Chess: The History of a Game
by Richard Eales
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0816011958
- ISBN 13
- 9780816011957
- Seller
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Item Price
€103.32€92.98
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About This Item
Facts on File, 1985. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. As New/As New. As new copy in As New dustwrapper. Extremely rare first printing with full number line. Unread, flawless copy: pages, covers and jacket are clean, crisp and unmarked. Middle section in B/W illustrations and photos on high quality paper; 240 pages including notes, bibliography, References, Appendix and Index; 9.3 x 6.3 x 1 inches Not since Murray in 1913 has there been a seriously researched history of chess which is also readable. Eales concentrates on what can be identified through archaeological and written evidence. The key text for lovers of chess history. 1st Printing 1st Printing 1st Printing
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Details
- Bookseller
- Modern First Editions Boston (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001053
- Title
- Chess: The History of a Game
- Author
- Richard Eales
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0816011958
- ISBN 13
- 9780816011957
- Publisher
- Facts on File
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- HUMOR & ENTERTAINMENT > PUZZLES GAMES>CHESS
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Modern First Editions Boston
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About Modern First Editions Boston
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