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Published by Self published, 1912
Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
Manuscript / Paper Collectible First Edition Signed
No Binding. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Letter (10 1/4" x 7 3/4") to Gilbert Dobbs discussing several problems and thanking him for problems received. Compares the problems to others by Pauly and Loyd. Signed by White. Giblert Dobbs (1867-1941) had composed an astonishing number of 2,500 problems, great numbers of them very charming and attractive pieces. He loved the simpler combinations of pure or model mates in three-move form, and turned out literally hundreds of examples, which one could always counted upon to be well worth the solving. Dobbs went on to become a minister in Georgia. (American Chess Bulletin: 1941) Alain Campbell White was an American problem composer and chess patron. For 32 years, from 1905 to 1936, he published the Christmas series of chess problems. He did more than any other player to promote worldwide interest in chess problems. Condition: Creased at folds for mailing else a very good copy. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Chess Amateur, Stroud, 1924
Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
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. Signed by F B Feast. A C White's Christmas Series. (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. Condition: Some marginalia, old review tipped in to front end paper. Bonner's signature on front paste down, corners bumped, spine age darkened, spine ends rubbed else a good copy. Signed by Author(s).