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Dampstains and foxing to covers of both parts. Part 2 has dampstains causing rippling and bubbling to leaves throughout. Paper spines worn with small tears and chips. Rubber stamp of "Otago Chess Club" on title page of both parts. Previous owner's signature on front covers. ; 2 parts only (of 5). Part 1: "1. Lieferung". 56 pages. Part 2: "2. Lieferung". (57)-128 pages. Each part with its own printed paper wrappers. Page dimensions: 231 x 154mm. Imprints on title pages are 1925 for both parts. Imprints on front covers are 1925 for the first part, and 1926 for the second part. Text in German. Illustrated with diagrams. "Nimzowitsch advocated controlling the center of the board with distant pieces rather than with pawns, thus inviting the opponent to occupy the center with pawns, which can then become targets of attack. This was part of the hypermodern framework, which Nimzowitsch encapsulated in his seminal book My System, which greatly influenced many chess players. It introduced and formalized concepts of the pawn chain, overprotection, undermining, prophylaxis, restraint, rook on the seventh rank, knight outposts, the dynamics of the isolated queen's pawn, and other areas of chess." - Wikipedia entry on "Hypermodernism" in chess, accessed January 2018.