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One sheet Quarto (11"" x 8 1/2"") hand written letter inscribed on both sides, dated march 4, 1911, discussing a series of problems he had included for publication and to disregard pervious problems since they may have published. William Rudloph learned chess at fifteen while attending high school. He later played on the New York University chess team and achieved his first success as a problemist by winning first prize in the Brooklyn Eagle's solving contest, two move section, of 1906. He also tied for first prize in the Eagle's fifth solving tourney for the Alain C White medal, but was dripped to third by Barry's ""tie breakers"" He went on to be published in solving tournaments in the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Item, as well as Chess Amateur and went on to have over 200 published which appeared in columns of Canada, England, France, Sweden, Germany, Austria, South Africa and Sweden. He was civil engineer by trade and worked on the Fourth Avenue Subway construction in Brooklyn, where he represented the Public Service Commission. Condition: Some folds were posted, light edge wear else a very good copy.

Livre pour un petit garçon bien sage, imprimé par Jules Didot aîné, en trente caractères; depuis les plus gros et les plus simples, jusqu'aux plus petits et aux plus compliqués, orné de douze estampes coloriées par Mr et Me Colin, et Mr Aubry, et d'une grande quantité de politypages. Ouvrage spécialement consacré à perfectionner les enfants dans la lecture, et à leur inspirer le goût du dessin. - Oblong 12°. (4 l), (1 p), 79 p; 12 non-paginated lithographic plates bound in-between the pages. Plates and pages partly handcoloured. paper-covered cardboard binding, back damaged and plates with a horizontal crease each. Pages foxed, in parts heavily. Overall very good condition for a children's book - Unique and very rare combination of a specimen book of Jules Didot's characters and a children's book designed to habituer les enfants à lire toutes sortes de caractères, depuis le romain et l'italique, employés généralement pour l'impression de tous les livres, jusqu'aux caractères d'écriture, en anglaise, en ronde et en gothique. - The only other copy I could trace on the market was sold at auction by Pierre Bergé in 2018 at 6.015.-

Hardcover in Very Good condition in a very good dust jacket, 8vo. Green cloth with spine titles in gold. Spine a bit cocked, bookplate on front paste-down, dust jacked spine faded and chipped, dj lightly soiled and price clipped. Bookseller accession no.: 23741.

VG/G minor edge wear and bumps. First edition, 10th printing. Published Urantia Foundation 1990. 2097 pages! EIGHT NEW COPIES OF THE 9TH PRINTING, BOXED HARD COVER, JUST ADDED., published 1986. Message me which printing you are wanting, (1) 10th printing, (8) 9th printing boxed/new. All original hardcovers.