Practical Chess Grammar: or, An Introduction to the Royal Game of Chess: In a Series of Plates. Designed to Instruct the Learner, Remove the Difficulties of this Elegant and Scientific Game, and Render it Attainable by the Lowest Capacity.
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Practical Chess Grammar: or, An Introduction to the Royal Game of Chess: In a Series of Plates. Designed to Instruct the Learner, Remove the Difficulties of this Elegant and Scientific Game, and Render it Attainable by the Lowest Capacity.

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Author: William Stropford Kenny (1788-1867)Year: 1818Publisher: Printed for T and J Allman, W H Reid, and JoyPlace: LondonDescription:[8]+57 pages with 10 copper-engraved plates of various chess board situations, including frontispiece (at the start of a game). Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 7 3/4") bound in recent brown cloth. (Whyld: 1818:8) Third Edition, "Considerably Improved."First issued in 1817. Kenny (1788-1867) was an accomplished chess player and teacher, as well as the author, editor, or compiler of numerous instructive books, including this popular manual and its companion, Practical Chess Exercises (1818).Condition:Occasional foxing and darkening, new paste downs and end papers. Damp stain to final original blank leaf,(affecting last few text leaves); generally very good. SOLD 2023

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