Tarrasch's Best Games of Chess

Dover Publications, Inc, New York, 1960. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Illustrator: Chess Hands. Biographical introduction, Tarrasch's tournament and match record, foreword by author and index of players and index of openings. Black and white illustrated frontispiece of Siegbert Tarrasch. Photographic paperback binding with white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Quoting the rear panel blurb " ... This is the first definitive collection of Dr. Siegbert Tarrasch's best games. Over a period of fifty years, Tarrasch faced the best players in the world on equal terms, winning seven International Tournaments against such players as Mason, Mieses, Paulsen, Blackburne, spellTeichmann, Schlechter, Pillsbury, Janowsky,Tchigorin, and other chess masters." Creasing of the book corners and rubbing of the book panels and edges. Some small debits to the book edges. Sunning to the back strip with age toning of the text block edges and pages. Some marks to the end pages and foxing marks to the front end pages. A few insect nibbles to the top right hand corner of the free front end page. first publication by this publisher. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [6], VII - XXII, [2], 385, [7 – of which five a further titles from publishing house] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Chess Hands. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Sports & Pastimes; Chess; Inventory No: 0290055. .