franã§ois andrã danican philidor (1 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. 1st Edition Hardback Nourse 1750; in modern full leather calf binding with raised bands on spine, red title square, gilding to edges of front and back; binding by Trevor Davies MBE . viii+144 as called for there is a pagination error where the numbersfor pages 78-79 are notpresent, but the text is continuous.(7"1/4 x 4 1/2") François-Andrà Danican Philidor was a French composer and chess player. He is widely regarded as the best chess player of his age; his book Analyse du jeu des Ãchecs was considered a standard chess manual for at least a century. A well-known chess opening, an endgame position, and a checkmate method are all named after him. Original endpapers; some early underlining and a note to page Vii of the prelims noting the divergent opinion of the London Chess club; very scarce.