Kipping C S (10 results)

p/b, blue wrappers, G. 30pp. Includes 10 games, club review, problems, appreciation of Vera Menchik. The second of only two years published and scarce.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition, First Printing. Thin duodecimo. 5 x 7.25 in. 59 pp. Fully illustrated with black & white reproductions of chess diagrams. Good in original stiff blue wrappers with sunning to spine and around spine, a bump to foot of front panel, and a few spots of rubbing to covers. Interior remains clean. A small collection of Kipping's chess problems.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 59 pages with diagrams. Small octavo (7 1/2" x 4 3/4") bound in original wrappers. Foreword by A C White.  (Betts: 35-6) First edition. A collection of 92 problems illustrating a single branch: single-man maximum tasks. The examples are arranged in groups of 8 covering particular tasks: Lateral battery. Diagonal battery. Six discovered checks. Eight discovered checks. etc. (all white tasks); Black queen maximum flight. Discovered and double checks. etc. (black tasks) Condition: Front cover faded and slightly stained, previous owner's name to front paste down else a very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. [4]+7-180 pages with frontispiece portrait and diagrams. Small octavo (7 1/2" x 5") bound in original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and cover. Christmas salutations tipped in. Edited by George Hume. Whites Christmas series. (Betts: 38-5) First edition. Contains 147 of Kipping's Problems (3 movers) with solutions. Hume contributes and introduction and notes on the solutions. Cyril Kipping was an International Judge. He composed more than 7,000 problems, most of which were three movers (he sometimes used the pseudonyms C. Stanley, S. Henry and S. Mere). He collaborated with the most important magazines of the 20th century: Chess Amateur, Chess, The Problemist (whose editor he was during 32 years) and also wrote many books: 300 Chess Problems (1916), Selected Gems (1922) and The Chessmen Speak in the White Christmas series (1932), which included 147 three movers and can be read and downloaded from here. Condition: Corners bumped and lightly rubbed. A very good copy issued without jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. C(yril) S(tanley) Kipping: The Chessmen Speak. Edited by George Hume. /A.C. White Christmas Series 40./ Stroud, 1932. Office of The "Chess Amateur". 1 t. (portrait) [2] (blank) [4] 7-179 [1] p. First edition. Red cloth. A collection of 147 three-movers by C. S. Kipping (1891-1964). George Hume wrote introduction and notes to solutions. - Publisher of the series was chess composer and enthusiast Alain Campbell White (1880-1951). A. C. White sent most books of the series to his friends as Christmas gifts. But they were offered for sale, too. The series consists from 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 books have printed Christmas wish slip by White, usually bound in after a title page. It appears that a part of edition of some books has wish slips and a part does not. Number of copies published of separate volumes is not known. ( O,O ) /)__) , ,

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. [4]+7-180 pages with frontispiece portrait and diagrams. Small octavo (7 1/2" x 5") bound in original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and cover. Christmas salutations tipped in. Edited by George Hume. Whites Christmas series number 40. From the library of Kenneth S Howard.(Betts: 38-5) First edition. Contains 147 of Kipping's Problems (3 movers) with solutions. Hume contributes and introduction and notes on the solutions. Cyril Kipping was an International Judge. He composed more than 7,000 problems, most of which were three movers (he sometimes used the pseudonyms C. Stanley, S. Henry and S. Mere). He collaborated with the most important magazines of the 20th century: Chess Amateur, Chess, The Problemist (whose editor he was during 32 years) and also wrote many books: 300 Chess Problems (1916), Selected Gems (1922) and The Chessmen Speak in the White Christmas series (1932), which included 147 three movers. 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 signature to front pastedown. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, spine sunned with gilt dulled else a very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 365 pages with diagrams. Small octavo (7 1/2" x 5 1/4") bound in original red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and cover. (A C White's Christmas Series. (Betts: 33-44) First edition. The work actually includes 316 of Kipping's compositions, comprising 153 three-movers, and 10 longer problems. Solutions and single-line descriptive commentaries are given at the end of each group. Also includes general comments on two and three move problems. The post of editor of The Problemist was taken on by C. S. Kipping in 1931 who held the position until his death in 1963. Condition: Lacks the Christmas greeting. Previous owner's stamp to front end paper. Issued with out jacket. A good to very good copy.

Original Wrappers. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. [496]-778 pages with diagrams, illustrations, plates and tables. Royal octavo (9 3/4" x 7 1/4") issued in wrappers. Volume 5, numbers 1 thru 24 with Awards in Problem Tourneys numbers 77, 78, 78, 80, 81, and 82, issued in September 1954, October 1955 and October 1956. Betts: 42-5; Lusis: A487) 1st edition. The Problemist stared with volume 1 January 1926 and published bi-monthly. It originally had the subtitle Proceedings of the British Chess Problem Society but the words Proceedings of were dropped in January 1985. The foreword to the first issued, written by the editor T R Dawson, begins: "This little journal, bring Happy New Year Greetings to every member of the BCPS, will be to most of you a surprise calling fro explanation. It origin lies in the desire to have a medium in which the Society, as a collection of units and as a unity, may give expression to its thought and life. Following a suggestion from Mr F. F. L. Alexander, at the last annual general meeting, I obtained quotations for printing this periodical which enabled me to formulate a practical scheme for its continuance within the limits of our income. The scheme was unanimously adopted at a special meeting on Nov. 27th last, with Mr B. G. Laws in the chair and I accepted the meeting's invitation to edit these pages. Our title is a happy suggestion from Mr C. D. Locock." T. R. Dawson continued as editor of The Problemist until May 1931 when he resigned to devote more time to The Problemist Fairy Chess Supplement which he had begun in August 1930 (in 1936 it was renamed The Fairy Chess Review). The post of editor of The Problemist was taken on by C. S. Kipping who held the position until his death in 1963. Subsequent editors have been John Ling, Colin Vaughan from March 1972, Paul Valois from May 1985 and John Rice from March 1999. All these general editors have been assisted by a team of section editors devoted to specific topics. The Problemist continues to be devoted essentially to orthodox chess problems, including regular columns on endgames, selfmates and helpmates using the orthodox chess pieces. A fairy chess column was reintroduced by A. S. M. Dickins in march 1968. In January 1997, as a result of modern computer production methods, the page-size of the magazine was reduced from the traditional quarto size to A5, though with more pages. Although the magazine is published by the British Chess Problem Society, membership of the Society is open to people throughout the world, and this is reflected in the names of the contributors of problem compositions and articles. Condition: Some edge wear, number 1 through 3 stained at hing and heal else a very good set.

