Geschichte und Litteratur des Schachspiels / von Antonius van der Linde. de Linde, Antonius van der, 1833-1897

Mansfield Centre: Martino Publishing, 2006. cloth. Chess. thick 8vo. cloth. xiii.422,155; xvi.524 pages. Two volumes bound in one. Reprint of the 1874 first edition published in Berlin by J. Springer (Besterman 1283). Antonius van der Linde(1833- 1897) was a Dutch chess historian, librarian, and theologian. He is considered the first chess historian. In 1874 he published his most important work on Chess: The History and Literature of Chess. Even today it is considered a standard work on chess history and a standard bibliography on the subject. Cites 2500 works.

Martino Publishing. Used - Very Good. 2007. Cloth. Stout octavo. Two volumes in one book. 422 pp/526 pp. Text in German. Facsimile reprint of the 1874 Berlin edition. Mild shelf wear to boards. Altogether a copy in Very Good condition. (Subject: Chess & Bridge.)

xi+524 pages with diagrams and index. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 7") bound in original publisher beige cloth with black lettering to spine. 2 volumes in 1. (Bibliotheca van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 26) First published in 1874.Tassilo, Baron von Heydebrand und der Lasa (known in English as "Baron von der Lasa" was an important German chess master, chess historian and theoretician of the nineteenth century, a member of the Berlin Chess Club and a founder of the Berlin Chess School (the Berlin Pleiades). His name is usually abbreviated as "von der Lasa", as this is how he signed his letters. However both contemporary and more recent writers have used other abbreviations, such as "von Heydebrandt" (which is a miss-spelling) and "Der Lasa". The Prussian King (later Emperor) William I made a joke out of the confusion by saying, "Good morning, dear Heydebrand. How is von der Lasa doing?" Von der Lasa was born 17 October 1818 in Berlin. He studied law in Bonn and Berlin. From 1845 he was a diplomat in the service… Leer más

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