British Chess Literature to 1914: A Handbook for Historians

by Tim Harding

A huge amount was published about chess in the United Kingdom before the First World War. The growing popularity of chess in Victorian Britain was reflected in an increasingly competitive market of books and periodicals aimed at players from beginner to expert. The author combines new information about the early history of the game with advice for researchers into chess history and traces the further development of chess literature well into the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476668396
• ISBN13: 9781476668390
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 399 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.9" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher