The Hastings Chess Tournament 1895, Horace F. Cheshire (Editor) — 1st Edition

£130.00

The Hastings Chess Tournament 1895, Horace F. Cheshire (Editor) — 1st Edition

Name: The Hastings Chess Tournament 1895, Horace F. Cheshire (Editor) — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 4420
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Publication: London, Chatto & Windus, 1896

Formatting: 8vo, pp. xii, 370.

Condition Report: Good. The book is presented in its original publisher's red cloth binding, featuring a blind-stamped chessboard pattern to the front board. It bears hallmarks of its institutional history, showing a blind-stamped crest for the 'Liverpool Free Public Library' to the rear board and a gilt shelf mark "D 3038" to the lower spine. The binding remains fully intact, though it exhibits expected shelf-wear for an ex-library volume, including rubbing to the extremities, bumping to the corners, and fraying at the head and tail of the slightly darkened and rubbed spine. The text block edges are speckled and toned. Internally, the front pastedown shows the remnants of a removed library label. The pages display even toning typical of the era's paper stock, yet retain bright red and black typography on the title page and crisp reproductions of the portrait photographs. The binding holds tight, presenting a solid, readable copy despite its age and former library use.

Catalogue Note: First Edition of the highly sought-after record of the 1895 Hastings Chess Tournament. Published in London by Chatto & Windus and printed by Spottiswoode and Co., this edition features the iconic chessboard cloth binding and is generously illustrated with twenty-two photographic portraits of the participating chess masters.

The 1895 Hastings tournament is widely regarded as one of the most important and strongest chess tournaments in history. It gathered the absolute pinnacle of global talent, including Wilhelm Steinitz, Emanuel Lasker, Mikhail Chigorin, Siegbert Tarrasch, and the surprise victor, a young American named Harry Nelson Pillsbury.

This specific copy holds a fascinating, albeit standard, institutional provenance, having once resided in the collection of the Liverpool Free Public Library, as evidenced by the exterior blind stamp and spine numbering. First editions of this seminal chess record are notably scarce on the open market, particularly those that preserve the original publisher's cloth.

Book Condition: Good

Book Authors: Horace F. Cheshire

Book Publisher: Chatto & Windus

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Sport & Games

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 382

Book Publication Year: 1896

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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