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Chess

ii, [2], 194, [2] p., [1] leaf of plates : illustrations(engraving) ; 21 cm. (8vo). Engraved t.p. "... offered to chess-players, as a compilation of all the anecdotes and quotations that could be found relative to the game of chess, with an account of all the chess-books which could be procured"--P. i. Compilation attributed to Richard Twist. Cf. NUC pre-1956. Signatures: A² B-N⁸ O²; leaf A2 is blank. "The morals of chess by Dr. Franklin"--P. 141-148. Errata: p. [1] at end. Includes index. Eisenhower copy: Gift of Claire Beissinger; FY2013.

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