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White to Play. A Collection of Complete Block Two-Movers
by White, Alain Campbell (1880-1951)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Fort Worth, Texas, United States
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About This Item
123 pages with diagrams and indexes. Duodecimo (6 1/4" x 5") bound in original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and front cover. A C White's Christmas series with Christmas greetings tipped in. (Betts: 35-3) First edition.
100 examples of blocks by various composers, classified in 4 main sections: Block (sub-divided by king key, queen key, etc. Changed-mate blocks (sub-divided by type of key). Added-mate blocks (sub-divided by type of key). Block-threats (sub-divided by type of key). There is a 10 page introduction by White, solutions and an index of composers.
Condition:
Old book seller's tag to front inner hinge paste down, spine ends bumped else a very good copy.
100 examples of blocks by various composers, classified in 4 main sections: Block (sub-divided by king key, queen key, etc. Changed-mate blocks (sub-divided by type of key). Added-mate blocks (sub-divided by type of key). Block-threats (sub-divided by type of key). There is a 10 page introduction by White, solutions and an index of composers.
Condition:
Old book seller's tag to front inner hinge paste down, spine ends bumped else a very good copy.
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- Bookseller
- The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- C0672
- Title
- White to Play. A Collection of Complete Block Two-Movers
- Author
- White, Alain Campbell (1880-1951)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chess Amateur
- Place of Publication
- Stroud
- Date Published
- 1913
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Chess, Ajedrez, Schach, Echecs
- Size
- Duodecimo
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The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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