Alice et le Maitre d'Echecs [Alice and the Chess Master] (Signed copy)

Signed by Christophe Leroy to Morton N Cohen

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Printing Details

First edition, first printing. Paperback. 16.5 × 10.cm, 171pp. French text.

This copy has been signed and dedicated by author to the pre-eminent Lewis Carroll scholar, Professor Morton N Cohen. Also included is a brief handwritten note and a press release on the book.

The title of the French title translates as 'Alice and the Chess Master' and is Christophe Leroy's attempt to decipher and analyse the mysterious chess game presented by Lewis Carroll in his novel Through the Looking-Glass. The book claims to have solved the chess puzzle which had previously been dismissed by chess players and literary scholars. It suggests the game reveals a hidden message related to Lewis Carroll's life, his relationship with Alice Liddell, and the themes of the original book...

Illustrated throughout with diagrams of the chess board as the game progresses.

Condition

This book is in very good condition.

ISBN

9782914839266

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