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The Book of the First American Chess Congress, by Daniel Willard Fiske, M.A. One of the very first real tournament books! Original, well preserved binding,563 pages, printed in 1859. At the Congress, among others,Mr. Paul Morphy, of New Orleans, Louisiana and Mr Louis Paulsen, of Dubuque, Iowa, were present.Article from Mr. J. Löwenthal in the book and more than 200 pages "Incidents in the History of American Chess", printed in
the year 1859 !! Winner of the Tournament: Morphy . A valuable Book!
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