1817 CHESS DISSERTATION and CHESS BIBLIOGRAPHY / ROCCO SUL GIUOCO DEGLI SCACCHI
DISSERTAZIONE DEL CH. SIGNORE D. BENEDETTO ROCCO NAPOLETANO SUL GIUOCO DEGLI SCACCHI - Ristampata da Francesco Cancellieri Romano con la Biblioteca Ragionata Degli Scrittori su lo Stesso Giuoco.
(DISSERTATION of the NEAPOLITAN MR. D. BENEDETTO ROCCO on the GAME OF CHESS. Reprinted by Francesco Cancellieri Romano, expanded with the inclusion of a CHESS BIBLIOGRAPHY.)
ROMA: presso Francesco Bourlié, 1817. TEXT IN ITALIAN.
A 26 page dissertation on chess followed by 32 pages of chess bibliography (pages numbered consecutively), laid paper, tangible type, 12mo, 4.5x8 inches (12x20 cm), 58, [2] pages, sewn binding, deckled front and bottom page edges, some signatures trimmed shorter as issued
GOOD condition, the vintage laid paper is bright and clear, the title-page leaf has a piece torn from its bottom corner, not affecting text, there is a bit of darkening to the page edges, overall a complete, bright, clean and clear copy with vintage paper that is lovely to touch. Some signatures remain uncut. One of the nicer copies I have seen.