Frere's Chess Hand-Book: Containing Elementary Instruction and the Laws of Chess, Together with Fifty Select Games . Endings of Games, and the Defeat of the Muzio Gambit . and Rules for Four-Handed Chess
by Frere, Thomas
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
NY: T. W. Strong, 1858. 1st . Hardcover. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. First printing. Pp. xii, 229-324, 16mo format in original blind-stamped black buckram with gilt spine titles and decorations. Cloth worn through at extremities, front inner hinge repaired. Very rare chess book.
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- Bookseller
- Inno Dubelaar Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 790343
- Title
- Frere's Chess Hand-Book: Containing Elementary Instruction and the Laws of Chess, Together with Fifty Select Games . Endings of Games, and the Defeat of the Muzio Gambit . and Rules for Four-Handed Chess
- Author
- Frere, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- T. W. Strong
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1858
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Chess;
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...