Paul Morphy Skizze aus der Schachwelt. Zweiter Theil. Schachkämpfe in Paris

by Dr. Max Lange, – Paul Morphy

$850 · Offered by Riverrun Books & Manuscripts

Leipzig: Velt & Comp. 1859. Volume 2 of 2 only, 8vo 23 x 15 cm . Engraved frontispiece showing the match in Paris between Anderssen and Morphy. 102 pages, plus one-page index. 19th-century quarter pebbled cloth, marbled boards.Provenance: Dr. Max Lange 1832-1899 , Leipzig inkstamp on title verso, annotations in the text . Chipped at head of spine, light wear at extremities, some pale foxing, pale stains on the annotated pages. Item

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