Author: Mazel, Eduard (1859-1943) and Georg Marco
Year: 1924
Publisher: Verlag der Wiener Schachzeitung
Place: Wien (Vienna)
Description:
iii+136 pages with diagrams and illustrations. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6 n1/2") bound in the deluxe simile alligator skin with gilt lettering to front cover and gilt on black spine. Contributors Percy Healey, Max Weisss and Pastor Otto Koch. (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana:2691). First edition.
This was produced with two binding one in green and the deluxe faux alligator skin. This covers the work of eight chess problem composers with biographical introduction on each composer often with a portrait. The following are presented: George Nelson Cheney (110 problems); Frank Healey (110 problems); Adolf Anderssen (94 problems); Franz Schrufer (157 problems); Julius Mendheim (148 problems); essays on chess by Trevangadacharya Shastree (125 problems); August Cywinski von Puchala (37 problems); G L de Boer (1 problem).
Condition:
Corners bumped and rubbed, spine ends rubbed, stains to covers, stamp on front end paper, some age darkening to pages else a good copy.
SOLD 2018