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Caxton's Game and playe of the chesse 1474 : a verbatim reprint of the first edition / with an introduction by William E.A. Axon.

Jacobus, de Cessolis, active 1288-1322. author.; Caxton, William, approximately 1422-1491 or 1492.; Axon, William E. A. (William Edward Armytage), 1846-1913.; Harbeson, John F. (John Frederick), 1888-1986, former owner.; Jean, de Vignay, approximately 1284-
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Title
Caxton's Game and playe of the chesse 1474 : a verbatim reprint of the first edition / with an introduction by William E.A. Axon.
Uniform title
De ludo scachorum. English
Created/published
London : E. Stock, 1883.
Description
lxxii, 201 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Associated name
Jacobus, de Cessolis, active 1288-1322. author.
Caxton, William, approximately 1422-1491 or 1492.
Axon, William E. A. (William Edward Armytage), 1846-1913.
Harbeson, John F. (John Frederick), 1888-1986, former owner.
Jean, de Vignay, approximately 1284-
Note
Translated by William Caxton from Jean de Vignay's French version of Jacobus de Cessolis' De ludo scachorum.

Includes index.
Bibliography, etc.
Bibliography of books on chess: p. xxxvi-lii.
Original version
Reprint. Originally published: [Bruges : William Caxton], 1474.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.

Call number
GV1442 .C415 1883 copy 1
Call number
GV1442 .C415 1883 copy 2
Folger-specific note
John Frederick Harbeson copy.

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