Chess for Beginners; in a series of Progressive Lessons; showing the most approved methods of beginning and ending the game. With varous situations and checkmates, illustrated by numerous diagrams printed in colours

Lewis, William

Published by Chapman & Hall, 1846

About this Item

150 x 119mm, fine brown pictorial cloth, lettered & ornnamented in gilt on spine & upper cover, lower cover ornamented in blind, pp.[viii]156. 24 full-page coloured diagrams, including frontispiece. Ends of spine & lower hinge rubbed. Ownership signature & date (October 1861) on front free endpaper. Possibly the earliest acknowledged grandmaster, the author was also one of the succession of hidden players inside the chess 'automaton' known as 'The Turk'. Seller Inventory # 013673

Bibliographic Details

Title: Chess for Beginners; in a series of ...

Publisher: Chapman & Hall

Publication Date: 1846

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: Third edition, revised and corrected