The American Chess-player's Handbook. Teaching the Rudiments of the Game, and Giving the Analysis of All the Recognized Openings

Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1870. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/No DJ. First edition; 6 3/4 x 4 1/2; pp. [11], 8-256, [2]; mustard cloth over boards, titled and illustrated in gilt on front board and spine; minor rubbing to corners and tips of spine; light dust-dulling to cloth; faint, penciled-in signature of previous owner to front board verso; very good condition.Based on English chess master Howard Staunton's (1810 - 1874) work, the book describes and illustrates the rules of the game, as well as various openings and their variations.