Library Kenneth Howard (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. iii+77 pages with frontispiece portrait with tissue guard, diagrams, index and appendix. Quarto (10 1/4" x 7 1/2") bound in original publisher's brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. (Bibliotheca van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 2889; Betts: 33-86) From the library of Kenneth S Howard. First edition limited to 300 copies. The first section consists of an essay on White's work as composer by E W Allen, with twenty examples. The second part contains personal tributes, and appreciations of his contributions to the problem art, in composition, classification, elucidation and patronage. This part includes 130 especially contributed problems by 87 composers (78 two-movers, 40 three-movers, 12 others). Solutions and index of composers are listed. Alain C. White was a well know chess problem composer but he was also the composer's best friend with his publishing of the Famed Christmas series books from 1905 through 1936 as well as starting the Good Companion Club in the 1920 where all the top composers were members. As a tribute many of the top composers put together this book to Alain White by making special composed problems. 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). Letter from Edgar Allen discussing the book laid in and post card from Eugene Neuhaus discussing cooked problems. Condition: Howard's name to and carbon copy letter to Hasberg tipped to front pastedown. Corners severely bumped and rubbed through, old staple rust to back end paper else a good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. xiv+218 with diagrams and index. Small octavo (7 1/2" x 5") bound in original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and cover. Edited by George Hume. From the library of Kenneth S Howard. A C White's Christmas Series with greeting tipped in. (Betts: 35-5) First edition. 100 themes (or sub-divisions of themes) described, each accompanied by a group of 6 illustrative examples by various composers. In all, 600 problems, with solutions. Includes indexes and composers, terms and themes. 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: Some pencil marginalia, old review tipped in to front end paper. Howard's signature on front paste down, corners bumped and rubbed through, spine age toned with gilt dulled, spine ends rubbed else a good copy. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 117 pages with diagrams and index. Small Octavo (7 1/2" x 5") bound in original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and front cover. Christmas series volume XLIII for the 31st year. Edited by George Hume. From the library of Kenneth S Howard. (Betts: 39-14) First edition. Contains a short introduction to this genre and 100 compositions by various composers, in 2, 3, 4 movers, with adjacent solutions. Includes index of composers. Help mate chess is a form of problem chess in which the two sides, White and Black, collaborate to demonstrate a result, such as mate or stalemate. In one respect it is the most nearly mathematical form of the chess moves, for its essence is always the pure demonstration of a possibility. All idea of combat is eliminated and combat has nothing whatever to do with mathematics. Imagine a demonstration in Euclid in which every second step of the reasoning was in endeavor to thwart the step preceding! From another angle it may be argued that the Helpmate is a logical form of problem. For any chess problem is assumed to be a position which might have arisen in actual play, no matter how absurd the antecedent sequence of moves. In other words, the initial position of any orthodox chess problem may be considered as having been developed during a game conducted by Help-play. 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 176 pages with frontispiece, diagrams and index. Small octavo (7 1/2" x 5") bound in original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and cover. A C White's Christmas series volume XXXVIII with Christmas greetings tipped in. From the library of Kenneth S Howard with a letter from Alain White laid-in. (Betts: 31-16) First edition. White's introduction discusses this area of problem strategy (Valve: where a move, made by black, opens one line and closes another, both affected lines being black; bi-valves: where the lines affected radiate from two black pieces instead of one). 139 examples follow (51 two-movers, 85 three-movers, 3 four-movers) with full solutions. Includes and index of composers. 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). Letter with envelope from Alain White to Kenneth Howard regarding a chess problem which is included. Posted in 1946. Condition: Letter, problem and envelope laid-in. Corners bumped, spine sunned and lettering dulled, spine ends rubbed. A very good copy and an important association copy. Inscribed by Author(s).

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: 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. Edited 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. [4]+7-134 pages with diagrams. Duodecimo (6 1/2" x 5") bound in original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and front cover. Introduction by George Hume. A C White's Christmas series number 23 with greeting tipped in. From the library of Kenneth S Howard. (Betts: 31-11) First edition. A collection of 100 problems by various composers, in varying lengths, including some self-mates and a mate in 32 as well as 2, 3 and 4 movers. In all, the predominant feature is the use of the white knights to effect or assist the mate; many incorporate the two white knights with kings and pawns. Hume provides an explanatory introduction. Solutions appear on pages 121-134. 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). 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: Howard's signature and date to front paste down. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, edge wear, some pencil check marks nest to problems else about very good. Signed by Author(s).