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1714réf. 17793Paris: Denis Mouchet 1714. Contemporary mottled calf richly gold-tooled spine red sprinkled edges. 12mo. With a woodcut decoration on the title page and a woodcut headpiece in text. Late edition of the French translation of one of the most famous early chess books originally written in Italian and first presented in manuscript by the author the famous Calabrian chess player Giocchino Greco ca. 1600-1635 to the King of Naples in 1619. At first only manuscript transcriptions were made. The first French edition appeared in 1669 after the first English edition of 1656. After a short explanation of the general principles of the game of chess it teaches chess players by presenting chess games and problems only often with a possible defense added as well. The book is divided into two parts the first with 39 games extensively recorded and the second part with 55 more advanced chess problems.With a partly removed owner's inscription on the title-page repeated and partly removed at the first page of the main text. Slightly browned but otherwise in very good condition. Binding slightly rubbed and with slightly soiled paste-downs otherwise very good.l Bibl. Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana 404; Cat. Schaakboekerij Niemeijer 989; Coll. Rimington-Wilson 566. Denis Mouchet, unknown
1689réf. C0924343 pages with woodcut printer's device on title. Duodecimo 5 1/2 x 3 1/4. Bound in leather with raised spine bands and gilt to spine. Originally written in 1619 in Italian. From the library of Lothar Schmid. Biblioteca van Der Niemeijeriana: 400 Third French edition. Gioachino Greco also known as Il Calabrese was born around 1600 in Celico which near Cosenza in Calabria. Calabria had already produced such players as Leonardo di Bono and Michele di Mauro. From his writing it's apparent the he wasn't educated and likely came from a lower class family. Already in 1619 Greco started keeping a notebook of tactics and particularly clever games and he took up the custom of giving copies of his manuscripts to his wealthy patrons. In Rome Monsignor Corsino della casa Minutoli Tegrini Cardinal Savelli and Monsignor Francisco Buoncompagni all received copies of which there are extant copies dated 1620 in the Corsiniana library in Rome under the title Trattato del nobilissimo gioco de scacchi. Despite his popularity in Rome in 1621 Greco took off to test himself against the rest of Europe leaving this paper trail as he went. In 1621 he left a fine copy of his manuscripts with Duke Enrico of Lorraine in Nancy. He traveled to Paris where he played Arnauld Isaac de Corbeville Enrico di Savoia the Marquis of St. Sorlin and the Duke of Nemours and Geneva and others. He had apparently been quite successful because in traveling from Paris to England he was waylaid by robbers who divested him of 5000 scudi a princely sum. Finally making it to London he beat all the best players. Sir Francis Godolphin and Nicholas Mountstephen were given copies of his manuscripts. While in London Greco developed an idea to record entire games rather than positions for study and inclusion in his manuscripts. He returned to Paris in 1624 where he rewrote his manuscript collection to reflect his new ideas. He then went to Spain and played at the court of Philip IV. There he beat his mentor and the strongest player of the time other than himself don Mariano Morano. He finally returned to Italy where he was enticed to traveling to the New Indies the Americas by a Spanish nobleman. He seemingly contracted some disease there and died around 1630 possibly 1634 at the young age of 30 34. He generously left all the money he earned at chess to the Jesuits. Gioachino Greco stood head and shoulders above his contemporaries a feat seldom duplicated. David Hooper in The Oxford Companion to Chess states that Greco probably made up the games in his manuscripts. The question of whether he actually played the games or invented them is rather moot since if he invented them he was perfectly capable of playing them. Lothar Maximilian Lorenz Schmid 10 May 1928 – 18 May 2013 was a German chess grandmaster. He was born in Radebeul near Dresden into a family who were the co-owners of the Karl May Press which published the German Karl May adventure novels. He was best known as the chief arbiter at several World Chess Championship matches in particular the 1972 encounter between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky at Reykjavic. He was also an avid collector of chess books and paraphernalia. It was reputed that he owned the largest known private chess library in the world as well as a renowned collection of chess art chess boards and chess pieces from around the globe. Condition: Leather rubbed and scuffed Lothar Schmid's label to front paste down. Spine label missing spine bands rubbed old neat signature to title some doodling to back end papers else a good copy. Jacques le Febure hardcover
réf. 53883London printed for J. and P. Knapton in Ludgate-Street and W. Sandby in Fleet-Street MDCCL 1750. TITLE CONTINUED: The Whole so contrived that any Person may learn to play in a few Days without any farther Assistance. SECOND EDITION 1750. A translation of Greco's Tratto del nobilissimo giuoco degli scacchi. 12mo approximately 4¾ x 3 inches engraved frontispiece and a double page engraved plate of a chess board pages: xiii 1 1-212 errata leaf following page xxiii bound in full calf gilt lettered title label and gilt rules and date to spine gilt rule to edges of covers. Binding slightly rubbed margin of pages 3 and 6 have old ink note not affecting text occasional pale spotting small tear to lower margin of chessboard see attached image a very good copy. See: Whyld and Ravilious Chess Texts in the English Language Printed before 1850 page 37 No. 1750:1; ESTC T128171. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING ALL ZOOMABLE FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST. London, printed for J. and P. Knapton in Ludgate-Street and W. Sandby in Fleet-Street, MDCCL, 1750.
