chess de checkers (8 resultados)

Soft cover. Condición: Good.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book is an 1882 publication chronicling the early events of the New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club, founded just a year earlier. The author outlines the club's establishment, goals, tournaments, events, and early successes. The detailed accounts and documentation of events provide an intriguing snapshot of competitive chess from its 19th century heyday. The work will be of interest to fans of the game, club enthusiasts, and readers curious about the origins of chess clubs. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. 67 pages with frontispiece. Small octavo (7 1/2" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering to cover with blind-stamped decorative ruled edges with deckle edges. Secretaries complemnts tipped in. (Not listed in Betts; earlier membership listings in Bibliotheca van der Linde-Niemeijeriana, but not this one) First edition. The New Orleans Chess, Checkers, and Whist Club was started by Charles A. Maurian, Charles F. Buck, and James D. Seguin. At the first meeting, Maurian was elected president and Mr. Seguin was elected secretary. Twenty-seven men attended the first meeting and that number increased to 800 members in its first twenty years. The club was a mix of old and young men who were given the club due to popular demand. A series of tournaments were held at the club. The club housed doctors, business professionals, and men who practiced law. Every man who was a chess player in New Orleans was a member of the club. The New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club was also a forum for important subjects and topics taken up by the men. Members of the club indulged in long discussions about issues of the time and expressed their opinions or knowledge of the subjects. The New Orleans Chess, Checkers, and Whist Club lasted for over 50 years until the Great Depression and heavy mortgage commitments came into play. They were forced to suspend operations. The Paul Murphy Club is a direct successor of the N.O. Chess, Checkers, and Whist club. Condition: Provenance Tavern Club Library stamp to front end paper. Corners gently bumped and rubbed else a very good to fine copy.

53, [3 blanks] pp. Original printed title wrappers bound into contemporary cloth. Contents in Very Good or better condition, with light wrapper soil and occasional light foxing. Binding is well worn, with a shorn spine. More than 25 pages comprise a list of members, with date of membership; membership is limited to 700, with a minimum qualifying age of 27. "The New Orleans Chess, Checkers, and Whist Club was an elite social club comprised of rich white men. It served as a place that held chess, checkers, and whist tournaments. It also was a forum for deep discussion and conversation. The idea that such a lavish club could be created for something as simple as playing chess, checkers, and whist serves as a symbol and reminder of the wealthy life in New Orleans and demonstrates how the rich could make any social club on whatever interests they had." ["New Orleans Chess, Checkers, and Whist Club", contributor Liesbeth Ramirez, website of Media Nola, A Project of Tulane University, accessed on December 20, 2018.] Thompson 2788 [1892 printing]. OCLC 28912318 [1- HNOC] as of January 2026.