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Title: Strategems Of Chess Or A Collection Of Critical and Remarkable Situations Selected From The Works Of Eminent Masters. Bound with Practical Chess Exercises intended as a sequel to the Practical Chess Grammar Containing Various Openings, Games And Situations.
Description: First Book is Fourth Edition Published by T. and J. Allman, 1818; translated from the French Work entitled Stategems Des Echecs carefully revised and improved to which is prefixed an introduction to the Game; small 8vo; pp. 230; frontispiece; 120 chess board illustrations; marbled page edges, some foxing and marks; Second book is Second edition by W.S. Kenny, Published by T.J. Allman, 1818; small 8vo; pp. 240; frontispiece, 20 chess board illustrations. 62 exercises with text only; previous owners oval stamp on title page has Elizabeth St. Melbourne address; some foxing to pages, marbled page edges slightly faded; Both books are bound in a modern maroon cloth binding, title in gilt on original red leather sections on spine, new marbled endpapers; a very good copy. Hanover Square, T. J. Allman, ,1818. Both texts printed for same publisher in the same year 1818 and most likely originaly bound as one, original marbled page edges.

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