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An English Bohemian: B G Laws
Benjamin Glover "B G" Laws (1861-1931) edited by John Frederick Keeble Keeble,
Published by Chess Amateur, Stroud, 1933
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Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 176 pages with numerous black and white illustrations. Christmas salutation tipped in. Small octavo (7 1/2" x 5 1/8"). bound in original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and cover. Foreword by Alain C White, tribute to B G Laws by J Keeble, problems by B G Laws. Edi…ted by George Hume. (Betts: 33-46) First edition. Benjamin Glover Laws (1861-1931) was one of the great composers from the heyday of the English School of composition. He began composing in the late 1870s and became a recognized authority on the English School, especially after the publication of The Chess Problem: Text-book with illustrations (1887), on which he collaborated with H.J.C. Andrews, E.N. Frankenstein and C. Planck. His services as a judge were greatly in demand, and from 1898 he used his position as problem editor of the British Chess Magazine to disseminate his views. On the formation of the British Chess Problem Society in 1918 he was elected President, and held that post until his death. His other published works were an introductory volume, The Two-move chess problem (1890) and Chess problems and how to solve them (1923). A memorial volume entitled An English Bohemian, compiled by John Keeble, was published as the 1933 volume of the A.C. White Christmas Series. Condition: A near fine copy with the Christmas greeting tipped in issued without jacket.
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Published by The Chess Amateur, Stroud, 1933
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
£ 193.76
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 176 pages with numerous black and white illustrations. Christmas salutation tipped in. Small octavo (7 1/2" x 5 1/8"). bound in original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and cover. Foreword by Alain C White, tribute to B G Laws by J Keeble, problems by B G Laws. Edi…ted by George Hume. White's Christmas Series number 41. From the library of Kenneth Howard. (Betts: 33-46) First edition. Benjamin Glover Laws (1861-1931) was one of the great composers from the heyday of the English School of composition. He began composing in the late 1870s and became a recognized authority on the English School, especially after the publication of The Chess Problem: Text-book with illustrations (1887), on which he collaborated with H.J.C. Andrews, E.N. Frankenstein and C. Planck. His services as a judge were greatly in demand, and from 1898 he used his position as problem editor of the British Chess Magazine to disseminate his views. On the formation of the British Chess Problem Society in 1918 he was elected President, and held that post until his death. His other published works were an introductory volume, The Two-move chess problem (1890) and Chess problems and how to solve them (1923). A memorial volume entitled An English Bohemian, compiled by John Keeble, was published as the 1933 volume of the A.C. White Christmas Series. Kenneth Samuel Howard (1882-1972) one of the founders of the Marshall Chess Club and chess problem composer. He wrote several books about chess composition: The enjoyment of chess problems (1943), How to solve chess problems (1945), and One hundred years of the American two-move chess problem; a collection of 212 compositions by United States problemists (1962). Condition: Kenneth Howard's name and date to front paste down, corners bumped, spine ends rubbed, gilt to spine dulled else a very good copy.
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Published by Chess Amateur, Stroud, 1933
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used - Near fine
£ 193.76
£ 5.27 shippingShips within U.S.A.Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 176 pages with numerous black and white illustrations. Christmas salutation tipped in. Small octavo (7 1/2" x 5 1/8"). bound in original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and cover. Foreword by Alain C White, tribute to B G Laws by J Keeble, problems by B G Laws. Edi…ted by George Hume. (Betts: 33-46) First edition. Benjamin Glover Laws (1861-1931) was one of the great composers from the heyday of the English School of composition. He began composing in the late 1870s and became a recognized authority on the English School, especially after the publication of The Chess Problem: Text-book with illustrations (1887), on which he collaborated with H.J.C. Andrews, E.N. Frankenstein and C. Planck. His services as a judge were greatly in demand, and from 1898 he used his position as problem editor of the British Chess Magazine to disseminate his views. On the formation of the British Chess Problem Society in 1918 he was elected President, and held that post until his death. His other published works were an introductory volume, The Two-move chess problem (1890) and Chess problems and how to solve them (1923). A memorial volume entitled An English Bohemian, compiled by John Keeble, was published as the 1933 volume of the A.C. White Christmas Series. Condition: A near fine copy with the Christmas greeting tipped in issued without jacket.
