Les Mille et un Mats Inverses

Hardcover
Paris: Numa Preti, 1907

By Alain Campbell White (1880-1951)

2 volumes: 510 pages with diagrams; lx+231 pages with diagrams and index. Duodecimo (6 1/2" x 5") bound in original publisher's red cloth with black and gilt lettering and decoration to cover and gilt lettering to spine. A C White's Christmas series (Betts: 40-7) (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 2589) First edition.

Volume one contains a collection of 1001 self-mates by various composers, mainly in 2, 3 and 4 moves, but also including some with longer solutions up to 8 moves. Volume two contains the introduction to the collection (in French, English and German), solutions (in French) given fully, "A list of self-mate problem tourney and index to prize winner's in volume one in French.

Condition: Recased with new spine and original front covers laid on, last page volume with some repair, lightly soiled, lacks Chritmas greeting else about very good issued without jackets.

Details

Title

Les Mille et un Mats Inverses

Author

Alain Campbell White (1880-1951)

Binding

Hardcover

Condition

Very Good

Publisher

Numa Preti: Paris

Date

1907

Edition

First

Size

Duodecimo

Pages

2 volumes

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