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Baird,E.: Seven Hundred Chess Problems, 1902
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Current price : €320,00
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Location: Russian Federation
Started: 2020-10-24 09:00:00
Ended: 2020-10-25 21:00:00
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Baird, Edit : Seven Hundred Chess Problems.

London, Henry Sotheran, 1902, 1st edition,  unpaginated (418) with frontispiece portrait and column diagrams, original blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and decorative gilt cover, page ends in gilt. Quarto (11 1/4" x 8") issued in blue cloth , decorative flower gilt end papers, beveled edges. The text is printed in blue, the diagrams in blue and red. (Betts: 33-5)

Edith Helen Baird (1859-1924) of England, born Winter Wood (known as Mrs. W.J. Baird), is the most famous female chess composer. She published her problems using the name "Mrs W. J. Baird." She composed over 2,000 problems. In 1902 she wrote 700 Chess Problems, which took her 14 years to complete.  In 1907, she wrote The Twentieth Century Retractor (take a move back to make a stronger move to mate or win the game), which was full of Shakespeare quotes.

Very rare and very scarce item.

Binding is very tight. Internally very good with no writings.

Very good condition.

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