4to. viii, 269 p., diagrams. German. Bound in quarter red leather. Imitation vellum boards. Gilt lettering on spine and front cover. Good binding and cover. Tassilo, Baron von Heydebrand und der Lasa was an important German chess master, chess historian and theoretician of the nineteenth century.To the modern chess world he is known above all as the main author of the Handbuch des Schachspiels (first published in 1843). Some pages are experiencing a little wear. 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, writer of chess books, and international arbiter.

Author: Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa
Publisher: Verlag von Veit & Comp
Publisher city: Leipzig
Year: 1897
Pages: 269
Language: German
Condition: Good

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