Auction 354 Sports & Pastimes
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CHESS -- (HOCQUART, L.-F.-J.). Élémens théoriques et pratiques du jeu des échets, avec des réflexions morales, politiques, historiques et militaires, relatives a ce jeu. Paris, Mme Hocquart, 1810. xxiv, 266, (2) pp. W. stipple-engr. front.-portr. of Philidor, full-p. engr. showing the chessmen, & 2 woodcut playing boards in the text. Cont. marbled cf. w. dec. gilt back & orange label.

Very rare first edition of a chess manual especially intended to amuse and instruct youth. As explained in the preface, the chess rules and exercises given in the book came from Philidor and Stamma. An index and list of Errata is added at the end. The book was translated in Spanish and published at Barcelona in 1817. - Barbier II, 58; Linde-Niemeijeriana 620.

€ 180

result € 260

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