Wrappers. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 272 pages with diagrams, illustrations, plates and tables. Quarto (10" x 8") issued in wrappers. Volume 6, numbers 1 thru 24 with Awards in Problem Tourneys numbers 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, and 97, issued in September 1958, November 1959, December 1960 and November 1961. Betts: 42-5; Lusis: A487) 1st edition. The Problemist stared with volume 1 January 1926 and published bi-monthly. It originally had the subtitle Proceedings of the British Chess Problem Society but the words Proceedings of were dropped in January 1985. The foreword to the first issued, written by the editor T R Dawson, begins: "This little journal, bring Happy New Year Greetings to every member of the BCPS, will be to most of you a surprise calling fro explanation. It origin lies in the desire to have a medium in which the Society, as a collection of units and as a unity, may give expression to its thought and life. Following a suggestion from Mr F. F. L. Alexander, at the last annual general meeting, I obtained quotations for printing this periodical which enabled me to formulate a practical scheme for its continuance within the limits of our income. The scheme was unanimously adopted at a special meeting on Nov. 27th last, with Mr B. G. Laws in the chair and I accepted the meeting's invitation to edit these pages. Our title is a happy suggestion from Mr C. D. Locock." T. R. Dawson continued as editor of The Problemist until May 1931 when he resigned to devote more time to The Problemist Fairy Chess Supplement which he had begun in August 1930 (in 1936 it was renamed The Fairy Chess Review). The post of editor of The Problemist was taken on by C. S. Kipping who held the position until his death in 1963. Subsequent editors have been John Ling, Colin Vaughan from March 1972, Paul Valois from May 1985 and John Rice from March 1999. All these general editors have been assisted by a team of section editors devoted to specific topics. The Problemist continues to be devoted essentially to orthodox chess problems, including regular columns on endgames, selfmates and helpmates using the orthodox chess pieces. A fairy chess column was reintroduced by A. S. M. Dickins in march 1968. In January 1997, as a result of modern computer production methods, the page-size of the magazine was reduced from the traditional quarto size to A5, though with more pages. Although the magazine is published by the British Chess Problem Society, membership of the Society is open to people throughout the world, and this is reflected in the names of the contributors of problem compositions and articles. Condition: Some edge wear. A very good set.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. [298]-612 pages with diagrams, illustrations, plates and tables. Royal octavo (9 3/4" x 7 1/4") issued original green cloth with gilt lettering. Volume 4, numbers 1 thru 36 (Betts: 42-5) 1st edition. The Problemist started with volume 1 January 1926 and published bi-monthly. It originally had the subtitle Proceedings of the British Chess Problem Society but the words Proceedings of were dropped in January 1985. The foreword to the first issued, written by the editor T R Dawson, begins: "This little journal, bring Happy New Year Greetings to every member of the BCPS, will be to most of you a surprise calling for explanation. It origin lies in the desire to have a medium in which the Society, as a collection of units and as a unity, may give expression to its thought and life. Following a suggestion from Mr F. F. L. Alexander, at the last annual general meeting, I obtained quotations for printing this periodical which enabled me to formulate a practical scheme for its continuance within the limits of our income. The scheme was unanimously adopted at a special meeting on Nov. 27th last, with Mr B. G. Laws in the chair and I accepted the meeting's invitation to edit these pages. Our title is a happy suggestion from Mr C. D. Locock." T. R. Dawson continued as editor of The Problemist until May 1931 when he resigned to devote more time to The Problemist Fairy Chess Supplement which he had begun in August 1930 (in 1936 it was renamed The Fairy Chess Review). The post of editor of The Problemist was taken on by C. S. Kipping who held the position until his death in 1963. Subsequent editors have been John Ling, Colin Vaughan from March 1972, Paul Valois from May 1985 and John Rice from March 1999. All these general editors have been assisted by a team of section editors devoted to specific topics. The Problemist continues to be devoted essentially to orthodox chess problems, including regular columns on endgames, selfmates and helpmates using the orthodox chess pieces. A fairy chess column was reintroduced by A. S. M. Dickins in march 1968. In January 1997, as a result of modern computer production methods, the page-size of the magazine was reduced from the traditional quarto size to A5, though with more pages. Although the magazine is published by the British Chess Problem Society, membership of the Society is open to people throughout the world, and this is reflected in the names of the contributors of problem compositions and articles. Condition: Some occasional marginalia else a very good to fine copy issued without jacket.