Chess Openings with Biographical Sketch and Section of Thirty Two Games Played in 1899-1904

Author: Frank James Marshall (1877-1944)Year: 1904Publisher: British Chess Magazine, LtdPlace: LeedsDescription: iv+185+[3 ad] pages with frontispiece and diagrams. Small octavo (7 1/2" x 5") bound in original publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering to spine and cover. (Betts: 13-56) Inscribed by the author. First edition. Contains a biography of Marshall (18 pages), a general introduction to the openings by Marshall followed by his analysis of the best lines of play in the major openings (82 pages), and 32 of his games, with brief annotations from various sources (85 pages). Presumably the biography and the compilation of the games section were the work of the editor or staff of the British Chess Magazine Condition: Inscribed on front endpaper. Light cup stain to front cover, extremity wear with rubbed spine ends, slightly cocked else about very good.