Sold for:
$1,300
$1,300
Evans, Henry Ridgley. Edgar Allan Poe and Baron von Kempelen's Chess-Playing Automaton. Kenton, Ohio: I.B.M., 1939. First Edition limited to 100 copies. A complimentary review copy, accompanied by a tipped-in June 1939 Autograph Letter Signed, "(Dr.) Henry R. Evans," to Willard Mutchler, Chess Editor of The Washington Post. Signed "Compliments of the Author" by Evans on the flyleaf. Blue cloth stamped in gold. Illustrated with plates. 8vo. Evidence of soiling on front cover, other minor abrasions, but good overall.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-02-06
