Author: Alain Campbell White (1880-1951)
Year: 1907
Publisher: Numa Preti
Place: Paris
Description:
2 volumes: 510 pages with diagrams; lx+231 pages with diagrams and index. Duodecimo (6 1/2" x 5") bound in original publisher's red cloth with black and gilt lettering and decoration to cover and gilt lettering to spine. A C White's Christmas series (Betts: 40-7) (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 2589) First edition.
Volume one contains a collection of 1001 self-mates by various composers, mainly in 2, 3 and 4 moves, but also including some with longer solutions up to 8 moves. Volume two contains the introduction to the collection (in French, English and German), solutions (in French) given fully, "A list of self-mate problem tourney and index to prize winner's in volume one in French.
Condition:
Volume one recased with original cover laid-on. Volume two corners bumped, spine ends chipped, tears to back hing, some pencil notations else a good to very good set.