My Chess Career
London: G. Bell and Sons, 1920.
Frontispiece portrait, and illustrated with many diagrams. xvi, 212 pages plus 4 pages of ads. 8vo, blue cloth with rounded corners and gilt-stamped signature on cover. London: G. Bell and Sons & New York: Macmillan, 1920. First edition. Minor wear at spine ends, still a near fine clean copy of this uncommon book.
An important book the great Cuban grandmaster Jose Raul Capablanca (1888-1942). Published shortly before he became the World's Chess Champion, a position he held from 1921 to 1927.
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Edition: First
Language: English
Price: $550.00
Item #313747