1857 - FISKE / NEW YORK 1ST AMERICANCONGRESS. 1. Morphy , hc w d j

The Book of the First American Chess Congress, by Daniel Willard Fiske, M.A. One of the very first real tournament books! OLMS reprint. Hardbound.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", originally printed in 1859!! Winner of the Tournament: Morphy