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The game of the chesse   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Author
Jacobus, de Cessolis, active 1288-1322. n 83012724
Caxton, William, approximately 1422-1491 or 1492
Jean, de Vignay, approximately 1284-
Figgins, Vincent, -1860 or 1861
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Title
The game of the chesse
Publisher
[London] : [V. and J. Figgins]
Description
"The original by Caxton has no title page, or date."
Translated by Caxton from the French version by Jean de Vignay of Cessolis' De ludo scacchorum
Facsimile reprint of the 2nd ed., 1st illus. ed., of The Game of the chesse, printed by Caxton at Westminster, ca. 1483. Woodcut illustrations traced from a copy of the original in the British Library. Type cast by Figgins in imitation of Caxton's
"Remarks" by Vincent Figgins dated 1855, p. 1-8 (second group)
Publisher's ad inserted at end. Profits from the publication of the work "to be devoted to the endowment of the Printers' Almshouses ..."
Beedham, B.H. List of reproductions of William Caxton

Subjects: Incunabula; Chess
Language English
Publication date 1855
publication_date QS:P577,+1855-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Current location
IA Collections: wellcomelibrary; ukmhl; medicalheritagelibrary; europeanlibraries
Accession number
b21781060
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Authority file  OCLC: 1040240144
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Internet Archive identifier: b21781060
https://archive.org/download/b21781060/b21781060.pdf
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