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Notable Highlight Titles & Catalog
Sample of featured master works included in your complete 336-volume library
Notable Highlight Titles & Catalog
Sample of featured master works included in your complete 336-volume library
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πWestminster Papers: A Monthly Journal of Chess
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πWhist
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πGames of Skill and the Drama
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πLondon
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πA handbook of chess
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πElements of the Game of Chess
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πAjeeb
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πthe chess player
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πThe minor tactics of chess
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πFranklin K; Howell
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πEdwin C
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πChess sparks : or short and bright games of chess
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πChess rendered familiar by tabular demonstrations of the various positions and movements
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πJ.G.
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πHistory of Little Nine Partners
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πof North East precinct
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πand Pine Plains
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πNew York
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πDu[t]chess county
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πIsaac
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πA treatise on the game of chess; containing an introduction to the game
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πand an analysis of the various openings of games
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πwith several new modes of attack and defence; to which are added
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πtwenty-five new chess problems on diagrams
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πWilliam
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π1787-1870
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πA Treatise on the Game of Chess: Containing an Introduction
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πand an Analysis of the Various ...
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πThe games of the match at chess played
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πPhiladelphia
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πand the New-York chess club between the years 1856 and 1857
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πwith variations and remarks by the Athenaeum committee
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πThe Art of Chess
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πLeopold Hoffer
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πChess Exemplified in a Concise & Easy Notation ...
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πChess
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πChess At Radnor High
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πThe chess tournament. A collection of the games played at this celebrated assemblage
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πillustrated
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πand notes
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πcritical and explanatory
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πHoward
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π1810-1874
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πChess Rendered Familiar by Tabular Demonstrations of the Various Positions ...
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πthe book of the new york international chess tournament 1924
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πThe game of chess : a play in one act
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πKenneth Sawyer
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π1883-1918
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πThe household oracle : a popular referee on subjects of household enquiry : including:
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πbuying and renting; house furnishing and decoration; housekeeping and domestic cookery; plain and fancy needlework; home farming
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πgardening
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πmedicine; law; an epitome of the history of the world and the growth of the human family; the formation of our mother tongue and the rules of English grammar; a dictionary of religions; stepping stones of English history and a sketch of the English constitution setting forth the rights
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πprivileges and duties of the English householder parochial
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πmunicipal
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πimperial; the story of the calendar
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πstandards of weights and measures; arithmetical tables and tables of interest and a ready reckoner; household amusements
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πgames
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πchess
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πcards and other indoor games
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πdancing
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πswimming
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πetiquette
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π...
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πAlfred H. (Alfred Henry)
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π1848-1929'
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π'University of Leeds. Library']
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πA Second Series of Lessons on the Game of Chess
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πA selection of games at chess actually played in London by the late ...
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πConsult me
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πto know how to cook : ... on household management and economy ... on diseases and their remedies ... on the games of chess
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πdraughts
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π&c. ..
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πThe Book of the first American Chess Congress: Containing the Proceedings of that celebrated Assemblage
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πheld in New York
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πin the Year 1857 ... : By Daniel Willard Fiske
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πDaniel Willard
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πThe book of the Sixth American Chess Congress : containing the games of the international chess tournament held at New York in 1889.
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πThe Chess player's chronicle
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πSouvenir of the Bristol chess club; containing one hundred original games of chess
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πrecently played
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πeither between the best players in that society
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πor by them with other celebrated players of the day;
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π'Williams
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πE.
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πd. 1855']
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πChess made easy: or
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πThe games of Gioachino Greco
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πthe Calabrian:
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πGioachino
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πScacchia ludus: or
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πthe game of chess. A poem. Written originally in Latin
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π... Translated into English by Mr. Erskine. With a short introductory essay on the game of chess; and a translation of Vida's three pastoral eclogues. By Mr. Craig. ... 1736
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πMarco Girolamo
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πThe polite gamester: containing short treatises on the games of whist
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πwith an artificial memory
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πquadrille
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πbackgammon
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πpiquet and chess. Together with an essay towards making the doctrine of chances easy to those who understand vulgar arithmetick only. To which are added
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πsome useful tables on annuities ... By Edmund Hoyle
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π... 1761
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πEdmond
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πThe Chess player's chronicle
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πA popular introduction to the study and practice of chess
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πby an amateur S.S. Boden.
