George Routledge & Sons Ltd, London 1899, 1st edition, hardback, 11x15,5cm, xi+356 pp, 380 grams, condition: a reading copy, the spin of the book is missing, no inscriptions. See photos.

The Reverend E E Cunnington while a member of Bridgnorth Chess Club produced a series of chess books published from 1893 onwards which explained the game in a style that could be widely understood by everyman. This gifted teacher made the game accessible to the people rather than to an intellectual elite. For over fifty years his best selling chess books were an essential first step for every budding chess player on both sides of the Atlantic.