Author: George (Hume 1862-1936) and Alain Campbell White
Year: 1922
Publisher: The Chess Amateur
Place: Stroud
Description:
xx+418 pages with diagrams and illustrations including portraits. Small square Octavo (7 1/2" x 7"). Issued in red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and front cover. Christmas salutations tipped in. From the library of Edgar Holladay White's Christmas series volume XXVIII. (Betts: 36-5) First edition.
In part 1, 175 terms and themes are explained and discussed by the editors, and each is illustrated by four two-movers by members of the Good Companion Chess Problem Club of Philadelphia. Part 2 consists of a supplementary selection of problems, with whole work containing 912 problems by 174 different composers, selected from the Clubs periodical, 1913-1921. Includes and index of composers and portraits.
Condition:
Holladay's underlining and notes through out and on paste downs and end papers, corners bumped, some rubbing to extremities, else a good copy issued without jacket.
Year: 1922
Publisher: The Chess Amateur
Place: Stroud
Description:
xx+418 pages with diagrams and illustrations including portraits. Small square Octavo (7 1/2" x 7"). Issued in red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and front cover. Christmas salutations tipped in. From the library of Edgar Holladay White's Christmas series volume XXVIII. (Betts: 36-5) First edition.
In part 1, 175 terms and themes are explained and discussed by the editors, and each is illustrated by four two-movers by members of the Good Companion Chess Problem Club of Philadelphia. Part 2 consists of a supplementary selection of problems, with whole work containing 912 problems by 174 different composers, selected from the Clubs periodical, 1913-1921. Includes and index of composers and portraits.
Condition:
Holladay's underlining and notes through out and on paste downs and end papers, corners bumped, some rubbing to extremities, else a good copy issued without jacket.