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πThe chess player's chronicle
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πDigby: chess professor
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πThe chess players companion
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πChess Gems: Some of the finest examples of chess strategy
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πJapanese chess (sho-ngi); the science and art of war or struggle philosophically treated
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πThe game at chess
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π... 1474
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πBenjamin Franklin: The Morals of Chess
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πA History of Chess
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πA new treatise on chess: containing the rudiments of the game explained on ...
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πA new treatise on chess: containing the rudiments of the game explained on ...
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πAnalysis of the Game of Chess
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πThe Official Rules of Card Games Hoyle Up-To-Date
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πAnalysis of the game of chess. By Mr. Philidor. A new edition
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πimproved and greatly enlarged. To which is added
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πseveral parties
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πplayed
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πagainst three adversaries. 1790: Vol 1
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πF. D. (FranΓΈcois Danican)
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πElements of the Game of Chess
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πOr A New Method of Instruction in that Celebrated Game
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πFounded ...
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πMagic Squares and other Problems Upon a Chess-Board1
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πChess: A Christmas Masque
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πChess strategics illustrated;
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πFranklin Knowles
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π1857- [from old catalog]
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πThe chess-player's text book;
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πHoward
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π1810-1874
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πChess
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πChess Openings
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πThe chess player's chronicle
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πEsq .
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πThe chess player's chronicle
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πThe book of the first American chess congress
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πWillard
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π1831-1904
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πChess fundamentals
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πJosΓ© RaΓΊl
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π1888-1942
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πWestminster Papers: A Monthly Journal of Chess
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πWhist
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πGames of Skill and the Drama
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πLondon
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πCommon Senses in Chess
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πAn epitome of Hoyle with Beaufort and Jones's Hoyle improved; or
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πPractical treatises on the following games
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πhazard
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πbackgammon
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πchess
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πdraughts
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πChancellor chess;
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πBenjamin R. [from old catalog]
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πA bibliography of card-games and of the history of playing cards
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πNorton Townshend
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π1862-1917
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πConsult me : how to cook... on confectionery... how to brew... on household management and economy... on diseases and their remedies... on games of cards
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πchess... how to dye... consult me as to married women's property... on the cold water cure
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πand on a thousand other things
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πRobert Kemp
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π1819-1882'
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π'Philp
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πRobert Kemp
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π1819-1882. Enquire within upon everything'
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π'University of Leeds. Library']
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πThe noble game of chess; or
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πa new and easy method to learn to play well in a short time: ... By Philip Stamma
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π... 1745
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πPhilip
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πHoyle's games improved. Being practical treatises on the following fashionable games
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πviz. whist
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πquadrille
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πpiquet
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πchess
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πback-gammon
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πdraughts
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πcricket
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π... In which are also contained
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πthe method of betting at those games ...including the laws of the several games
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π... Revised and corrected
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πEsq. 1779
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πEdmond.
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πMr. Hoyle's games of whist
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πquadrille
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πpiquet
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πchess
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πand back gammon. Complete. In which are contained
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πthe method of playing and betting
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πat those games
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π... Including the laws of the several games. 1760
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πEdmond
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πMr. Hoyle's games of whist
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πquadrille
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πpiquet
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πchess
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πand back-gammon. Complete. In which are contained
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πthe method of playing and betting
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πat those games
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π... Including the laws of the several games. The thirteenth edition. To which is now first added
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πtwo new cases at whist
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πalso
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πthe new laws of the game at whist
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π... 1763
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πEdmond
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πSynopsis of chess openings
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πa tabular analysis
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πWilliam
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πd. 1917'
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π'Miller
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πJoseph W.
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π1838-']
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πA Selection of Games at Chess Actually Played in London by the Late Alexander M'Donnell: The ...
