The Manual of Chess: Containing the Elementary Principles of the Game; Illustrated with Numerous Diagrams, Recent Games and Original Problems
by Charles Kenny (1815,-1875)
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- Hardcover
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xiv-[15]-122 pages with diagrams including frontispiece. Duodecimo (6 1/4" x 4 1/4") bound in original publisher's brown cloth with gilt lettering to front cover. [Hagedorn 54, Betts 10-2] First published in Britain in 1846 and in United States in 1847.
An elementary text, containing a brief survey of chess literature (Chess and chess writers), a description of the elements, a chapter giving the first few moves of the openings, and other sections on "ends of games" (elementary mates), Games actually played (5 examples), prob3ems with examples (7) and general rules for playing the game, with a list of places where chess is played (in England) and a list of chess periodicals. The American edition is slightly re-arranged pagination, otherwise as the English edition except for the omission of the final list of places where played and periodicals.
Condition: Corners bumped, spine ends rubbed, 1" split at back hinge else about very good.
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- Title
- The Manual of Chess: Containing the Elementary Principles of the Game; Illustrated with Numerous Diagrams, Recent Games and Original Problems
- Author
- Charles Kenny (1815,-1875)
- Book Condition
- Used - About Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- D Appleton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1859
- Pages
- xiv-[15]-122 pages with diagrams including frontispiece.
- Size
- Duodecimo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Chess, Ajedrez, Schach, Echecs
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- /chess;
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