First Edition, First Printing. 5.5 x 8.25in. 160pp. Publisher's cloth boards. Signed, inscribed and dated by the author on the front endpaper: "To Thomas Head, one of my many Southern friends, from his Yankee pal in Brooklyn. Cordially, Tom Wiswell." John Thomas Head was a lauded chess historian and analyst. FINE/AS NEW in Very Good dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself is flawless. The dust jacket shows slight loss of the head and foot of the spine, slight shelf rubbing, back panel with a light former owner stamp, otherwise is not price-clipped remaining bright, colorful, and distinct. As pictured. Seller Inventory # 31197

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Title: Checker Kings in Action Featuring the ...

Publisher: David McKay Company, New York

Publication Date: 1952

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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