The Noble Game of Chess Containing Rules and Instructions, for the use of those who have already a little knowledge of this game.
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Book Description
First Edition. Small 8vo, ppvii, 78. Hardback, recent quarter calf on marble boards, first and last page slightly dusty however otherwise clean. Early manuscript correction to page 14. A rare volume, often regarded as being the first serious book on chess in the English language. It had a very small circulation, being sold only from Slaughter's Coffee House in St. Martin's Lane.
Author
Capt. Joseph Bertin
Date
1735
Binding
Hardback
Publisher
London: Printed by H. Woodfall for the author
Condition
Good
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