The Checker Player; Containing Approved Lines of Play on the Sixteen Standard Openings, with Elaborate Play on Irregular Games, Traps and Shots, Practical Positions, Full Instructions, the Move and its Changes, and Laws of the Game

Spayth, Henry

Published by Dick & Fitzgerald. (1895). New York., 1895

About this Item

Illustrated cloth. Illustrations and charts. Slight scuffing to front and back covers. Browning to end papers. Front fly leaf through page xi have slight crease. In the Preface, the author describes the game of Checkers or Draughts as having pr eced ed Chess. Using illustrations and charts he describes the instructions, openings, the law of the game and many variations.

Seller Inventory # 1890

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Checker Player; Containing Approved Lines of Play on the Sixteen Standard Openings, with Elaborate Play on Irregular Games, Traps and Shots, Practical Positions, Full Instructions, the Move and its Changes, and Laws of the Game
• Publisher: Dick & Fitzgerald. (1895). New York.
• Publication Date: 1895
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Collectible-Very Good
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