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The Chess-Player's Handbook - Staunton 1847 - first edition
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| Listing Format: | Auction |
| Current price : | €47,00 |
| Starting bid: | €30,00 |
| # of bids: | 6 |
| Closes: | Auction is closed |
| Location: | France |
| Started: | 2021-10-06 08:59:14 |
| Ended: | 2021-11-09 19:36:00 |
| Seller: |
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| High Bidder(s): | mickey75 (112) |
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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. Rebacked with original spine laid on.
Good condition, some pages unopened.
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.
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