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Instructional Chess and Solitaire Card Game Books, Late 19th/Early 20th Century
Item Details
| Title and Author/Editor | The Chess-Player’s Handbook: A Popular and Scientific Introduction To the Game of Chess (Howard Staunton, 1900), Dick’s Games of Patience: Or, Solitaire with Cards (Edited by William B. Dick, 1884), My System: A Chess Treatise (Aron Nimzowitsch; English version by Philip Hereford, 1930), The Chess Players’ Compendium: A Practical Guide to the Openings with New Supplement (William Cook and Alfred Emery, 1910) |
| Genre | Activity and Game Books, Essays, Treatises and Speeches, Instructional and Textbooks |
| Binding | Cloth on board |
| Dust Jacket | No |
| Period | Late 19th/ Early 20th Century |
| Edition Statement | Fifth Edition, Revised Edition |
| Language | English |
| Number of Books | 4 |
Condition
- wear to covers with rubbed edges, bumped corners and soiling; writing to endpapers; cracked hinges; tanning and fading to text blocks and text edges; shaken but generally tight bindings; bowing.
Dimensions
1.0" W x 9.75" H x 6.5" D
- measures The Chess Players’ Compendium.
Item #
ITMG527861
