[Rarebooks] Offering: THE GAME OF CHESS, 1 of 50 special copies

[Michael John Thompson]

Jacobus De Cessolis; Caxton, C.

CESSOLIS, Jacobus de. CAXTON, William.

THE GAME OF CHESS. Translated and Printed by William Caxton c. 1483. 
Reproduced in Facsimile From the Copy at Trinity College, Cambridge, 
With an Introduction By N.F. Blake

London: The Scolar Press. 1976.

First printing of this edition, a reproduction in facsimile of the 
Caxton edition of 1483. 500 copies printed, of which this is one of 
50 copies, numbered I to L, printed on paper specially made by hand 
by Barcham Green of Hayle Mill, and hand bound in full brown morocco 
by the Eddington Bindery, Hungerford, Berkshire.

Quarto, original full brown morocco stamped in a darker shade of 
brown , four raised bands with rules on spines, titled on spine THE / 
GAME / OF / CHESS, the front and rear panel ruled in sections and 
with decorative florets in the corners. [175] pp. Illustrated with woodcuts.

The special edition, printed on superior quality hand-made paper, 
hand bound in full leather. A beautiful production, done on a 
completely different scale from the trade issue of 450 copies.

One of the earliest works on Chess, one of the first books printed in 
English, and one of the earliest English books to be issued with woodcuts.

A FINE copy.

$950.00, trade discount allowed.


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