4to (290 x 200 mm), 8 page introduction followed by the facsimile which includes 23 large woodcut illustrations, one of 500 numbered copies, orig. hessian, leather label on spine. The 'Game of Chess' is an English version (first issued in 1474) of text written originally in Latin by Jacobus de Cessolis under the title of 'Liber de Ludo Scaccorum'. This second edition is one of the earliest books to be issued with woodcuts (the first edition has none). Seller Inventory # 38935

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Title: Jacobus de Cessolis. The Game of Chess. ...

Publisher: London: The Scolar Press

Publication Date: 1976

Binding: Hardcover

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unsatisfactory may be returned within seven days of receipt. I accept credit/debit cards - Visa, Mastercard, Maestro. Payment by cheque is also accepted - pounds Sterling only - payable to Forest Books. Telephone contact William Laywood - on (44) 01400 251865 for debit card payments or if you prefer to contact me personally. postal address: 17 Main Street, Normanton, Grantham, Lincs. NG32 3BH. Libraries can be billed. Pos...

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