Dover publications, New York, 1973, paperbound, v+102 pp.,  155 grams, condition: very good.

The book aims to showcase typical examples of work from eight of the most prominent early American chess problem composers, whose careers dated back to the late 19th century, as their works are currently unavailable elsewhere. The eight composers featured are Eugene B. Cook, Samuel Loyd, William Meredith, George E. Carpenter, William A. Shinkman, D. J. Densmore, Henry Wald Bettmann, and Otto Wurzburg. 160 problems with full solutions,