2009réf. 87866Foundation; Et Al. New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 132 pages; 84 illustrations most in color. -- with a bonus offer--; The Origins of El Greco focuses on the evolution of the multifaceted relationship of Cretan painters with Western art during this rich period. The icon painters in the workshops on Crete in the 15th and 16th centuries - the setting in which El Greco was trained - were renowned for their skill in painting impeccable panels not only in the traditional Byzantine manner but also in a style inspired by Western models. The Origins of El Greco presents an extraordinary group of 15th and 16th-century paintings including works by El Greco. The color-illustrated catalogue features detailed descriptions of all 46 masterpieces included in the exhibition some of them published for the first time as well as 3 informative essays: Anastasia Drandaki Curator Byzantine Collection Benaki Museum Athens writes on "Between Byzantium and Venice: Icon Painting in Venetian Crete in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries"; Olga Gratziou Professor of Byzantine Art and Archaeology University of Crete writes on "Cretan Architecture and Sculpture in the Venetian Period"; Nicos Hadjinicolaou Professor Emeritus in Art History University of Crete and Honorary Fellow of the Institute for Mediterranean Studies writes on "Early and Late El Greco". . 2009. 0981966608 . Foundation; Et Al paperback
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1959réf. 84018Phaidon Publishers. As New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - 20 pages text 220 illus. 4to. -- with a bonus offer-- . 1959. Phaidon Publishers hardcover
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2003réf. 60215Yale University Press Distribution . New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request – – IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 320 pp. With 175 ills. 168 col. . 33 x 25 cm. -- with a bonus offer-- . 2003. 1857099338 . Yale University Press (Distribution) hardcover
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1995réf. 68591Ionike Trapeza. New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- Text in Greek and English with portions in Greek only. 568 pp. With 405 ills. 299 col. and 52 reference ills. 29 x 21 cm. -- with a bonus offer-- . 1995. Ionike Trapeza paperback
1968réf. 59367Pescia Italy: Palazzo Di Valchiusa. As New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request – – IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - Text in Italian. 32 pp. With 9 ills. 25 x 20 cm. -- with a bonus offer-- . 1968. Palazzo Di Valchiusa paperback
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1995réf. 89060Westport Connecticut U.S.A.: Quorum Books. New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY BRAND NEW PRISTINE NEVER OPENED -- with a bonus offer--; T-Michma; DECISION MAKING MARKETING MANAGEMENT RETAIL . 1995. 0899308694 . Quorum Books hardcover
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réf. 65563London: Printed for J. and P. Knapton 1750. 12mo. 11.5 x 7 cm. pp.xxvi 212. Contemporary calf spine rebacked and lettered in gilt covers ruled in gilt renewed patterned endpapers. Copper-engraved frontispiece by I. S. Müller after C. D. Moor folding engraved chess board diagram. Early ownership inscription on frontispiece recto "George Johnson his Book"; bookplate of Poul Hage 1906-1984 Danish chess champion on front pastedown. Covers slightly rubbed small wear to corners faint damp stain to inner margin of initial leaves occasional light foxing folding diagram with partial split to fold and manuscript title on reverse. A very good copy. First edition based on Greco's 'Tratto del nobilissimo giuoco degli scacchi'. Reckoned as the greatest chess player of the 17th century Greco circulated his manuscripts of games among wealthy patrons from around 1620 and these manuscripts "became one of the most important productions in the literature of chess" Murray p. 830. Gioachino Greco c.1600-1634 dominated the era that fell between Ruy López and Philidor earned his living through chess and was among the game's first professional players. "A complete game appeals to a larger public than does analysis however accurate and it is to this novel feature of Greco's work that its instant and lasting popularity was due" Murray p. 830. He was the first writer to record entire chess games from start to finish rather than just isolated positional studies or endgame problems. London: Printed for J. and P. Knapton, 1750. unknown
