Item #10327 Académie Universelle Des Jeux, Contenant Les Regles de Tous Les Jeux. F. D. Philidor.
Académie Universelle Des Jeux, Contenant Les Regles de Tous Les Jeux

Académie Universelle Des Jeux, Contenant Les Regles de Tous Les Jeux

Paris: Theodore Le Gras, Parigi, 1739. 588p. Leather.
Magnificent rare manual on the ancient board games and on the new ones, for the eighteenth century, mainly treated are the game of Chess and that of Backgammon or Trictrac, to which almost the entire second, more consistent part of the work is dedicated (200 pages only for chess). In vogue since ancient times and still today with a large number of connoisseurs, these games of strategy, memory, calculation skills are explained and gutted in their ancient rules in this repertoire. In the first part, the more contained explanation of the other board games mentioned in the index. Always precious and very uncommon these manuals, and always highly sought after. The one presented is in more than beautiful condition, embellished with various cartoons in the text, ornate headboards, end caps and drop caps; printed on strong paper, still white and rustling. Precious and very difficult to find. French.
This is an equilivant volume to Hoyles Sport and Pastimes. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. Item #10327

Price: £399.00

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