Chess Potpourri
Alfred C Klahre (1870-1936) compiler inscribed
From The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 20 October 1998
From The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 20 October 1998
About this Item
55 pages with illustrations, diagrams and problem index. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6") bound in original publisher's red cloth with gilt pictorial and lettering to front cover. Inscribed by the author. (Betts 43-45) First edition. Chiefly a miscellany of articles and extracts from chess literature. Includes "Anecdotes and witticisms from various sources", "Various references to chess", a chapter on the "The hobby of collecting chess pieces", and a problem section containing 21 unusual compositions by various composers, with commentary by A J Souweine. The section on chess references comprises a partial list of periodical and other references, 1697-1931. Condition: Inscribed on front end paper, light rubbed to spine else a very good to fine copy. Seller Inventory # C0638
Bibliographic Details
Title: Chess Potpourri
Publisher: Whitlock Press, Middletown
Publication Date: 1931
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition
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