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44 - [CHESS]. A collection of three works.
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Estimate €150 - €200
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[CHESS]. A collection of three works. PHILIDOR. Analysis of Chess, containing a new method. London, 1749, 8vo, paperback, blue paper cover. The margin of the title page is soiled. PHILIDOR. Analysis of the Game of Chess. New and considerably expanded edition. London, P. Elmsley, 1777, 8vo, fawn calf, decorated ribbed spine, red edges (contemporary binding). Portrait. AZEVEDO (Moyse). The Game of Chess. Games by Joachim Grecco, known as ‘the Calabrian’. Bordeaux, H. Faye, 1833, green half-shagreen, ribbed spine (later binding).
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