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(MONTIGNY). Classic chess manual Les stratagemes des echecs, ou collection des cours d'echecs les plus brillans et les plus curieux, tant dans la partie ordinaire que dans les differentes parties composees; tires des meilleurs auteurs, et dont plusieurs n'ont point encore ete publies. Par un amateur. Paris, Strasbourg, Jean-Andre Fischer, for Amand König, An X (= 1802).
First edition of a fine chess manual, a classic in its field, the plates here beautifully coloured by hand. The tables with the full proceedings of all the chess games, illustrated on the engraved plates, are given in the text volume, accompanied by short explanations and the book starts with a general exposition of the rules of the game. The work was published simultanously at Strasbourg in German translation, and in 1816 it was translated into English. All these editions were several times republished as well, all through the 19th century.
Fine set.- (Some waterst. on text pp. of plates vol.).
<I>Cat. Schaakboekerij Niemeijer</I> 1788;<I> Bibl. Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana</I> 2152; <I>Coll. Rimington-Wilson</I> 991-994 (4 copies); Anton Schmid, <I>Lit. des Schachspiels</I>, p. 325.

2 vols., one text and one plate vol. 16mo. Contemp. half red morocco, spines ribbed and gilt. With engraved plate in the text volume of a chess board with all chess pieces set up in the starting position, the fields coloured in white and gold and the pieces in red and black, the gold and red coloured by hand, and 120 engraved plates with similarly handcoloured chess boards depicting chess problems in the plates volume. 93, (1 blank); 122, (6) pp.

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(PHILIDOR, A.D.). To amuse and instruct youth Elemens theoriques et pratiques du jeu des echets, avec des reflexions morales, politiques, historiques et militaires, relatives a ce jeu. Paris, Madame veuve Hocquart, 1810.
Very rare first edition of a chess manual especially intended to amuse and instruct youth, because as the anonymous editor explains in the preface, chess is better for youth than games of hazard. In the preface he quotes J.J. Rousseau on the impossibility to surpass a certain progress made in the game, and he also includes a long letter of a father to his son on the dangers of gambling. As further explained in the preface, the chess rules and exercises given in the book came from Philidor and Stamma, and where possible the editor added useful reflections on politics, moral, history and especially on military science. He added some lines of the poem on chess by Cerutti and verses from the Latin poem on chess by Vida, which were translated from in French by J.B. Levee, director of the Lyceum at Bruges. And the ten-line verses present in the book were taken from the work of Abbe Roman. The book itself starts with an introduction on the game of chess, chess terminology, riddles, anecdotes and poetry on chess, and on page 85 the chess teaching seriously begins. In 607 numbered articles, the rules of the game of chess, advice in problem situations, exemplary games and exercises of the game of chess are given. An index and list of Errata is added at the end. The book was translated in Spanish and published at Barcelona in 1817.
Fine copy of a rare and interesting chess book.
<I>Coll. Rimington-Wilson</I> 1130; not in<I> Bibl. Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana</I>, or in <I>Cat. Schaakboekerij Niemeyer</I>; cf. <I>Cat. Van Rijn</I> 1214 (Dutch ed. of Stamma's chess manuel, ca. 1780).

Sm.8vo. Contemp. marbled calf, spine with orange title-label, orange painted edges. With stipple-engraved frontispiece-portrait of Philidor, full-page engraved plate showing the chessmen, and two woodcut playing boards in text, one with the letters and numbers used for the game-notations, and the other showing all possible moves of the horse on the chess board, numbered on the fields from 1 tot 64. XXIV, 266, (2) pp.

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Anonyme. -: Chess. Set of 3 books.
1) CAPABLANCA, J.R.; Chess Fundamentals. David McKay Company, Inc, New York, 1988, 5 il. + 246 p. with diagrams. Paper back / 2) HOROWITZ, I. A.; Modern Ideas in the Chess Openings. David McKay Company, Inc., New York, 1953, X p. + 168 p. + 3 ll. with 205 diagram. Cloth binding / 3) EUWE, Max.-MEIDEN, Walter; Chess Master v. Chess Amateur. George Allen and Unwin Ltd, London, 1963, XXXIV p. + 316 p. with diagrams. Cloth-binding with its orig. dustjacket.Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage.

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Purdy, C. J. S. Chess World August 1 1950 (Vol. 5 No. 8) (Incorporating 'Check!' and 'The Australasian Chess Review') Chess World Sydney, Australia 1950 ISBN: B002F0D8KC

Incorporating 'Check!' and 'The Australasian Chess Review'. Light general wear. Previous owner name on cover. Contents: What is position play?; Round the World chess; Masters, Grand and International; More games from Budapest; New Philipines expert; Chess in Australia; Chess progress and regression. Purdy was chess International Master (IM) and inaugural World Correspondence Chess champion. Purdy earned the Grandmaster title at Correspondence Chess in 1953. He was also an influential chess magazine writer, editor, and publisher. He was four times winner of the Australian Chess Championship, in 1935, 1937, 1949, and 1951. He won the first two Australian Correspondence Chess Championships, in 1938 and 1945. He also won the New Zealand Chess Championship in 1924/25. Purdy founded and edited the magazine Australasian Chess Review (1929-1944); this became Check (1944-45), and finally Chessworld (1946-1967). He was described by Bobby Fischer as being a great chess instructor. Condition:Very Good Binding Type:Magazine 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall

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