69 pages with diagrams, tables and 14 plates. Small octavo (7 1/4" x 5") issued in green wrappers with black lettering to cover. (Betts: 25-177) First British edition.Originally published in Dutch as Hastings: Schaakcitadel, 1946-Date: 1947, Amsterdam, Uitgeverij Vrij Nederland, 1947. Contains 45 games of the premier tournament with notes and round-by-round commentary; scores of all sections in the Congress; indexes of players and openings; and a brief survey of previous Hastings Premiers (1895-1938/9) with 4 games and portraits of the winners. (1. Alexander, 2. Tartakower, 3. Gudmundsson. Covers slightly soiled, else excellent. A rare book with good notes by the international master authors.