MONROE, J.

Science and Art of Chess

New York: Charles Scribner, 1859. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Small octavo. 5.25 x 7.75 in. xiv, 281 pp. Poor in original green cloth boards with embossed design, heavy reading wear, foxing and markings throughout. A previous owner's name appears on the front free endpaper. Poor. Item #2618

First edition of the first complete guide to the study of the game of chess published in the English Language, eight years after the first modern chess tournament was held in London in 1851.

Price: $275.00