A. de MONTIGNY] : Les Stratagèmes des Echecs,... - Lot 10 - Richard Maison de ventes

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A. de MONTIGNY] : Les Stratagèmes des Echecs,... - Lot 10 - Richard Maison de ventes
A. de MONTIGNY] : Les Stratagèmes des Echecs, or Chess Stratagems, or collection of the most brilliant and most curious Chess Lectures, both in the ordinary game and in the various composed games; drawn from the best authors, and of which several have not yet been published. With boards where one finds noted the position of each move, by an Amateur. Paris, Strasbourg, König, year X (1802). 2 parts in 1 volume. 8.5 by 10 cm. 93 pages and one colour plate, 122 pages, including 120 colour plates. Original half binder with smooth spine, red titleplate. Defects at the hinges. Rare freckles, a few pencil crosses in the margins of some pages. Otherwise good condition inside. First edition of this classic which appeared simultaneously in French and German. The plates are printed in gold (for the black squares) and the counters are represented by red (for the white ones) and black letters. A rare book, which the account of prestigious combinations and the illustration make it precious.
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