didn't know about Botvinnik's books either, but will check them out. 

The challenge now is to buy the next chess book only after I finished the previous one. I'm still working on Yusupov's training course, but once I'm done with it I will look into Botvinnik's books next, I suppose. 
Thanks again for all your suggestions.

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katar wrote on 07/25/14 at 18:46:40:

I am unsure about the "retain their value" claim.

On the one hand, you are talking about the best player ever (maybe M.Carlsen will eventually be seen as equally good or better), and you are talking about "hardcover" books. Further, on Amazon .com used chess books are still expensive, while most other book genre's on Amazon cost much less when Used. Chess players want to keep their chess books regardless. So they can retain their value well.

However,...

Technology is evolving and gaining. I have never personally seen or held one of the very new dynamic chess ebooks from Everyman or Quality Chess (or whichever other chess book publisher), but I imaging it will be great to tap on a move in a variation and have the "diagram" instantly update to that position --- obviously no paper printed book can do that.

So if dynamic chess ebooks become common a decade from now, old paper chess books could really begin to lose their value.
I dislike having to dedicate one hand to keeping the fricking chess book open while I move the real pieces with my other hand, turning my head back-forth-back-forth.
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Larsen's best games is being reprinted in English by NIC - widely regarded as one of the best of it's type. Pick it up!

Soviet chess 1917-1991 or perhaps Karlsbad 1907.