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Chess.- [Willis (Robert)] An Attempt to Analyse the Automaton Chess Player, of Mr. de Kempelen, first edition, 10 lithographed plates, J.Booth, 1821 & another (2)
Hammer Price: £3,000
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Chess.- [Willis (Robert)] An Attempt to Analyse the Automaton Chess Player, of Mr. de Kempelen, first edition, half-title, 10 lithographed plates, half-title browned, frontispiece and plates lightly spotted with slight water-staining to fore-edge, final leaf partly detached at inner margin, old cloth, rubbed and water-stained, gouges and adhesions to covers, J.Booth, 1821; and another on chess, 8vo (2)
⁂ The Automaton Chess Player or "Mechanical Turk" was presented to Empress Maria Theresa of Austria in 1770 and travelled around Europe and America defeating many challengers including Benjamin Franklin and Napoleon. Not actually an automaton it concealed a chess master within the cabinet of the machine who operated the pieces mechanically.
Description
Chess.- [Willis (Robert)] An Attempt to Analyse the Automaton Chess Player, of Mr. de Kempelen, first edition, half-title, 10 lithographed plates, half-title browned, frontispiece and plates lightly spotted with slight water-staining to fore-edge, final leaf partly detached at inner margin, old cloth, rubbed and water-stained, gouges and adhesions to covers, J.Booth, 1821; and another on chess, 8vo (2)
⁂ The Automaton Chess Player or "Mechanical Turk" was presented to Empress Maria Theresa of Austria in 1770 and travelled around Europe and America defeating many challengers including Benjamin Franklin and Napoleon. Not actually an automaton it concealed a chess master within the cabinet of the machine who operated the pieces mechanically.
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