[Rarebooks] FS: Second book published in America on CHESS; the first by an American, 1805

[Charles Agvent]

          ELEMENTS  OF  CHESS.  Boston:   W.  Pelham  1805.  First
          Edition.  Contemporary  calf, rebacked. Folding  frontispiece
          of chess  board.  The  second book published  in  America  on
          chess and  the first by an American. To Americanize the game,
          the author  suggested renaming the pieces: Governor for King;
          Captain  for Knight; Pioneer for Pawn. This copy trimmed  but
          still with    satisfactory  margins.   Recently  and   nicely
          rebacked  retaining  original label which has a  large  chip.
          Wear to  corners. Large armorial bookplate without a name  on
          front pastedown  with  smaller bookplates of A. R.  Pendleton
          and Avis  &  D. L. Vaughan above it. Mild foxing.  Attractive
          copy of an increasingly scarce book.                 $1500.00


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