Original publisher's red cloth binding with gilt lettering on front cover and spine and gilt decoration of a chess board on the front cover. 5" x 7 1/2." 507 pages, complete. Black and white illustrations including four black and white plates, complete. Eight additional pages of advertisements for other books in the back. Pages and covers are intact. There is faint dampstaining and foxing throughout the book on the pages, affecting text but not the readability. The top portion of the covers and spine have black staining. A Good copy. Chapters: "The Rudiments of the Game," "The Kin's B... View More...
