Author: Thomas Rayner Dawson (1889-1951) and Wolfgang Pauly
Year: 1927
Publisher: The Chess Amateur
Place: Stroud
Description:
154+[2 blank] pages with diagrams and index. Small octavo (7 1/2" x 5") bound in original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. A C White's Christmas series number 34. (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 2701; Whyld 34; Betts 31-12) First edition.
Foreword and 100 asymmetric problems (those having symmetrical starting position and asymmetrical solution). Solution with 25 more problems in the end.
A. C. White Christmas Series was popular series which ran from 1905 through 1936. the publisher of the series was chess composer and enthusiast Alain Campbell White (1880-1951). White sent most books of the series to his friends as Christmas gifts. But they were offered for sale, too. The series consists of 44 books on problem chess and one pamphlet from 1912. Most books are hard covers, bound in red cloth with gold lettering, usually written in English, sometimes in German and French and one was partially in Czech. Most of the books have a printed Christmas wish slip by White, usually bound in after a title page. It appears that a part of the editions of some books have wish slips and some parts do not. The number of copies published of separate volumes is unknown for the most part. (Karel Morky)
Condition:
Points and spine ends lightly rubbed else a better than very good copy.