Lot 104
Chess.- Middleton (Thomas) The Works, 5 vol., edited by Rev. Alexander Dyce, Edward Lumley, 1840.
Hammer Price: £650
Description
Chess.- Middleton (Thomas) The Works, 5 vol., edited by Rev. Alexander Dyce, half-titles, engraved portrait frontispiece to vol. 1 (tiny hole, trimmed and laid down), folding engraved frontispiece of pieces gathered around a chess board to vol. 4, frontispiece to vol. 4 lightly offset, foxing at beginning and end, contemporary red morocco, richly gilt, expertly rebacked, the odd spot or small mark to covers, some rubbing to corners, g.e., 8vo, Edward Lumley, 1840.
⁂ A handsome set of the works of Middleton with strong chess provenance. Vol. 4 includes the satirical play 'A Game at Chess', first staged by the King's Men at the Globe Theatre in 1624.
Provenance: Dr. Meindert Niemeijer (1902-87), Dutch lawyer, international chess master, and historian of the game (bookplate to vol. 1); J. W. Niemeijer, son of the above (bookplate to front free endpaper vol. 1).
Description
Chess.- Middleton (Thomas) The Works, 5 vol., edited by Rev. Alexander Dyce, half-titles, engraved portrait frontispiece to vol. 1 (tiny hole, trimmed and laid down), folding engraved frontispiece of pieces gathered around a chess board to vol. 4, frontispiece to vol. 4 lightly offset, foxing at beginning and end, contemporary red morocco, richly gilt, expertly rebacked, the odd spot or small mark to covers, some rubbing to corners, g.e., 8vo, Edward Lumley, 1840.
⁂ A handsome set of the works of Middleton with strong chess provenance. Vol. 4 includes the satirical play 'A Game at Chess', first staged by the King's Men at the Globe Theatre in 1624.
Provenance: Dr. Meindert Niemeijer (1902-87), Dutch lawyer, international chess master, and historian of the game (bookplate to vol. 1); J. W. Niemeijer, son of the above (bookplate to front free endpaper vol. 1).
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