Contents: biographical sketches of Staunton, Morphy, Löwenthal, Boden, Kolisch, Wormald, de Vere, Anderssen, Harrwitz, Blackburne, Duffy, Buckle; a miscellaneous collection of essays, anecdotes and articles on various aspects of the game (caissana); character-sketches (on 'Chess bores' ... 'problem composers and M. de Riviere', etc.); obituary notices of Love, Cochrane, Burden and Boden.

Portrait of MacDonnell as frontispiece. 

Kelly & Co., London, 1883. viii + 243 pages. 13 x 19 cm.

Original red linen binding with gilt print on front cover and spine. Spine faded, Loss of upper part och spine (see scan; needs repair). Binding loose  Foxing on title page. Content very good.

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