The Chess-Player's Handbook : a Popular and Scientific Introduction to the Game of Chess, Exemplified in Games Actually Played by the Greatest Master, and Illustrated by Numerous Diagrams of Original and Remarkable Positions / by Howard Staunton
by Staunton, Howard (1810-1874)
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About This Item
London : Henry G. Bohn, 1848. Second Edition. Hardback. An exceptional example; bound in wine buckram with a contrasting gilt-blocked calf label. The original chess board decoration re-laid to the front panel. Very impressively finished and particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 518 pages; Physical desc. : viii, 518 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. Subject: Chess - Handbooks, manuals, etc. Other names: Sinclair, Robert S. Poole, Edward. , revised.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
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- Title
- The Chess-Player's Handbook : a Popular and Scientific Introduction to the Game of Chess, Exemplified in Games Actually Played by the Greatest Master, and Illustrated by Numerous Diagrams of Original and Remarkable Positions / by Howard Staunton
- Author
- Staunton, Howard (1810-1874)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : Henry G. Bohn
- Date Published
- 1848
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...