Chess Analyssed
Fran?ois-Andr? Danican Philidor
£1950.00
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Book Details:
Publisher:Nourse and Vaillant
Published Date:30th November -0001
Binding:Hardback
Condition:VeryGood
Notes: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") Fran?ois-Andr? 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 ?checs 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
