Chess and Checkers, the Way to Mastership: Complete Instructions for the Beginner, Valuable Suggestions for the Advanced Player (New Revised Edition), 1948, 1948

Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 228, Call No.: GV 1445 .L3 1948

Identifier: 20061168

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).

Purpose: Informational.

Authority: Author Expertise.

Scope (from the Preface): "A quadratic board of 64 squares, two opposing groups of pieces with names suggesting military maneuvers and court intrigue, a few rules governing the moves of these pieces in their efforts to checkmate the hostile king-and you have the one game which, coming out of dim antiquity, has outlasted all world empires, survived all political and social revolutions."

Contents (from the table of contents): "PART I: THE GAME OF CHESS

PART II: THE GAME OF CHECKERS"

Dates

Copyright: 1948
Publication: 1948

Creator

From the Collection: Aircraft Engine Historical Society, Inc. (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research in the Archives & Special Collections reading room. Handling guidelines and use restrictions will be communicated and enforced by archives staff members.

Extent

1 Volume (1 book)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Format & Physical Description

Hardcover bound book, 7.5” height x 5.2 depth x 1" thickness (308 pages including flyleaf pages). Includes black & white drawings.

Note: Return address label on inside of front cover: "Ivan Halich, 13241 Meyers Road, Detroit 27, Michigan". Hand-written in ink on front flyleaf page: "Ivan Halich, 13241 Meyers, Detroit 27". Handwritten in pencil on back flyleaf page: "TY-7-1494"

Note 2: Overall good condition with moderate damage to cover and spine. Moderate browning of paper.