Science and Art of Chess by J. Monroe - 1859

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New York: Charles Scribner, 1859. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Poor. Small octavo. 5.25 x 7.75 in. xiv, 281 pp. Poor in original green cloth boards with embossed design, heavy reading wear, foxing and markings throughout. A previous owner's name appears on the front free endpaper. First edition of the first complete guide to the study of the game of chess published in the English Language, eight years after the first modern chess tournament was held in London in 1851.

New York: Charles Scribner, 1859. First Edition. Hardcover. Good in original, decorative maroon boards, with toning and general reading wear along the spine.. Small octavo. 5.25 x 7.5 in. ii, 281 pp. This is well-read copy of Monroe's treatise on chess, dedicated to Lieutenant-General Winfield Scott. The binding is loose, but all pages are intact. Some pages contain markings, underlining and notes from previous owners.

Charles Scribner, NY, 1859, matching dates, smaller 8vo., green contemporary cloth, 281pp., diagrams, cloth quite worn & scuffed, frayed spine caps, most of spine chipped away, but gilt title still present & just legible, owner's name, yellowed paper, cracked rear inner hinge, chipped endpapers, sound, poor, $

Charles Scribner. Good. 1859. First Edition. Hardcover. ; Three quarter black calf leather bound cover over green and black marbled boards has heavy wear and worn through at corners and spine caps. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Title page and front matter stained and soiled with a chip in the dedication page. Text pages are mostly clean with very modest foxing and in good condition. .