The Chess-Player's Handbook : a Popular and Scientific Introduction to the Game of Chess, Exemplified in Games Actually Played by the Greatest Master, and Illustrated by Numerous Diagrams of Original and Remarkable Positions / by Howard Staunton

Staunton, Howard (1810-1874)

Published by London : Henry G. Bohn, 1848

About this Item

An exceptional example; bound in wine buckram with a contrasting gilt-blocked calf label. The original chess board decoration re-laid to the front panel. Very impressively finished and particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 518 pages; Physical desc. : viii, 518 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. Subject: Chess - Handbooks, manuals, etc. Other names: Sinclair, Robert S. Poole, Edward. , revised. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Chess-Player's Handbook : a Popular and Scientific Introduction to the Game of Chess, Exemplified in Games Actually Played by the Greatest Master, and Illustrated by Numerous Diagrams of Original and Remarkable Positions / by Howard Staunton
• Publisher: London : Henry G. Bohn
• Publication Date: 1848
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Second Edition.
• Weight: 1 kilogram