Description: I have here for sale a book entitled STUDIES OF CHESS: CONTAINING A SYSTEMATIC INTRODUCTION TO THE GAME AND THE ANALYSIS OF CHESS by MR. PHILIDOR with COMMENTS AND DIAGRAMS. This sixth edition was published in 1825 by SAMUEL BAGSTER, London.Philidor (1726 1795) was a French chess player and was regarded as the best chess player of his age. His book Analyse du jeu des Echecs was considered a standard chess manual for a century and a well-known chess opening and a checkmate method are named after him. He was also the first to play blindfolded chess against two opponents simultaneously. Studies of Chess is filled with illustrated examples of game play, strategy, opening moves, and tips on winning, as well as analysis, commentary, and diagrams.Half bound in leather, over blue linen boards. New endpapers. Marbled fore-edges. This book is in very good condition, tightly bound with no loose or missing pages, pages clean and bright, 536pp 22cm x 14cm.If you have any questions with regard to this item, please contact me I will do my best to answer your query. Postage and packing : if you are considering buying more than 1 item on my eBay account, I will combine the items into the fewest parcels possible and reduce the price of the postage cost - saving you money :)
Price: 249.99 GBP
Location: Northwich
End Time: 2024-02-16T11:02:35.000Z
Shipping Cost: 44.22 GBP
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Non-Fiction Subject: Dictionaries & Reference
Year Printed: 1825
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Binding: Leather
Original/Reproduction: Original
Region: Europe
Author: PHILIDOR
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Publisher: SAMUEL BAGSTER
Place of Publication: LONDON
Special Attributes: Dust Jacket
