The Noble Game of Chess Containing Rules and Instructions, for the use of those who have already a little knowledge of this game.
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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