Author: Leopold Hoffer (1842-1913) J H Zukertort [editors]
Year: 1884-1885
Publisher: Jas Wade
Place: London
Description:
iv+380 pages with illustrations, diagrams, tables, and index. Royal octavo (9 3/4" x 6 1/4") bound in quarter brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine over blue marbled boards. Volume IV (6). (Betts: 7-25). First edition.
The Chess Monthly of Great Britain was one of the first to give properly annotated games. The principal editor, Leopold Hoffer, was helped enormously by having Johannes Hermann Zukertort as co-editor until his death in 1888. There were four regular sections: news, annotated games, problems and endgames. In addition, Hoffer carried on a profoundly bitter feud with his one-time benefactor, Wilhelm Steinitz. This publication should not be confused with The Chess Monthly published in the United States which was short lived from 1857-1862 and edited by Fiske and Morphy.
Condition:
Occasional marginalia else a very good copy of a scarce item.
SOLD 2020