Author: White, Alain Campbell (1880-1951)
Year: 1905
Publisher: Numa Preti
Place: Paris
Description:
xii+224 pages with diagrams and author index. Duodecimo (6 1/4" x 4 3/4") recased with original pictorial cover laid on and Christmas greeting tipped in. Volume two in the A C White Christmas series. (Linde-Niemeijeriana: 2572; not listed in Betts) First edition.
200 problems by various composers with cornered Kings, all with full-page diagrams. Places and dates of first publications of problems are not given. Said to be a print run of 200 copies.
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:
Recased with a new spine and end papers and original cover laid on. Old problems form the Norwich Mercury with a discussion of the book tipped to front paste down, end papers and half title.
Year: 1905
Publisher: Numa Preti
Place: Paris
Description:
xii+224 pages with diagrams and author index. Duodecimo (6 1/4" x 4 3/4") recased with original pictorial cover laid on and Christmas greeting tipped in. Volume two in the A C White Christmas series. (Linde-Niemeijeriana: 2572; not listed in Betts) First edition.
200 problems by various composers with cornered Kings, all with full-page diagrams. Places and dates of first publications of problems are not given. Said to be a print run of 200 copies.
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:
Recased with a new spine and end papers and original cover laid on. Old problems form the Norwich Mercury with a discussion of the book tipped to front paste down, end papers and half title.