L/N 2745. C(yril) S(tanley) Kipping: The Chessmen Speak. Edited by George Hume. /A.C. White Christmas Series 40./ Stroud, 1932. Office of The "Chess Amateur". 1 t. (portrait) [2] (blank) [4] 7-179 [1] p. First edition. Red cloth. - - A collection of 147 three-movers by C. S. Kipping (1891-1964). George Hume wrote introduction and notes to solutions. - Publisher of the series was chess composer and enthusiast Alain Campbell White (1880-1951). A. C. White sent most books of the series to his friends as Christmas gifts. But they were offered for sale, too. The series consists from 44 books on problem chess and one pamphlet from 1912. Most books are hard covers, bound in red cloth with gold lettering, usually written in English, sometimes in German and French and one was partially in Czech. Includes a Christmas note from Alain C. White.

This item originates from the chess book collection of Zahari Stanchev, (April 27, 1920 - January 27, 1980) from Sofia, Bulgaria. Stanchev was Bulgaria's representative to FIDE in the 1960s, a writer of chess books, and an international arbiter.

Author: C. S. Kipping, edited by George Hume
Publisher: Office of the "Chess Amateur"
Publisher city: Litchfield
Year: 1932
Pages: 179
Language: English
Condition: Very Good

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