Le Jeu des Eschets, traduit de l'italien de Gioachino Greco, Calabrois. Greco, Gioachino. Published by Jacques Le Febvre, Paris, 1689. Second French edition. [24], 344 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Translated from the Italian of Gioachino Greco (c.1600-1634), considered by some to be the first professional chess player. Greco was one of the most celebrated players of the seventeenth century and importantly recorded many of his matches as he travelled across Europe. A complete copy of one of the most famous early chess books. Full leather bound with raised banded (worn).
Le Jeu des Eschets, traduit de l'italien de Gioachino Greco, Calabrois. Greco, Gioachino. Published by Jacques Le Febvre, Paris, 1689. Second French edition. [24], 344 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Translated from the Italian of Gioachino Greco (c.1600-1634), considered by some to be the first professional chess player. Greco was one of the most celebrated players of the seventeenth century and importantly recorded many of his matches as he travelled across Europe. A complete copy of one of the most famous early chess books. Full leather bound with raised banded (worn).
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