A Selection of Games at Chess Played at the Westminster Chess Club Between L. C. de la Bourdonnais and an English Amateur of First Rate Skill
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A Selection of Games at Chess Played at the Westminster Chess Club Between L. C. de la Bourdonnais and an English Amateur of First Rate Skill

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Author: William Lewis (1787-1870)Year: 1835 and 1832Publisher: W Simpkin and R MarshallPlace: LondonDescription: A Selection of Games at Chess Played at the Westminster Chess Club Between L. C. de la Bourdonnais and an English Amateur of First Rate Skill bound with Fifty Games at Chess, Which Have Actually Been Played, Most of Which Occurred Between the Author and Some of the Best Players in England, France and Germany; to Which is Added Some Account of the Village of Stroebeck, in Germany, With the Three Games 132 pages;  iv+108 lacking the 2 ad pages. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") bound in half leather with decorative gilt to spine with red label in gilt lettering over marbled boards and marbled page ends. (Whyld and Ravillous 1835: 3 and 1832: 4) First editions.La Bourdonnais came to London and encountered the great Irishman Alexander McDonnell in 85 games lasting all through the Summer (La B. 46, McD. 26, Drawn 13). These games were unevenly split between six matches, but the conditions

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