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πThe hand-book of games : comprising new or carefully revised treatises on whist
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πpiquet
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πecartΓ©
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πlansquenet
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πboston
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πquadrille
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πcribbage
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πand other card games : faro
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πrouge et noir
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πhazard
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πroulette : backgammon
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πdraughts : billiards
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πbagatelle
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πAmerican bowls
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πetc. etc.
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πHenry G. (Henry George)
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π1796-1884
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πeditor'
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π'Harrison & Sons
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πprinter']
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πThe science of music
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πcomprised in a series of amusing and instructive card games
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πStudies of chess; containing Caissa
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πa poem
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πF. D. (FrancΜ§ois Danican)
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π1726-1795
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πThe British Chess Magazine Volume 12 1892
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πThe British Chess Magazine Volume 15 1895
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πA Bibliography of Card-games and of the History of Playing-cards
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πStudies of chess; containing
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πCaΓ―ssa
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πa poem
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πPeter
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πfl. 1799-1822'
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π'Jones
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πWilliam
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πSir
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π1746-1794'
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π'Philidor
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πF. D. (FranΓ§ois Danican)
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π1726-1795']
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πThe British Chess Magazine Volume 13 1893
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πThe British Chess Magazine Volume 30 1910
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πThe Book of parlour games: comprising explanations of the most approved ...
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πFifty Games at Chess: Which Have Actually Been Played
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πMost of which Occurreed Between the ...
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πFireside Card Games 1899
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πThe works of Gianutio
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πand Gustavus Selenus on the game of chess
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πOrazio
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π16th cent'
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π'August II
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πduke of Braunschweig-LuΜneberg
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π1579-1666'
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π'Sarratt
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πJ. H.
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πtr']
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πWestminster Papers: A Monthly Journal of Chess
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πWhist
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πGames of Skill and the Drama
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πLondon
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πThe grand international centennial chess congress
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πheld in Philadelphia
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πin August
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π1876
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πduring the celebration of the American centennial
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πW. Henry
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π[from old catalog] ed
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πThe Grand Tactics of Chess: An Exposition of the Laws and Principles of Chess Strategetics
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πthe ...
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πThe works of Damiano
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πRuy-Lopez
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πand Salvio on the game of chess
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πJ. H
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πThe Works of Damiano
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πRuy-Lopez
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πand Salvio on the Game of Chess
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πAn Easy Introduction to the Game of Chess: Containing One Hundred Examples of Games
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πand a Great ...
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πBenjamin Franklin
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πWestminster Papers: A Monthly Journal of Chess
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πWhist
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πGames of Skill and the Drama
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πLondon
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πThe American supplement to the "Synopsis" containing American inventions in the chess openings
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πJoseph W
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πThe British Chess Magazine Volume 19 1899
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πThe British Chess Magazine Volume 33 1913
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πStudies of Chess: Containing CaΓ―ssa
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πa Poem
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πFranΓ§ois Danican Philidor
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πStudies of Chess: Containing CaΓ―ssa
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πa Poem
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πFranΓ§ois Danican Philidor
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πStamma on the game of chess; containing numerous openings of games
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πand one hundred critical situations
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πillustrated on colored diagrams
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πPhilip
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πThe works of Gianutio
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πand Gustavus Selenus on the game of chess
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πOrazio
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π16th cent'
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π'August II
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πduke of Braunschweig-LuΜneberg
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π1579-1666'
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π'Sarratt
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πJ. H.
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πtr']
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πWaifs and Strays: Chiefly from the Chess-board
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πModern Chess Instructor Pt. 1
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πW.
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πJapanese chess (sho-ngi) : the science and art of war or struggle philosophically treated : Chinese chess (chong-kie) and i-go
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πWestminster Papers: A Monthly Journal of Chess
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πWhist
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πGames of Skill and the Drama
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πLondon
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πChess generalship
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πFranklin Knowles
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π1857-
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100 Rare Chess Cards & Parlour Games PDF Collection: Chess Games & Antique Sources
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