1750réf. 192547London: printed for J. and P. Knapton and W. Sandby 1750. An early guide to Greco First edition based on Greco's Tratto del nobilissimo giuoco degli scacchi. Reckoned as the greatest chess player of the 17th century Greco circulated his manuscripts of games among wealthy patrons from around 1620 and these manuscripts "became one of the most important productions in the literature of chess" Murray p. 830. Gioachino Greco c.1600-1634 dominated the era that fell between Ruy López and Philidor earned his living through chess and was among the game's first professional players. "A complete game appeals to a larger public than does analysis however accurate and it is to this novel feature of Greco's work that its instant and lasting popularity was due" Murray p. 830. Duodecimo 116 x 68 mm pp. xxvi 212. Copper-engraved frontispiece by I. S. Müller after C. D. Moor folding engraved chess board diagram. Contemporary calf spine rebacked and lettered in gilt covers ruled in gilt renewed patterned endpapers. Early ownership inscription on frontispiece recto "George Johnson his Book"; bookplate of Poul Hage 1906-1984 Danish chess champion on front pastedown. Covers slightly rubbed small wear to corners faint damp stain to inner margin of initial leaves occasional light foxing folding diagram with partial split to fold and manuscript title on reverse. A very good copy. ESTC T128171. H. J. R. Murray A History of Chess 1913. unknown
1991réf. 21746Nashville TN: Rutledge Hill Press. As New. 1991. 1558538488 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - 224 pages with index and color photo illustrations. -- Paperback; like new condition; Interior text is clean tight and unmarked. Pages are intact and tight to the spine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. -- with a bonus offer-- . Rutledge Hill Press paperback
1656réf. 53269London printed for Henry Herringman and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the Anchor in the lower walk of the New Exchange 1656. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION 1656 translation by Francis Beale of Gioachino Greco: Trattato del nobilissimo giuoco degli scacchi. 12mo approximately 145 x 90 mm 5½ x 3½ inches engraved portrait of King Charles by P. Stent as frontispiece and a woodcut text illustration of a chess board on page 14 pages: 18 1-120 followed by 1 leaf advert to recto and Errata on verso a poem on A5 recto and verso signed E. Revet. Bound in modern polished half calf pale cream boards gilt lettering and rules to spine new cream endpapers. Lacks first blank endpaper which is counted in the collation but final one is present neat narrow repairs to stab holes to several inner margins including title page and following page plus1 outer margin using archival tape most hard to see probably done when rebound portrait slightly trimmed at outer edge with loss of blank margin no loss to image the same to title page affecting engraved outer decorative border and foot of title page with slight loss to decorative borders pale age toning throughout pale ink letter and number to bottom margin of first dedication page final blank has pale staining to outer edges otherwise a very good tight copy. See: Whyld and Ravilious Chess Texts in the English Language Printed before 1850 page 21-22 No.1656:2; Murray A History of Chess page 830: "Greco's great service to chess lies in the fact that he made his material known to a wider circle of players than Polerio and his contemporaries ever reached. In this way his MSS became one of the most important productions in the literature of chess"; George Thomason Catalogue of Pamphlets Books etc. Relating to the Civil War 1640-1662 Volume 2 page 148 May 12. E. 1612 1.; Sotheby's catalogue of the chess collection of Lothar Schmid April 17th 2026 Lot 37; Sotheby's The Robert S. Spirie Collection part 1 page 242 Lot No. 403; ESTC R23418. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST. Seller Inventory # 40643 London, printed for Henry Herringman and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the Anchor in the lower walk of the New Excha hardcover
1656réf. 21872London: Printed for Henry Harriman 1656. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. 12mo. 141202. Plate of chessboard present. Contemporary sheep blind rules on the boards. Light dampstain across the top the leather cracked and rubbed especially at the spine lacking the preliminary blank and the portrait of the King else a very good copy. Makes one wonder if the portrait of Charles II was deliberately destroyed. A translation by Francis Beale of Trattato del Nobilissimo Giuco degli Scacchi by Giachino Greco and consists of 94 chess gambits. Contains the first documented use of 'castle' as a chess verb according to the OED. ESTC R23418; Wing G1810. . Printed for Henry Harriman hardcover
1669réf. 20514Paris: Chez N. Pepingve Avec Privilege du Roi 1669. Full leather. The 1669 1st French edition --and 1st published edition-- of Gioachino Greco's seminal "Le Jeu des Eschets". Greco c. 1600 - c. 1634 was the strongest player in Europe in the early 17th century and among the first to record entire games not just particular openings or combinations. His vast influence as cited by H.J.R. Murray among other historians of the game is keenly felt to this day. This copy is likely in its original full-leather binding certainly in a contemporary-to-the-period binding. Solid and VG with minor forgivable wear along the edges and the preliminaries. The interior though is very clean the pages surprisingly crisp and clean. Originally recorded by hand in Greco's native Italian here translated --and issued in book form-- for the first time. Chez N. Pepingve (Avec Privilege du Roi) unknown
