Search Results: the american checker player comprising twenty two openings by charles francis barker

Dewolfe & Fisk. Very Good. 1880. Hardcover. 179 pp; Minor edge wear on corners and spine ends, previous owner's name on front pastedown, light toning. Front inner hinge is a little weak but not cracked, binding is tight. An attractive book. .

Boston: DeWolfe, Fiske, & Co., 1880. First edition. Original Green Cloth w/black, red, & gilt design & title on cover. Very Good. 12 mo (4 1/4 X 6 3/4), pp. xxi, 179. Enlarged edition with the author's The Game of Checkers: Barker vs. Martins International Match Games (Boston: DeWolfe & Fiske, 1888) with separate title page at rear. Illustrated with portrait (author), numerous move charts and board diagrams.. A near fine copy of this book by the champion checker player of America and Great Britain. An attractive book.

see notes for publisher info, 1880-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1880 1st Edition, 1st Printing. Light wear to covers. Some damp stains to the boards. Name written inside. Text clean and unmarked. The binding is tight and square. Your Satisfaction is Guaranteed!

1880. BARKER, Charles Francis. THE AMERICAN CHECKER-PLAYER: COMPRISING TWENTY-TWO OPENINGS... Boston: DeWolfe, Fiske & Co., 1880. Enlarged edition. 179 pp + 32 pp. 12mo., green cloth stamped in gilt, red and black. Decorated cover bright. Cloth rubbed, corners slightly frayed. 534 variations, 35 critical positions, recreations of international matches.