Bertin (Capt J), THE NOBLE GAME OF CHESS. CONTAINING RULES A...

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£2,200

Bertin (Capt J), THE NOBLE GAME OF CHESS. CONTAINING RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS, FOR THE USE OF THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE OF THIS GAME, first edition, full leather, embossed decoration to cover, laid paper, printed by H. Woodfall, London 1735, with THE ART OF BOXING, full leather, gilt decoration to spine and covers, Kenyon bookplate, engraved frontispiece and title page, bound with THE MODERN FLASH DICTIONARY, THE ART OF ANGLING, and THE ART OF SWIMMING, sold by G.Smeeton (2)

Provenance: The Estate of Lord Kenyon, Gredington.

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Both texts appear to be complete.

The Noble Game of Chess: all front corners bumped.
Shelf wear to bottom edges of boards. Shelf wear to covers. Spine fully attached but has 2.5cm splits at top at front and back covers. Staining to the top half of the pages, most noticeable at the beginning and end of the book, less obvious in the middle section. Title page, blank page (un-numbered), Preface pp iii-iv, Rules pp v-viii, text first page un-numbered, text pp2-78



The Art Of Boxing: minor wear to top of spine. Minor shelf wear. Frontispiece, title page, preface i-iv, Introduction pp v-vii, text pp8-63, contents p64 un-numbered, p65 blank un-numbered. The Modern Flash Dictionary: Frontispiece, title page, advertisement, motto page, text first page all un-numbered, text pp4-61, 'Flash Songs' p62 un-numbered, p63 blank un-numbered. The Art Of angling: Frontispiece, title page, blank page, 'The Angler's Song', text first page all un-numbered, text pp 4-79, contents p80, p81 blank un-numbered. The Art Of Swimming: Frontispiece, title page, blank page all un-numbered, preface pp i-vi, text first page un-numbered, text pp8-63, contents pp63-64.