Chess for Beginners. In a series of Progressive Lessons, showing the most approved methods of beginning and ending the game; with various situations and checkmates illustrated by numerous diagrams, printed in colours.
by CHESS. LEWIS, William
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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About This Item
Chapman and Hall, London., 1835. First edition. Square 12mo. pp [ii], iv, 149. Illustrations printed in green, blue and red. Eight pages of adverts at rear. Original brown cloth with gilt vignette of a mounted knight on front. The book was published in the pre-Dickens period when Chapman and Hall issued titles largely intended to encourage visitors to their newly established bookshop at 186 Strand. Front joint splitting. Tail of spine a bit scuffed. Very good.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Ellis bookseller
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CHESS014144
- Title
- Chess for Beginners. In a series of Progressive Lessons, showing the most approved methods of beginning and ending the game; with various situations and checkmates illustrated by numerous diagrams, printed in colours.
- Author
- CHESS. LEWIS, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall, London.
- Date Published
- 1835
- Keywords
- chess
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Vignette
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Gilt
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- First Edition
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- 12mo
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