Ver a tamaño completo.
Chess for Beginners, in a series of progressive lessons: Showing the most approved methods of beginning and ending the game
de William Lewis (1787-1870) from the library of Ken Whyld
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good
- Librería
-
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
ii+114 pages with illustrations and 24 colored diagrams including frontispiece. Duodecimo (6 1/4" x 5") rebound in green cloth with gilt lettering decoration to spine. From the library of Ken Whyld with provenance from Klittich-Pfankuch Auction House. (Whyld and Ravillous: 1835:2) First edition.
Lewis was a leading chess teacher and author-his most famous pupil was Alexander McDonnell-and for a time he ran chess rooms in St Martin's Lane. In 1819 he operated the chess-playing automaton The Turk when it was exhibited in London. The Lewis Counter Gambit was name for him.
Condition:
Plates following page 78 trimmed with repair
Reseñas
(¡Iniciar sesión or Crear una cuenta primero!)
Detalles
- Librería
- The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- BOOKS001199
- Título
- Chess for Beginners, in a series of progressive lessons: Showing the most approved methods of beginning and ending the game
- Autor
- William Lewis (1787-1870) from the library of Ken Whyld
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First
- Editorial
- Chapman & Hall's
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1835
- Páginas
- ii+114 pages with illustrations and 24 colored diagrams including frontispiece
- Tamaño
- Duodecimo
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palabras clave
- Chess, Ajedrez, Schach, Echecs
Términos de venta
The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA
All items are guaranteed as described. If an item is
not as described, it is returnable within seven days
of receipt, unless other arrangements are made.
Full refunds given only when items are received in
the same condition in which they were sent.
We require new customers to send payment with
their order. Customers known to us will be invoiced
with payment due in thirty days, unless prior
arrangements are made. Institutions will be billed
to meet their requirements. All items subject to prior
sale.
We accept Visa, Mastercard, and American Express
Please be advised that we can only ship to your billing address.
We accept checks, but may require that the check clears before we ship an order.
Prices of books do not include shipping.
We use UPS domestically and internationally. Other shipping arrangements can be made. Shipping is always charged at cost.
Texas residents must add 8.25% sales tax.
Sobre el vendedor
The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA
Miembro de Biblio desde 2005
Fort Worth, Texas
Sobre The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA
The Book Collector specializes in the finest collections of Chess, Anthropology, Americana and American Literature. Visit our website at www.bookcollectorshop.com
Glosario
Algunos términos que podrían usarse en esta descripción incluyen:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
