Description: Greetings! Old Saratoga Books is pleased to offer: A Series of Progressive Lessons on the Game of Chess: Containing Numerous General Rules and Remarks, Also, the Most Approved Method of Beginning the Game Exemplified in Five Openings; With Reasons for Every Move, The Whole Written Expressly for Beginners, by W. Lewis, [Lewis, William]. London: James Fraser, 1831, first edition. Halfbound red leather with red cloth boards. Good condition. Wear to head and foot of spine, two stains on front boards, foxing and dampstaining to first and last several leaves, penciled gift inscription on front free endpaper. Author name and flourishes stamped in gilt on spine. xi, 320 pp. List of subscribers at front with several printed names pasted in and some stains. According to Wikipedia, William Lewis (1787-1870) was a noted English chess player and instructor, as well as the first person to be described as a chess Grandmaster. He was also one of the operators hidden inside the famous chess-playing automaton, "The Turk", when it toured London. Thank you for visiting our auctions. Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. We had an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville and now sell books exclusively online. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA).
Price: 220 USD
Location: Selkirk, New York
End Time: 2024-12-20T17:14:59.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Year Printed: 1831
Modified Item: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Topic: Chess
Binding: Leather
Region: Europe
Illustrator: n/a
Author: W. Lewis
Subject: Sports & Recreation
Personalized: no
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Character Family: Not applicable
Signed: no
Publisher: James Fraser
Place of Publication: London
Special Attributes: Collector's Edition
