Lambe’s History of Chess.
[LAMBE,
Robert.]
The History of Chess, together with short and plain instructions by which any one may easily play at it without the help of
a teacher.
London: Printed for
J. Wilkie, and
G. Frier,
1764.
First Edition. 8vo. 74 leaves: [ ]
4, B-S
4, T
2, folded diagram.
Halkett and Laing III, page 65.
Lowndes III, page 1301.
Schmid, page 221.
Lasa 1456.
Not in Cochrane.
Robert Lambe, 1712-1795, English author, was vicar of Norham, Northumberland.
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Philidore analyse des echecs.
PHILIDOR [
i.e.
François André Danican].
L’Analyze des Echecs: contenant une Nouvelle Methode pour apprendre en peu de tems à se Perfectioner dans ce Noble Jeu. Par.
A. D. Philidor . . .
A
Londres, l’An
1749.
GV1444 .A1
First Edition. 8vo. 88 leaves, woodcut vignette of two picking birds on the title-page. The Library of Congress copy, from which
this collation is taken, is the second issue of the first edition.
Cochrane,
A Treatise on the Game of Chess, page 370.
Schmid 271.
Lasa 1986.
Van der Linde, page 391.
François André Danican,
known as
Philidor, 1726-1795, French composer and chess player. The change of name from Danican to Philidor occurred during the reign of Louis
XIII, who, on hearing Michael Danican play the hautbois, exclaimed that he had found another Filidori.
Philidor was the leading chess player of the eighteenth century, and his book marks an epoch in the history of the game. The
work was written in Holland but first published in England under the patronage of the Duke of Cumberland to whom it was dedicated.
An English translation appeared in 1750, and since that time the book has been translated into many languages and frequently
re-edited. During a stay in London, Philidor played a match with Philip Stamma, q.v., whom he defeated.
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Traité des echecs du Caffé de Foy.
12
mo.
1815 Catalogue, page 52. no. 16, as above.
Traité théorique et pratique du Jeu des Échecs, par une Société d’Amateurs.
Deuxième Édition, revue et corrigée . . .
A
Paris: chez
Stoupe, et au
Café de la Régence,
1786.
12mo. 226 leaves: a
6, A-S
12, T
4.
Not in Barbier.
Cochrane, page 363.
Gay, page 105.
Van der Linde, page 414.
Lasa 142.
Entered on Jefferson’s undated manuscript, in the same form as the dated manuscript catalogue above, with the price,
3 f 12.
The first edition was published in 1775. The
Société d’Amateurs included Léger, Bernard, Carlier and Verdoni.
The Café de Foy was “un des plus anciens et des plus illustres du Palais-Royal. Il fut ouvert, en 1749, par un ancien officier,
M. de Foy.” This Café was one of the starting points of the lawlessness of the Revolution.
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Hoyle’s games.
12
mo.
1815 Catalogue, page 52. no. 17, as above.
HOYLE,
Edmond.
A short treatise on the Game of Whist, containing the laws of the game: and also some rules, whereby a beginner may, with
due attention to them attain to
