Stratagems of Chess, or, A Collection of Critical and Remarkable Situations selected from the Works of eminent masters, illustrated on plates, describing the ingenious moves by which the game is either won, drawn, or stalemate Obtained
by (Montigny, Sieur de)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
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Wakefield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: T and J Allman, 1817. Book. Good. Hardback. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A good copy bound in contemporary half leather, but front board detached. vpp.+150pp+69pp, coloured frontispiece, many other chess illustrations and diagrams. Published anonymously. Unchanged from the 1st edition published in the same year, except the first edition had only 64 additional pages. Whilst this copy has the front board loose it is internally very good and worth a sympathetic repair..
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- Bookseller
- Rickaro Books Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Stratagems of Chess, or, A Collection of Critical and Remarkable Situations selected from the Works of eminent masters, illustrated on plates, describing the ingenious moves by which the game is either won, drawn, or stalemate Obtained
- Author
- (Montigny, Sieur de)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- T and J Allman
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1817
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Chess Games Pastimes Strategy Illustrated
- Bookseller catalogs
- Social History;
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