Stratagems of Chess, or, A Collection of Critical and Remarkable Situations selected from the Works of eneminent masters, illustrated on plates, describing the ingenious moves by which the game is either won, drawn, or stalemate Obtained

  • Hardcover
  • London: T and J Allman, 1817
By Montigny, Sieur de

v+150+69 pages with frontispiece, illustrations and diagrams. Duodecimo (6 31/2" x 4") bound in three quarter leather with marbled boards, and gilt lettering. Taken from the 1802 French edition Stratagemes des echecs. First English edition published in 1817. (A van der Linde:2156; Whyld and Ravillous: 1817:13) Second edition.

Published anonymously. Unchanged from the first edition published in the same year, except the first edition had only 64 additional pages at end.

Condition:

New three quarter leather and end papers with original marbled boards else a very good copy.

Details

Title

Stratagems of Chess, or, A Collection of Critical and Remarkable Situations selected from the Works of eneminent masters, illustrated on plates, describing the ingenious moves by which the game is either won, drawn, or stalemate Obtained

Author

Montigny, Sieur de

Binding

Hardcover

Condition

Very Good

Publisher

T and J Allman: London

Date

1817

Edition

Second Edition

Size

Duodecimo

Pages

v+150+69pp with frontispiece, illustrations and diagrams


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