The philidorian : a magazine of chess, and other scientific games
by George Walker
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Westbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
G. Walker & Sons, London, 1838. First Edition. Hardback. Very Good/No Jacket. First Edition 1838 A collation of 6 issues of The Philidorian Chess Magazine (Dec 1837 - May 1838 - all issued) bound and published by George Walker (editor).A rare work. We can trace none at auction and none in UK institutions (there are 5 in the USA and 1 in Germany). Original quarter cloth over papered boards, a little bumped to extremities but otherwise excellent.
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Details
- Bookseller
- finecopy ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 110320
- Title
- The philidorian : a magazine of chess, and other scientific games
- Author
- George Walker
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G. Walker & Sons, London, 1838
Terms of Sale
finecopy ltd
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finecopy ltd
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Westbury, Wiltshire
About finecopy ltd
Finecopy Ltd is a member of the ABA ILAB and the PBFA based in the South West of England. We specialise in all English literature including modern authors and Modern Art. We also carry a collection of important and interseting works across the antiquarian spectrum from Science to Economics
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...