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A New Treatise on the Game of Chess by George Walker, London 1833. Second edition, enlarged and improved. L/N 633. Original cloth with paper label, very good throughout apart from notes on frontis chess diagram. £90
A New Treatise on the Game of Chess by George Walker, London 1833. Second edition, enlarged and improved. L/N 633. Very good throughout apart from notes on frontis chess diagram. £90
Chess for Beginners and the Beginnings of Chess by R B Swinton, London 1891. L/N 1074, Betts 10-47. Some foxing to first few leaves otherwise very good throughout. Part II (100+ pages) covers the history and literature of chess. £50
Chess for Beginners and the Beginnings of Chess by R B Swinton, London 1891. L/N 1074, Betts 10-47. Some foxing to first few leaves otherwise very good throughout. Part II (100+ pages) covers the history and literature of chess. £50
Chess Studies: comprising One Thousand Games, by George Walker, Kegan Paul, London 1893. New edition with introduction by E Freeborough. L/N 3146, Betts 24-13. Very good throughout. The first major collection of games from Philidor to Staunton 1780's to 1840's. £100
Chess Studies: comprising One Thousand Games, by George Walker, Kegan Paul, London 1893. New edition with introduction by E Freeborough. L/N 3146, Betts 24-13. Very good throughout. The first major collection of games from Philidor to Staunton 1780's to 1840's. £100
Chess Studies: Prize inscription on half-title.
The Chess-Player's Companion comprising a New Treatise on Odds and a Collection of Games, by Howard Staunton, Henry Bohn, London 1849. First edition. Betts 29-134. Covers discoloured but good tight binding with no splits and good internally. Includes many of Staunton's games. £50
The Chess-Player's Companion comprising a New Treatise on Odds and a Collection of Games, by Howard Staunton, Henry Bohn, London 1849. First edition. Betts 29-134. Covers discoloured but good tight binding with no splits and good internally. Includes many of Staunton's games. £50
Chess Praxis: A Supplement to The Chess Player's Handbook, by H. Staunton, Henry Bohn, London 1860. First edition. Betts 24-4. Generally good. More a games collection than a handbook and includes 142 of Morphy's games. £50
Chess Praxis: A Supplement to The Chess Player's Handbook, by H. Staunton, Henry Bohn, London 1860. First edition. Betts 24-4. Generally good. More a games collection than a handbook and includes 142 of Morphy's games. £50
The Art of Chess-Play: A New Treatise on the Game of Chess by George Walker, Sherwood Gilbert & Piper, London 1846. Betts 10-320. Covers darkened with a little wear to head and foot of spine. Frontis is stained otherwise good internally. Includes Walker's interesting bibliogrphical catalogue. Sold
The Art of Chess-Play: A New Treatise on the Game of Chess by Geotge Walker, Sherwood Gilbert & Piper, London 1846. Betts 10-320. Covers darkened with a little wear to head and foot of spine. Frontis is stained otherwise good internally. Includes Walker's interesting bibliogrphical catalogue. Sold
The Modern Chess Instructor by W Steinitz, Putnam's, New York 1889. Betts 14-1. Very good condition throughout with only very minor
wear around the tips. This has a superior binding with dark blue covers rather than the normal brown. Steinitz's landmark work in which he explains many of his theories. The final section analyses the games of the Steinitz-Chigorin match. Sold
The Modern Chess Instructor by W Steinitz, Putnam's, New York 1889. Betts 14-1. Very good condition throughout with only very minor wear around the tips. This has a superior binding with dark blue covers rather than the normal brown. Steinitz's landmark work in which he explains many of his theories. The final section analyses the games of the Steinitz-Chigorin match. £75
The Chess-Player's Handbook by Howard Staunton, Henry Bohn, London 1847. Original binding, rebacked with the spine covering laid on. Very good throughout.Note the missing rook and knight at a1 and b1 in the frontis to this scarce first edition. £50
The Chess-Player's Handbook by Howard Staunton, Henry Bohn, London 1847. Note the missing rook and knight on a1 and b1 in the frontis.
The Chess-Player's Handbook by Howard Staunton, Henry Bohn, London 1847. Original binding, rebacked with the spine covering laid on. Very good throughout.Note the missing rook and knight at a1 and b1 in the frontis to this scarce first edition. £50
The Chess-Player's Handbook by Howard Staunton, Charles Scribner, New York 1859. Not in L/N, Betts 10-16. Covers faded and a little wear at head and foot of spine, generally good throughout. The first American edition of Staunton's Handbook being a reprint of the 1848 second edition. Rare American edition £75
The Chess-Player's Handbook by Howard Staunton, Charles Scribner, New York 1859. Not in L/N, Betts 10-16. Covers faded and a little wear at head and foot of spine, generally good throughout. The first American edition of Staunton's Handbook being a reprint of the 1848 second edition. Rare American edition £75
The Chess-Player's Handbook by Howard Staunton, Charles Scribner, New York 1859. Not in L/N, Betts 10-16. Covers faded and a little wear at head and foot of spine, generally good throughout. The first American edition of Staunton's Handbook being a reprint of the 1848 second edition. Rare American edition £75
The Chess-Player's Text Book by H Staunton, Revised by E E Cunnington, John Jaques, London no date c1915. L/N 787, Betts 10- 89. Very good. Later reprint of the book originally issued to accompany sets of Jaque's chessmen. Sold
The Chess-Player's Text Book by H Staunton, Revised by E E Cunnington, John Jaques, London no date c1915. L/N 787, Betts 10- 89. Very good. Later reprint of the book originally issued to accompany sets of Jaque's chessmen. Sold
The Celebrated Analysisof the Game of Chess translated from the French of A.D.Philidor, by George Walker, Whittaker Treacher and co., London 1832. Green cloth hardback, very good throughout. L/N 495, W & R 1832:10. Includes a biographical sketch of Philidor. £150
The Celebrated Analysisof the Game of Chess translated from the French of A.D.Philidor, by George Walker, Whittaker Treacher and co., London 1832. Title page.
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