A History of Chess

Murray, H. J. R.

The magisterial history: details of the varieties of chess played worldwide; the origins of the modern European game; the appearance of Chaturanga in India in the seventh century; a survey of the Arabic and Persian literature; and the complete history of the modern game through to the end of the nineteenth century. Illustrated throughout. First published in 1913 and reissued here from the corrected sheets of the first edition.

Publisher: Oxford University Press. Second edition 1969
Edition: 2nd Edition
Place Published: Oxford
Fine in dustwrapper.


Sold

Enquire about this book

Other books in this category

Aboriginal Art and Spirituality by Crumlin, Rosemary and Anthony Knight $150.00

Aboriginal Art and Spirituality

1991

Crumlin, Rosemary and Anthony Knight

The Shock of the New by Hughes, Robert $350.00

The Shock of the New

1980

Hughes, Robert

Antony Gormley by Hutchinson, John, E.H. Gombrich, Lela B. Njatin $85.00

Antony Gormley

1995

Hutchinson, John, E.H. Gombrich, Lela B. Njatin

Whitney Museum of American Art by Sims, Paterson edits $35.00

Whitney Museum of American Art

1991

Sims, Paterson edits

Private Architecture by Schezen, Roberto photographs $100.00

Private Architecture

1998

Schezen, Roberto photographs

Portraits Unmasked by Bonazzoli, Francesca and Michele Robecchi $35.00

Portraits Unmasked

2020

Bonazzoli, Francesca and Michele Robecchi

Artists' Letters by Bird, Michael edits $35.00

Artists' Letters

2019

Bird, Michael edits

The Prado by Perez Sanchez, Alfonso E. and others $35.00

The Prado

2001

Perez Sanchez, Alfonso E. and others

The Islamic World A History in Objects by Akbarnia, Ladan and others $85.00

The Islamic World A History in Objects

2018

Akbarnia, Ladan and others