A complete guide to the game of chess : from the alphabet to the solution and construction of problems / by H.F.L. Meyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meyer, H. F. L., 1839-

Contributor:

British Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chess.

Genre:

Pictorial cloth bindings (Binding) -- 1882.

Endpapers (Binding)

Physical Description:

283 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Griffith & Farran, 1882.

Contents:

32 page Publisher catalog included at end of book.

Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Original owner signature, Thomas O'Hanlon, Philadelphia. Original owner note or poem "There's nothing that I more enjoy than playing at a game of Chess. It is indeed a sweet employ. A cheap and safe one too I guess. And it is nice to have a friend so near that we can often meet and many happy hours thus spend enjoying a delightful treat. Solution of Special Problem No. 98" -- page opposite title page.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Red cloth, patterned borders, gilt vignette of elephant on front cover, gilt vignette and lettering on spine, blind stamp on back cover, interior cover printed leaf design.

Athenaeum copy: Gift: Rev. L.E. Paul.

OCLC:

5320403