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128 pages with diagrams. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. First edition.In the Tarrasch variation of the French defense - named after German grandmaster Siegbert Tarrasch - White defends the e4 pawn by 3.Nd2. This looks less active, but avoids the pin 3...Bb4 (after 3.Nc3) and maintains the possibility of supporting d4 by playing c2-c3.Condition: Light edge wear else very good.