First edition. HB. Brown cloth with gilt titles to spine and front, and gilt, black and brown chessboard to front with gilt and white pieces. 284pp. Top edge gilt, others hand cut. With chessboard figures and line diagrams throughout. Very Good : Clean bright covers with v. light ege rubbing, bumped corners and bump to lower back corner. Small marks to a couple of prelim pages, diffuse browning to endpapers.Nice copy.