Author: White, Alain Campbell (1880-1951)
Year: 1909
Publisher: American Chess Bulletin
Place: New York
Description:
[5]+iv+111 pages with pictorial title and diagrams, Christmas greetings tipped in. Duodecimo (6 3/4" x 4 1/2") bound in original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and cover. A C White's Christmas series number 9. Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana 2598; Whyld 9; Betts 31-4) First edition.
100 two- or three-movers between 1856-1909, by various composers. The White material apart from King and Pawns consists from Knight(s) and/or Bishop(s).
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:
Corners bumped, points and spine ends lightly rubbed else a very good copy.
Year: 1909
Publisher: American Chess Bulletin
Place: New York
Description:
[5]+iv+111 pages with pictorial title and diagrams, Christmas greetings tipped in. Duodecimo (6 3/4" x 4 1/2") bound in original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and cover. A C White's Christmas series number 9. Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana 2598; Whyld 9; Betts 31-4) First edition.
100 two- or three-movers between 1856-1909, by various composers. The White material apart from King and Pawns consists from Knight(s) and/or Bishop(s).
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:
Corners bumped, points and spine ends lightly rubbed else a very good copy.