Author: Frantisek Dedrle (1878-1957)
Year: 1927
Publisher: Knihtiskarna Alois Lapacek
Place: Prague
Description:
lxvi+136 pages with frontispiece portrait, diagrams and index. Royal Octavo (9 3/4" x 7") bound in original red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and cover. A C White's Christmas series with Christmas greeting tipped in. (Betts: 31-13) First edition.
Parallel Czech, English and German text. This work deals with echo mates. M Havel contributes an essay on the subject "The charm of return" emphasizing the aesthetic features. An article by Dedrle follows, in which he explains the varieties to be found in the field of echoes and gives 28 examples. The main part of the book is made up of 674 specimens, classified according to the nature of the mates. A diagram at the top of each page shows the type of mate which is worked into the positions following on that page, enabling the reader to see how different composers treat the same theme. Included are direct mates of varying lengths, self-mates, various Fairy problems and composed end games.
Condition:
Cover and spine embossed with protective over lay, boards faded, spine sunned, spine ends rubbed and bumped, hinges starting, previous owner's embossed stamp to front end paper, and book plate on front paste down, cover stained else a good copy.
Year: 1927
Publisher: Knihtiskarna Alois Lapacek
Place: Prague
Description:
lxvi+136 pages with frontispiece portrait, diagrams and index. Royal Octavo (9 3/4" x 7") bound in original red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and cover. A C White's Christmas series with Christmas greeting tipped in. (Betts: 31-13) First edition.
Parallel Czech, English and German text. This work deals with echo mates. M Havel contributes an essay on the subject "The charm of return" emphasizing the aesthetic features. An article by Dedrle follows, in which he explains the varieties to be found in the field of echoes and gives 28 examples. The main part of the book is made up of 674 specimens, classified according to the nature of the mates. A diagram at the top of each page shows the type of mate which is worked into the positions following on that page, enabling the reader to see how different composers treat the same theme. Included are direct mates of varying lengths, self-mates, various Fairy problems and composed end games.
Condition:
Cover and spine embossed with protective over lay, boards faded, spine sunned, spine ends rubbed and bumped, hinges starting, previous owner's embossed stamp to front end paper, and book plate on front paste down, cover stained else a good copy.