Spectacular Chess Problems: 200 Gems by American Composers by Kenneth Samuel Howard (1882-1972) - 1967

117+[3 ad] pages with diagrams and index. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/4") bound in original pictorial wrappers. Second edition. This work ranging from the pioneering days of Cook and Loyd to modern times and arranged chronologically according to the dates of their original publication, the volume not only contains outstanding compositions by such notable exponents of the problem art as Shinkman, Wurzburg, Bettmann, Dobbs and Gamge, but also includes brilliant examples of the skill of many lesser known composers over forty problemists being represented in the collection. Numerous potions have been reproduced from publications not now readily available and include many masterpieces that may not be familiar to to today's problem fans. Condition: Corners bumped, edge wear else a very good copy.