An introduction to the game of draughts : Containing fifty select games, Together with Many critical Situations for Drawn Games, Won Games, and Fine Strokes. The Whole designed for the Instruction of Young Players, in this innocent and delightful Amusement. By William Payne, teacher of mathematics.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Payne, William, teacher of mathematics.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Checkers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([8],67,[1]p. ) ill. ;

Other Title:

Introduction to the game of draughts.

Place of Publication:

London : printed for the author at the Golden Ball in Bedford-Street, Covent-Garden: and sold by T. Payne, at the Meuse Gate in Castle-Street; J. Marks, in St Martin's-Lane; J. Jackson, in St James's-Street; W. Shropshire, in New Bond-Street; W. Owen, in Fleet-Street; J. Payne, in Pater-Noster-Row; and J. Brotherton, in Cornhill, MDCCLVI. [1756]

Notes:

In this edition "Together with" coming after "fifty select games," only has one capital letter, and the epithet after "Payne" does not have "the" between "of" and "mathematics".

Price from imprint: price Two Shillings and Sixpence.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T98348.

OCLC:

642763018