Logical chess: Move by move; the only chess book that explains every move of every game

New York : Simon and Schuster, Fireside, 1957, 1957. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. [1st edition], 12th printing ; 250 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm; ISBN: 0671211358; 9780671211356 LCCN: 57-12406 ; LC: GV1445; Dewey: 794.1; OCLC: 382044 ; stiff paper wrappers ; "One of the game's most admired and respected writersBy describing every move of thirty-three tournament games, the author illuminates the inner workings of a master's mind and the basic principles of position play ; Chernev a chess player and prolific Russian-American chess author. He was born in Pryluky in the Russian Empire (now in Ukraine)[1] and emigrated to the United States in 1920. Chernev was a national master strength player, and was obsessed with chess. He wrote that he "probably read more about chess, and played more games than any man in history."--Wikipedia ; "Chernev's output - clear, humorous and easy-going - gave the impression of effortlessness, but much industry lay behind it all."--Edward Winter ; "By describing every move of thirty-three tournament games, the author illuminates the inner workings of a master's mind and the basic principles of position play" ; "Perhaps his most famous book is Logical Chess: Move by Move, first released in 1957. This takes 33 classic games from 1889 to 1952, played by masters such as Capablanca; Alekhine; and Tarrasch, and explains them in an instructive manner. Chernev died in San Francisco in 1981."--Wikipedia ; store stamp on inside front cover ; corner-clipped front endpaper ; else VG.