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  Lot 327
 

Draughts.- Lanci (Michelangelo)

Draughts.- Lanci (Michelangelo)

Trattato Teorico-Pratico del Giuoco di Dama, 2 vol., steel engraved frontispiece depicting a chessboard, light, marginal staining throughout in vol. 1, first gathering loose, tiny wormholes at gutter, private library stamp to titles, original blue printed wrappers, vol. 1 featuring inscription in ink reading “Esemplare ricorretto dall'autore. Roma 2 Luglio 1867”, margins sunned, a little spotting and dampstaining, spines rubbed, 8vo, n.p., Rome, 1837 (2)

***Scarce edition on draughts, describing origins, rules and different styles of the game.Our copy features a few authorial corrections.


 

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