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Chess.- Ponziani (Domenico) Il giuoco incomparabile degli scacchi, second edition, title with woodcut printer's device, errata f. at end, woodcut diagrams, initials and tail-pieces, occasional spotting, some light browning, contemporary vellum, red morocco label to spine, a few nicks, marked, [LN 527], 8vo, Modena, Heirs of Bartolomeo Soliani, 1782.
*** A manuscript note by Sir Frederic Madden in the translation of this work (see lot 144) states that this is the best edition.
Provenance: Richard Ford, his sale, Phillips, 3rd October, 1985, lot 255.](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/xlarge/12e222f3-9a90-ee11-b864-d4548b6f1f2f/a1e2c941-e591-ee11-817a-7c1e5204c008.webp "138
Chess.- Ponziani (Domenico) Il giuoco incomparabile degli scacchi, second edition, title with woodcut printer's device, errata f. at end, woodcut diagrams, initials and tail-pieces, occasional spotting, some light browning, contemporary vellum, red morocco label to spine, a few nicks, marked, [LN 527], 8vo, Modena, Heirs of Bartolomeo Soliani, 1782.
*** A manuscript note by Sir Frederic Madden in the translation of this work (see lot 144) states that this is the best edition.
Provenance: Richard Ford, his sale, Phillips, 3rd October, 1985, lot 255.")
Description
Chess.- Ponziani (Domenico) Il giuoco incomparabile degli scacchi, second edition, title with woodcut printer's device, errata f. at end, woodcut diagrams, initials and tail-pieces, occasional spotting, some light browning, contemporary vellum, red morocco label to spine, a few nicks, marked, [LN 527], 8vo, Modena, Heirs of Bartolomeo Soliani, 1782.
⁂ A manuscript note by Sir Frederic Madden in the translation of this work (see lot 144) states that this is the best edition.
Provenance: Richard Ford, his sale, Phillips, 3rd October, 1985, lot 255.
Lot 138
Chess.- Ponziani (Domenico) Il giuoco incomparabile degli scacchi, second edition, Modena, Heirs of Bartolomeo Soliani, 1782.
Hammer Price: £320
Description
Chess.- Ponziani (Domenico) Il giuoco incomparabile degli scacchi, second edition, title with woodcut printer's device, errata f. at end, woodcut diagrams, initials and tail-pieces, occasional spotting, some light browning, contemporary vellum, red morocco label to spine, a few nicks, marked, [LN 527], 8vo, Modena, Heirs of Bartolomeo Soliani, 1782.
⁂ A manuscript note by Sir Frederic Madden in the translation of this work (see lot 144) states that this is the best edition.
Provenance: Richard Ford, his sale, Phillips, 3rd October, 1985, lot 255.
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