[.ca] Paul Morphy and the Evolution of Chess Theory (ISBN 0486435741)

Nothing Special:
The quality of the writing is mediocre at best, and the author is clearly underqualified to do in-depth analysis of Morphy's games. The book is overpriced. Chris Ward's book may not be the last word on Morphy, but Ward's a better player and annotator than Shibut, and he has all the same games. Certainly the games are great, but Shibut adds little of interest to Morphy's games or to the story of his life. Unless money is no object, you really need to think twice when considering the purchase of a high-priced book by an unknown player.