Das Schach- oder K�nig-Spiel von Gustavo Seleno, In vier unterschiedene B�cher, mit besonderm Flei�, gr�ndlich und ordentlich abgefasset. Auch mit dienlichen Kupfern gezieret: Desgleichen vorhin nicht ausgangen. ...
by SELENUS, Gustavus i.e. Augustus II, Duke of Braunschweig-L�neburg
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Lipsiae, Gedruckt durch Lorentz Kober. Bey Henning ..., 1616.. 1616 Folio in 4s. Collates A-3H4, 3I6, 3K-3P4. Lacks the engraved title and preliminary matter before p.1 (A1) which is the part title to Book I. The printed text ends at p.490 (3P4). The missing leaves are all supplied in 18th century German manuscript. Five engraved part titles, including that to Rythmomachia. Many engravings in the text, some full page. Lacks the folding plate. Contemporary vellum with the title inked on the spine. Wormed at the foot of both boards and some loss of vellum at the foot of the spine. Paper unformly toned with a few water stains. Pinholes of worm to lower margins of signatures A & B, not touching the text. Despite its defects a usable copy of the first book on chess in German.
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- Das Schach- oder K�nig-Spiel von Gustavo Seleno, In vier unterschiedene B�cher, mit besonderm Flei�, gr�ndlich und ordentlich abgefasset. Auch mit dienlichen Kupfern gezieret: Desgleichen vorhin nicht ausgangen. ...
- Author
- SELENUS, Gustavus i.e. Augustus II, Duke of Braunschweig-L�neburg
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- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
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- Lipsiae, Gedruckt durch Lorentz Kober. Bey Henning ...
- Date Published
- 1616.
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Vellum
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