Author: Kipping, Cyril Henry Stanley (1891-1964) inscribed
Year: 1923
Publisher: Chess Amateur
Place: Stroud
Description:
64 pages with diagrams and appendix. Small octavo (7 1/4" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's brown wrappers with black lettering to spine and cover. [inscribed] "With all the author's compliments, C S Kipping, 1924" (Betts: 30-13) First edition.
A condensed introduction to the whole field of problems. Contents include: Notation. Definitions (the two-mover). Types of two-mover. General remarks on solving. Actual solving of the two-mover. Composing. Actual composing of two-movers. The three-mover. Appendix. sui-mate. Help-mate. Relfex-mate. Retractor.
Condition:
Soiled, inner front hinge cracked, corners bumped, slightly cocked. A good to very good copy.
SOLD 2011