Description
Chess.- Philidor (François-André Danican) Chess analysed: or instructions by which a perfect knowledge of this noble game may in a short time be acquir'd, title with woodcut floral ornament, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, a little soling to lower corners at beginning and end, occasional spotting, 19th century half morocco, gilt, [LN 486; Whyld & Ravilious 1750:2], 8vo, printed for J. Nourse, and P. Vaillant, in the Strand, 1750.
⁂ First edition in English.
Provenance: 'J.W. Rimington Wilson, Chess Library' (ink inscription to front free endpaper); Brooklyn Public Library (ink stamps to lower edge and modern rear endpaper).
Lot 133
Chess.- Philidor (François-André Danican) Chess analysed, first edition in English, printed for J. Nourse, and P. Vaillant, 1750.
Hammer Price: £1,500
Description
Chess.- Philidor (François-André Danican) Chess analysed: or instructions by which a perfect knowledge of this noble game may in a short time be acquir'd, title with woodcut floral ornament, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, a little soling to lower corners at beginning and end, occasional spotting, 19th century half morocco, gilt, [LN 486; Whyld & Ravilious 1750:2], 8vo, printed for J. Nourse, and P. Vaillant, in the Strand, 1750.
⁂ First edition in English.
Provenance: 'J.W. Rimington Wilson, Chess Library' (ink inscription to front free endpaper); Brooklyn Public Library (ink stamps to lower edge and modern rear endpaper).