A primer of chess

Author: Jose Raul Capablanca y Graupera (1888-1942) inscribed from the library of David DeLuciaYear: 1937Publisher: Harcourt, Brace and CompanyPlace: New YorkDescription: xxix+281 pages with diagrams. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine with blind-stamped chess boards to covers. Inscribed by Capablanca on front end paper. from the library of David DeLucia(Betts: 10-136) Second American edition.This work is in two parts. In part one the author gives basic instruction, first very briefly, the covering the same points in more detail. In part two he deals with endings, the middle-game, openings, in that order. This was published in London by Bell in the same year.Jose Raul Capablanca y Graupera (19 November 1888-8 March 1942) was a Cuban chess player who was world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. A chess prodigy, he is considered by many as one of the greatest players of all time, widely renowned for his exceptional endgame skill