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The Chess-Player's Handbook 1847, Howard Staunton
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| Listing Format: | Auction |
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(GBP) £20,00 (EUR) €23,08 |
| Starting bid: | (GBP) £20,00 (EUR) €23,08 |
| # of bids: | 1 |
| Closes: | Auction is closed |
| Location: | Great Britain (UK) |
| Started: | 2020-10-01 16:16:29 |
| Ended: | 2020-10-08 18:05:00 |
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The Chess-Player's Handbook
By Howard Staunton, Henry G. Bohn, London 1847. Betts 10-3, 518pp
Original blind stamped cloth covers with gilt chessboard on front cover. The back cover is almost detached and needs repairing.
Good tight condition internally.
This is the scarce 1847 first edition of Staunton's influential Handbook which became the standard text book of the 19th century. The frontis Sphynx problem has two chess pieces missing - see Chessbookchats 01/01/2016 which has a detailed description of this book.
Postage will be charged at cost; Royal Mail approx £3 in UK, £8 economy to Europe, or £13 tracked and signed.
Reductions for additional items and large parcels will be sent by courier which is much cheaper.
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